May 2015

Originally posted on Rosamond Press: One of my grandfathers was named after Francis Marion ‘The Swamp Fox’ who fought the British in the thick growth of the swamp. Marion Francis “Frank” Rosamond (1848-1935) John Fremont named a guerilla unit ‘The Jessie Scout’ after his wife, Jessie Benton, my kindred. The Scouts sent spies against the…

Originally posted on Rosamond Press: “De Rougemont introduces the “Tristan Myth” in the first book of Love in the Western World, a work that focuses upon the intellectual and cultural development of love and its function as a myth in the West.” Long ago I read that King Henry de Anjou of England built rooms…

Originally posted on Rosamond Press: No sooner did the Prescos (minus Captain Vic) move down to West Los Angeles, then my aunt June has crept up on me while I was alone and whispered this warning in my ear. “Don’t go to Sawtelle. Don’t go west of the Santa Monica Freeway.” “Why I asked?” “Because…

Does it matter? From where these beautiful children come, they come with magic. The photograph of my grandson prepared to seize the day, with his basketball and backpack, tells me none of us, no matter how old or young, are born to disappoint, but, point the way. When I beheld the photo of Keven and…

When I talked to Carol Williams we spoke between the lines, being, law firms have no spiritual base, and will bleach out all the spirituality they find in Creative People they handle so they can get down to what really matters to them – THE MONEY! I am more than a Baba Lover. I have…

The Lone Cypress Tree Grouping of Creative People keeps growing and branching out. I talked to Carol Williams today and we speak the same language, being there is a Orc Mob, attorneys who can’t be sued because they all know each other.  The OM are like a tree fungus, and know who these Creative Souls…

Today, on Monday, May 25, 2015 – Memorial Day – I discovered an article that suggests Attorney Sydney Morris mismanaged the creative family estate of the world famous Carmel photographers, Edward Weston, and his son, Brett Weston. Cole Weston was also a photographer. All three of these famous men captured the Lone Cypress of Pebble Beach…

Originally posted on Rosamond Press: Thursday, I took the train to Portland, the ‘Rose City’. Heading to the art museum, I saw a building with a mural on the side of it. There were covered wagons, and I assumed this had something to do with John Fremont ‘The Pathfinder’. Being kin to John, his wife,…

Originally posted on Rosamond Press: Benton Genealogy at Thomas Hart Benton Home and Studio State Historic Site The Bentons were originally established in Lincolnshire England. A branch of the family went to South Wales. In 1731, three brothers, Benton, came from Wales to America. They intended to settle on Chesapeake Bay, but contrary winds drove…

Originally posted on Rosamond Press: “George Armstrong Custer and Grand Duke Alexis of Russia pose at the start of an elaborate buffalo hunt arranged for the royal visitor by General Philip Sheridan. “Buffalo Bill” Cody served as scout on this 1870’s adventure and recounts the experience in his autobiography.” Voters in Colorado got to vote…