Monthly Archives: June 2010

House Art In West Africa

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Sandy

“I Paint My House” by Margaret Courtney-Clarke is a collection of photographs of African women decorating their homes. In addition to pottery and textiles, there is a South and West African tradition of painting the outside of the house with … Continue reading →

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Ok, Earthquake…

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Sandy

I guess I am officially a resident of San Francisco. I experienced the “punch” of an earthquake this morning and nonchalantly went back to reading my paper. The building felt like a large person had given a short, quick, left … Continue reading →

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Michael Jackson

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Sandy

“This Is It” is the documentary released in DVD that captured the final days of the “King of Pop” as he prepared for a concert tour in 2009. I’ll be honest, I began to watch with some hesitation – Is … Continue reading →

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Astrology: Full Capricorn Moon With Lunar Eclipse!

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Sandy

On Friday evening 6/25/10, the Moon moved into authoritarian Capricorn for the entire weekend.  And today, Saturday 6/26, the Moon not only becomes “Full”, but there will also be a “Lunar Eclipse”. I still insist that Full Moons are not … Continue reading →

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Astrology: Summer Solstice Means Cancer Sun

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Sandy

On 6/21/10, the Sun takes beach umbrella and flip flops into the Moon ruled sign of Cancer. Along with the Cancer Sun comes the longest day of the year – Summer Solstice (in the Northern Hemisphere). This Water sign is … Continue reading →

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Astrology: Another Weekend, Another Virgo/Libra Split!

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Sandy

The Moon in Virgo on Friday June 18th just might add oomph to the influences being felt from this Mercury ruled sign.  Since Mars and Saturn are already lined up in the steady, efficient, “let’s get real” Earth sign, an … Continue reading →

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Lura * Music of Cape Verde

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Sandy

Lura sings the music of Cape Verde, an island off the west coast of Africa which declared independence from Portugal in 1975. Singing both in Portuguese, and in the language of her small country, she mixes some of the musical … Continue reading →

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Astrology: About That Gemini Moon This Weekend…

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Sandy

On Friday June11, the Moon will be in Gemini – it becomes “New” on Saturday the 12th.  The Moon is considered new when the Sun and Moon are in the same Zodiac sign and this time is great for new … Continue reading →

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Brilliant, Brilliant, Brilliant!

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Sandy

With Denzel, Viola and a terrific cast, August Wilson’s “Fences” is BRILLIANT! The action takes place during the 1950’s in the usual location for Wilson’s plays, the Hill District of Pittsburgh, where many southern blacks migrated to settle and find … Continue reading →

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Astrology: Moving Planets- Mars into Virgo

Posted on June 8, 2010 by Sandy

A few weeks ago I discussed Saturn’s Retrograde movement into the Earth sign Virgo. On May 30th this planet of discipline and boundaries went direct and remains in Virgo until July 22, 2010. Just to make sure we don’t get … Continue reading →

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