Archive - New Notes from a Commonplace Book

A View from the "green and pleasant land"

Aug 12 •

July 2025

A Little History

can be a dangerous thing

Jul 24 •

Russia: Day 12 finale

A Message to my Friends

Jul 21 •

With Rasputin and Romeo

Jul 21 •

A Little Place in the Country

Jul 18 •

Such Barbarism!

Jul 17 •

A Day with the Saints

Jul 16 •

Introduction to St. Petersburg

Jul 15 •

Russia: Days 4 through 6

Slowing it Down a Bit

Jul 14 •

You Can't Always Get What You Want

Jul 10 •

Beauty will save the world, but it can be hell on your feet.

Jul 9 •

Jul 7 •

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