My Garden peeks out its blooms.

The Maiden never minds the rain.

It gives her comfort visiting with the open blossoms.

A shared intimacy, they are coaxed out in mist and raindrops.

I know she gives them comfort,

they in turn, share what's been on their mind over the winter.

It's been too long!

-Robin Becic '12

Spring Transitions, Patience, Focus.

More Patience, and Timing.

Now Summer!

What a difference a month makes.  I have finally made progress (ok, small steps) towards my search for information regarding my mother's side of the family.

Studying the Lyme Regis Natural History Museum website I found a department to contact titled Family Histories.  What a thrill to at least be able to share my story with someone over there!
Sending off an inquiry was one step, but actually hearing back from someone helped me turn a page, and to rethink there might be hope in learning more.

So, vague as I was, there were enough clues to make it an interesting challenge.  Further research is required, but they will get back to me in a few days..... Wow!

Meanwhile, there is plenty of earth to move, weeds to pull, and preparation for planting around our home.
Practicing patience, I'll share a few pictures of the progress while waiting to learn more about my grandfather.

My Second Act

My Second Act

copyright 2008 Robin Becic

Working Bees in the City

I created these collages in 2008.  During that time I was concerned with "mysterious" die-offs of hives, or Colony Collapse.  The work is a study in 3 small collage, using words and imagery about Bees.

the title of the series is "What about Bees"

 2008 copyright, Robin Becic

MEASUREMENT
Sooner or later we all discover that the important moments in life are not the advertised ones, not the birthdays, the graduations, the weddings, not the great goals achieved.  The real milestones are less prepossessing.  They come to the door of memory unannounced, stray dogs that amble in, sniff around a bit and simply never leave.  Our lives are measured by them.
-- Susan  B. Anthony

copyright 2009 - Robin Becic

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

May you find the balance between

what people need from you, and

what you need for yourself

-Jessye Norman

In a Holding Pattern
What if you found out you had a twin?  After many many years of never knowing, never even considering it?
What would that feel like when you first learned the news?
How would you react?
Visiting my mother for Mother's Day will have many shades of emotions.  I will feel fortunate the first few hours that I have her all to myself.  Well, I mean to say, without the interactions of my sisters........
My youngest son and I will be with her and my father in the morning......
I intend to enjoy the time, and to find out more names and more dates of importance in my Family Tree search.
More tidbits from my maternal grandfather's life:  While living in San Carlos, CA., he had a women's sportwear manufacturing business:  Patsy Ann Sportwear.  His competitors were Pendleton, Jantzen, .............
My mother will have more memories tomorrow.

1908 Chicago vs. Detroit Pennant Race
A sidebar:
Before I get to carried away in Lyme Regis with my maternal grandfather's family...Here's another weird twist to my family story:
Kid Durban was married to my maternal grandmother's mother, as her 2nd husband.  Baseball is somewhere deep in my family history.  Blaine Alphonsus Durbin, aka: Kid, was a pitcher & fielder for the Chicago Cubs during the 1908 pennant win against the Detroit Tigers.
Family lore shares a description of a Pennant Pin with the face of a bear cub holding a diamond in it's mouth as a team trophy - or individual keepsake from the victory.  Similar to a victory ring?  I do recall seeing a diamond of my mother's that had a story behind it.  But back then, I am a young girl, so long ago.  And I thought I recalled seeing the golden bear cub too......