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Annie Stratton
Member since Sep 10, 2015
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Re: “Obituary: William Van Duyn, 1956-2023”
Thank you for posting this beautiful obituary about two remarkable people. I am so glad they found each other, and so impressed at the family who surrounded them, accepted them, and supported them. I didn't know either of them, but their lives and story touch me, a straight older woman with many gay and non-binary friends. They remind me of how much good people can create, just by being.
Posted by
Annie Stratton
on 02/13/2023 at 7:53 PM
Re: “Feds Would Expand Use of Drugs Criticized in Vermont Eldercare Lawsuit”
I'd hate for this discussion to get derailed by people trying to pick a fight. It's too important, and we need this discussion about what our elders need and how to make sure they are treated appropriately. A few years ago a friend's mother had been placed in a nursing home after breaking her hip. (This was not in VT, but is an example of the same thing.) It was meant to be temporary, but it dragged on and on. It was obvious she was being drugged: she had shown no signs of dementia prior to entering the nursing home. Care was marginal, and this woman, healthy until then, died at about the time that she should have been released. There was a pattern at this facility of this happening, and of the facility manipulating paperwork in order to acquire property from the estate, ostensibly to pay bills. The state in question tried to intervene, but the family gave up because of fear of financial pressure from the facility. It is not just a matter of the medication alone, but of a pattern of manipulation of both families and patients by some facilities that needs to be addressed as a whole.
Posted by
Annie Stratton
on 01/29/2020 at 2:45 PM
Re: “Knight's Spider Web Farm [SIV409]”
Eva, I think this is my very favorite of all your videos, and I've been a fan of yours for years. My whole family is fascinated by spiders (we think it is our clan symbol). Not only were the Knights a joy to listen to, but your photography of the spiders at work is truly beautiful. Thank you!
Posted by
Annie Stratton
on 09/10/2015 at 1:59 PM
Re: “'The Fabric of Emancipation'”
Go if you can! This is an outstanding exhibition that asks "what did people do after emancipation" (or in some cases, escape from slavery). They built lives. They built communities, or found community in other places. They educated themselves. They became craftsmen, cooks, teachers, politicians, writers, in addition to farming, hiring out as labor, taylers, cobblers. All this expressed by a group of amazing fabric artists from Harlem, NY. This is a gift from them to us, and it should help us all see the dynamic creative energy of African-Americans then and now. I wish you could have heard the insightful and deeply personal (and funny) presentation by the original curator of this exhibit. But not too late to spend some time with the exhibition.