Something Beautiful

Cicero

It's wonderful how sometimes a page of mere handwriting can be beautiful in and of itself.  Some examples can be found in this manuscript of letters from Cicero (so I gather), made in Italy in the early 1400s.

I especially liked the right-hand side of ff. 155v-156.  Here I am using my usual standards of "has a (desirable) physical impact on me" and "makes me feel peaceful" in saying that I find it beautiful.

Old Chatham

I read in yesterday's newspaper about an exhibition at the Old Chatham Cafe.  Perhaps I'll check it out tomorrow.  I need a local cafe at which to sit and think.   And read and stuff. 

Wow, do people know about the Community Walk site?   Here's a page on my new county -- Columbia County.    And here are some restaurants within the county.   

And then there's this page of other nearby attractions.

Historic sites

To guide my (hoped-for) weekend travels: Places where women made history in New York and Massachusetts