2 posts tagged “frank lloyd wright”
I think I've mentioned it here before, but I'll say it again -- I absolutely love Frank Lloyd Wright's work. There is something about his architecture and his art glass that resonates with me. The long, horizontal lines; the wind-swept prairie elements; the banded windows that allow views of only the treetops; his immaculate attention to detail -- I really do love it all. I visited his home and studio when I was visiting Oak Park outside of Chicago (and did not want to leave!), and I would love to see more of his work in person. Anyway, I can't believe it took me this long to pick up Loving Frank. I finally read it for a book club meeting that I ended up not attending because I was a Big Bag of Sick for a few weeks.
This book tells fictionalized account of the affair between Frank Lloyd Wright and Mamah (May-mah) Cheney. The story is gleaned from the very few source documents that historians have from FLW and Mamah, and I thought Horan did a good job of weaving them into an engaging love affair story. I'm never one to sanction an affair, but Horan did a good job creating characters that were able to justify the affair in their own way, while creating a back-drop of scandalized family members and neighbors. I also liked Mamah's involvement with the Women's Lib movement -- learned some interesting history there. I think I was more taken with Mamah than I was with Frank! The ending wasn't a surprise since I already knew the history behind what happens. If you're not familiar with the story, the ending is definitely...wow.
Yes, I know it's sacrilegious for most people, but we don't eat turkey on Thanksgiving. We like ham better. So that's what we eat.
There were only five of us at Thanksgiving this year (not complaining) -- Mom, Dad, Brotherface, and Grandma. My mom made a delicious spread of ham, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, stuffing (obviously not stuffed inside the ham), yams (which I don't eat because they are gross), cranberry sauce, crescent rolls, and Grandma's carrot and pineapple orange jell-o. And wine. It was all very good.
I've also decided that I love the holidays not for reasons that most people love the holidays (family, good will, cheer, etc.), although those things are good. I love the holidays because I get to do puzzles. My mom always breaks out a new puzzle at Thanksgiving and Christmas, and I swear I can sit there all day, digesting the enormous meal, putting together a puzzle. Today, my brother and I did this puzzle:
It was a tough one, but fun. Not the worst ever ("Hay in a Needlestack," I'm talking to you), but a good challenge.
Hope you all enjoyed your turkeys, or whatever you ate today!
