In short, Detroit is way cooler than the press it gets. We took a tour, kind of a "Living Downtown" tour, yesterday. Kinda nice. The city has, it's said, more pre-Depression era skyscrapers than any other city in the U.S. Does that include NYC? Not sure. Will look up.
Also, Motown Museum is wonderful. Members of Van Morrison's band were in our group as we went through -- Vanessa (I'll look her up later, too) sang into the echo chamber. Did ya know reverb in recording was invented by a Motown engineer? Yip.
I've had Thai, Cuban, and Greek. Today I'm hoping my stomach is up to the Coney Dog, which is the Detroit native food. Sadly, when I arrived my recent tummy delicacy was in effect. But, wow, being away from the jet fumes at work a few days has perhaps contributed to the return of my appetite?
And check it out -- Detroit's city crime stats are skewed for the same reasons St. Louis's are -- small city footprint, over one hundred incorporated towns surrounding. The visitor's bureau claims crime is 33% below the national average here.
Where is my camera? Did I leave it at home?
Love From Motortown,
Margarert
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
Waiting for Bridgid
A dear friend has suffered a grave illness, and we are waiting for her to regain consciousness. This candle was lighted for her last weekend, while she was in surgery. The petals laying around the candle come from poppies from my garden, which were picked the day she fell ill. At my house that weekend (before last) we watched the poppies mark the passage of time, as the petals fell and settled themselves around the candle this way. Another friend took the picture. Please send your love to our B.
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