tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76407187340201313132024-03-17T00:54:49.660-04:00The Fortnightly Kitti CarrikerA fortnightly [every 14th & 28th] literary blog of connection & coincidence; custom & ceremonyKitti Carrikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02673202543914324582noreply@blogger.comBlogger359125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640718734020131313.post-45854723643577274442024-02-29T23:52:00.361-05:002024-03-05T20:39:57.360-05:00Leap Day Wizard DreamsTHE ONCE AND FUTURE WIZARD STORE
~ ACCUSTOMED, CEREMONIOUS ~
Chetopa, Kansas
Bissextile Day is here -- February 29th, the Leap Day of our Leap Year! A day for lords a leaping, and leaping lizards and leaping wizards, and leaping across the U.S.A.
Across Kansas
My family slept those level miles
but like a bell rung deep till dawn
I drove down an aisle of sound,
nothing real but in Kitti Carrikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02673202543914324582noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640718734020131313.post-66936163306884958522024-02-14T23:30:00.211-05:002024-02-16T00:29:55.999-05:00Classic Cinema, 1924 - 1945KEYWORDS ARE YOUR FRIEND
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New York Movie (1939)
Edward Hopper (1882 - 1967)
This post serves as a memory prompt and a keyword search for the growing list of movie classics that Gerry and I have been watching recently. Not to be lazy, but my goal here is modest, no reviews -- just a list of titles and stars.
It turns out that we were watching so many Kitti Carrikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02673202543914324582noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640718734020131313.post-91611995090838385172024-01-28T00:06:00.473-05:002024-03-16T13:31:45.023-04:00Classic Cinema, 1946 - 1976SPOILER ALERT
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It all started way back in early November 2022 when Gerry and I were watching The Big Sleep, with all those dark night driving sequences, leading up to an eerie, dreary mansion. Something about the droll way that the butler greets Bogart in the opening scene rang a bell in my brain. What other movie had we watched recently that began with a similar Kitti Carrikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02673202543914324582noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640718734020131313.post-33083049753705231612024-01-15T23:37:00.565-05:002024-01-30T22:36:59.832-05:00Five KingsSTAR OF WONDER, STAR OF NIGHT
~ ACCUSTOMED, CEREMONIOUS ~
Small (4" x 5") drawing in crayon, with no name or information,
found in my Grandma Rovilla Lindsey's 1964 diary.
I don't know if it was drawn by her, another family member,
a friend, or perhaps a Sunday School student???
"O Star of Wonder, Star of Night,
Star with Royal Beauty bright,
Westward leading, still proceedingKitti Carrikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02673202543914324582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640718734020131313.post-29705967980186794482023-12-28T13:09:00.010-05:002024-01-22T19:38:05.087-05:00Ever Bright Christmas NightDULL PEACE,
~ ACCUSTOMED, CEREMONIOUS ~
Thanks to Nataliya
for this Christmas illustration
BC – AD
This was the moment when Before
Turned into After, and the future’s
Uninvented timekeepers presented arms.
This was the moment when nothing
Happened. Only dull peace
Sprawled boringly over the earth.
This was the moment when even energetic Romans
Could find nothing better to do
Than Kitti Carrikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02673202543914324582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640718734020131313.post-72236842683686616142023-12-14T23:50:00.136-05:002023-12-16T12:57:02.408-05:0080 Year Old Christmas PresentsGIFTS FROM LONG AGO
ACCUSTOMED, CEREMONIOUS Family Favorite ~ MCMXLII
As my mother's notations explain, these two books -- Christmas Carols (above) and The Night Before Christmas (below) -- were presents to her family, when she was twelve years old. The gifts came from my Grandmother Rovilla Heideman Lindsey's first cousin, Elizabeth Miller Taylor. Rovilla's mother Anna and Kitti Carrikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02673202543914324582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640718734020131313.post-86711387033242667822023-11-28T18:49:00.014-05:002024-01-09T19:30:31.442-05:00Going For a WalkTHANKSGIVING DAY WALK
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My Father's Parents in 1969
Willard Samson Carriker (1898 - 1974)
Melvina Adeline Beavers Carriker (1901 - 1981)
Grandpa Carriker's notations on the back of each photo.
Notice that Grandma is holding Timmy (her little Chihuahua)
2023 ~ 52 Years Later
Ellie & Aidan
on this year's rendition
Kitti Carrikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02673202543914324582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640718734020131313.post-44503611852609088592023-11-14T21:06:00.408-05:002023-11-15T22:26:42.702-05:00A Soldier of the LegionIN HONOR OF VETERANS DAY
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Conquest of Algeria, 1830
by Jean Bainville
The French conquest of Algeria took place between 1830 and 1903.
The painting above depicts a battle at the onset;
the poem below, first published in 1867,
describes a battle from half-way through:
Bingen on the Rhine
A soldier of the Legion lay dying in Algiers —
There was lack of woman’s Kitti Carrikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02673202543914324582noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640718734020131313.post-73076300928022446372023-10-28T01:01:00.005-04:002023-10-28T01:21:32.993-04:00Our Town ReduxAUTUMNAL VICTORIAN PORCH
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"We are always together in spirit."
Favorite Halloween Card
Back in March,
I re-cycled a couple of Quotidian posts --
from April 11, 2013, on the topic of Confidence
[See Confidence in Confidence ~ March 15, 2023]
and
from April 26, 2010, on the topic of Grief & Relief
[See Grief and Relief ~ March 28, 2023]
I promised at the Kitti Carrikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02673202543914324582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640718734020131313.post-53250785564861625792023-10-13T23:51:00.123-04:002023-10-27T19:45:37.622-04:00Friday the ThirteenthPosting a day early in observation of
this month's timely superstition
FRIDAY THE 13TH
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I admire the combination of Halloween & Christmas
in the bookmark above and the sign below
[also this wreath]
Friday the Thirteenth
For Keith,
Friday the Thirteenth
held no fear.
He wasn’t superstitious
(or even a little bit stitious),
and didn’t view the day
as Kitti Carrikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02673202543914324582noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640718734020131313.post-55685879898251363792023-07-28T00:13:00.003-04:002023-12-01T21:36:17.703-05:00All that GlittersGRADE SCHOOL SWEATER CLIP
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Cat and Mouse
On the sheep-cropped summit, under hot sun,
The mouse crouched, staring out the chance
It dared not take.
Time and a world
Too old to alter, the five mile prospect—
Woods, villages, farms hummed its heat-heavy
Stupor of life.
Whether to two
Feet or four, how are prayers contracted!
Whether in God’s Kitti Carrikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02673202543914324582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640718734020131313.post-47348324644904287502023-07-14T22:08:00.551-04:002023-08-07T17:44:55.489-04:00Where is Fancy BredLIFELONG NECKLACES
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Pewter Gemini Necklace
A gift from my sister Peggy on my 19th birthday.
Once a Gemini, always a Gemini!
I've always liked the way the twins kind of
resemble two adults holding up a child --
Lion King style!
These two necklaces have been
with me for most of my life.
For my high school graduation picture,
I wore this Kitti Carrikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02673202543914324582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640718734020131313.post-44752103594974540212023-06-28T22:36:00.356-04:002023-12-29T19:50:29.380-05:00Choose Dearests, ChooseGEMS FOREVER
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As a child, looking through my parents' album collection
I was always drawn to this treasure chest: Gems Forever!
"1962 - Boise"
That's my mom's handwriting, perhaps
when she bought the album for my dad.
I was only 4 at the time, but I can remember her
wearing the sandstone jewelry when we lived in Idaho.
The sparkly set was added a fewKitti Carrikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02673202543914324582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640718734020131313.post-14458177253315393172023-06-14T23:58:00.544-04:002024-02-22T11:56:53.605-05:00Diamond Studs Are ForeverDIAMONDS
ACCUSTOMED, CEREMONIOUSThanks to Intersoul for Sound & Graphic
Visual connection: Imitation of Life opening credits, 1959
Sound connection: Shirley Bassey
Long ago (Christmas 1991), when Gerry and I brought Baby Ben to England for the first time, my tiny diamond earring got lost at O'Hare when we were waiting for our flight. The story has become legendary in our family.Kitti Carrikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02673202543914324582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640718734020131313.post-30067810934240371632023-05-28T23:55:00.135-04:002023-06-26T18:43:10.509-04:00Heirloom JewelryTURQUOISE, EMERALD, JADE
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The Little Treasure Chest
Władysław Czachórski (1850 – 1911)
Polish artist and master of rendering luxury fabrics and jewelry
A CONTINUATION OF LAST TIME'S THEME:
MORE PRECIOUS JEWELS . . .
Jewels in my Hand
I hold dead friends like jewels in my hand
Watching their brilliance gleam against my palm
Turquoise and emerald, jade, a Kitti Carrikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02673202543914324582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640718734020131313.post-41223388838640711772023-05-14T17:56:00.011-04:002023-05-29T20:20:15.347-04:00Re: Jewel, Rainbow, SplendorJEWEL RAINBOW SPLENDOR
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Remember this beloved quotation from Joan Baez? Back in high school, I had a small poster that looked almost like this, hanging on my bedroom wall. Despite my archival tendencies, I somehow or other have failed to retain my old paper copy. However, I was successful in using the internet to track down the above version that nearly resembles mineKitti Carrikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02673202543914324582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640718734020131313.post-46505463244713597002023-04-28T22:49:00.707-04:002023-10-19T17:04:43.763-04:00Time Does Not AssuageTHE BUDDING MOON
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"Well, I'll be damned
Here comes your ghost again
But that's not unusual
It's just that the moon is full . . ."
Joan Baez
Reading Duo Dickinson's Lenten Meditations is good way to discover poems by Emily Dickinson that you may have never before encountered. For the past few springs, it has been Duo's Lenten discipline to feature 40 of Emily's poems Kitti Carrikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02673202543914324582noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640718734020131313.post-47589643464089406772023-04-15T00:09:00.005-04:002023-04-15T19:12:49.056-04:00Everything ConnectsACCUSTOMED, CERMONIOUS, GENIUS
LEONARDO DA VINCI
~ 15 April 1452 – 2 May 1519 ~
*********************
A few centuries later, British novelist
E. M. Forster (1 January 1879 – 7 June 1970)
echoed Da Vinci's sentiment, creating the phrase
that has become the mantra for my reading & writing:
"Live in fragments no longer. Only connect!"
Many times over, I have invoked thisKitti Carrikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02673202543914324582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640718734020131313.post-76010489827394739772023-03-28T23:45:00.150-04:002023-09-04T17:51:17.969-04:00Grief & ReliefFOUND ART AT THE CEMETERY,
ACCUSTOMED, CERMONIOUS
I came across this fabric rose
at the Garden of Rest in Crosby, England,
all by itself on the ground.
A Fortnightly ago,
I re-cycled a meaningful Quotidian post
from ten years ago, on the topic of confidence.
For the next few weeks, I have decided to search out others
that seem deserving of an appearance on the Fortnightly.Kitti Carrikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02673202543914324582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640718734020131313.post-54175698929828486412023-03-15T23:50:00.247-04:002023-04-30T20:18:11.144-04:00Confidence in ConfidencePosting a day late in honor of the time - honored
historic and historical
Ides of March [or Whatever]
TINY RED SAMARAS
FROM OUR VERY TALL OLD BACKYARD MAPLE,
ACCUSTOMED, CEREMONIOUS
More commonly referred to as
“helicopters,” “whirlers,” “twisters” or “whirligigs,”
samaras are the winged seeds produced by maple trees.
All maples produce samaras, but red, silver Kitti Carrikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02673202543914324582noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640718734020131313.post-65415423169066743612023-03-01T16:29:00.055-05:002023-03-07T16:10:18.072-05:00Magic MartisorPOSTING LATE TO COINCIDEWITH LITTLE MARCH
RED & WHITE TWINE,
ACCUSTOMED, CEREMONIOUS
Nude Girl with Long Braid, 1913
by Egon Schiele (1890 - 1918)
Happy Mărțișor Day!
In Romania the custom on March 1st is to exchange trinkets
& small tokens of affection tied with a red & white string.
Mother & Daughter, 1913 ~ Egon Schiele
Quotation by Thoreau
As this poem Kitti Carrikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02673202543914324582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640718734020131313.post-12929060889549222342023-02-14T16:22:00.195-05:002023-03-09T12:29:44.911-05:00Ella Wheeler WilcoxTHE MINIATURE BIRTHDAY BOOK
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Circa 1918
When the name of Ella Wheeler Wilcox came up recently, it sounded so familiar to me. Yet I could not place a particular poem of hers that I might know. I word-searched through all my blogs --
Remember: Key words are your friend!
--but nothing appeared. Then -- coincidence! -- the very next day, Gerry was looking for an Kitti Carrikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02673202543914324582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640718734020131313.post-14172149448934722812023-01-28T21:18:00.028-05:002024-02-29T15:18:19.622-05:00Emerald EyeTHE EMERALD: MYSTERIOUS AND MENACING,
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Emerald, 1900 ~ Alphonse Mucha (1860 – 1939)
[Part of a Series ~ See Below]
I learned the following poem from my husband Gerry, who can still recite large segments from over fifty years ago, when he memorized it in junior high. He was inspired by looking through an old notebook belonging to his Grandfather Harry and discoveringKitti Carrikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02673202543914324582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640718734020131313.post-61778366644344662192023-01-14T23:35:00.310-05:002023-12-29T13:15:04.154-05:00Out of the East, Into the WestSETTING UP THE CRÈCHE
~ ACCUSTOMED, CEREMONIOUS ~
We have owls, a wooden pig,
a shepherd girl, and a wise woman,
who also appeared on last year's post.
Last month, I enjoyed all the pre-Christmas commentary from various sources about the proper time to place the Holy Babe in the Holy Crib. My friend Natalia led one such lively discussion:
"To all those with a nativity scene:
Kitti Carrikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02673202543914324582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640718734020131313.post-13929777953760771692022-12-28T19:09:00.448-05:002023-03-17T00:19:22.245-04:00Little Day - StarnCHRISTENING GOWN,
ACCUSTOMED, CEREMONIOUS
Family Heirloom
Worn by my grandmother's older brother
Great Uncle Harry Louis Heideman
Born 16 June 1887
My Grandson William Aidan McCartney
Born 18 May 2022
Modeling the same gown 135 years later
Swathed in antique handmade lace,
Aidan looked like a modern day Baby Jesus,
so perfect for the Christmas Season,
and just like Kitti Carrikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02673202543914324582noreply@blogger.com0