American culture

Sinister 6 1/8″ x 6 1/4″.  Copyright 2009 by Lynn Bridge. Since this is Halloween, I am thinking about fear, or maybe about FEAR.  Having been born with an unreasonably vivid imagination, I rarely had a relaxing night’s rest; the necessity of plotting to outwit

The other day my friend told me about an incident witnessed by two people, one of whom saw meaning in the event, and the other of whom apparently found only an odd occurrence.   A groomsman had fainted at his brother’s wedding.  The question: was this caused by a virus and

When I was very young I thought that what I saw today would be available for me to see tomorrow and next year and always.  I thought that the people I loved would be there tomorrow and next year and always.  I thought that the things I learned about the world would be permanently

I’ll tell you what I enjoy about the teenagers I know: 1)  They are curious about life and don’t take much for granted. 2)  They love to be helpful to those who need help. 3)  They enjoy being in touch with lots of members of the community, rich and poor, smart and

We have all either heard it said, or have said it ourselves, “I don’t know much about art, but I know what I like.” This sounds a bit like admitting that we don’t know much about our favorite drinking buddy; what he is like as a husband and father, or son,

Camping and Fishing on the Pedernales River A trip back in time- priceless.  Here is what family vacation meant in central Texas one hundred years ago:  brothers, sisters, cousins, aunts, uncles, second cousins, grandparents, and great-grandparents hitched up the horses and mules

I was with my once-a-month dominoes friends today and we enjoyed discussing important topics like the George Strait concert, the kolache recipe, the Nobel Prize committee’s choice for the Peace Prize, our creeping age, and the McDonald’s going in next to the Louvre. 

Canyon de Chelly copyright 2003 by Lynn Bridge 30″ x 40″ I made this painting years ago, remembering a trip to Canyon de Chelly in Arizona.  The canyon is land of the people we call Navaho in most parts of our country, but who call themselves Dee-nay, meaning

Being somewhat dutiful parents, my husband and I have chaperoned a number of school field trips over the years.  Most could have been measured somewhere on the scale between mildly annoying to almost triumphant in their effect on the students, but a few have been notable for

Yesterday was World Communion Sunday among the Christians.  It meant that, starting with Pacific archipelagos, traveling through Asia, Australia, and on to Africa and Europe and the Americas, people in churches everywhere celebrated the Lord’s Supper in the same 24 hours.