Many of you know that I live in the Atlanta area, and right now, it’s raining/sleeting/snowing here. According to the weather guys, the ice that is coming will be “catastrophic.”
When Southerners hear “catastrophic,” they haul butt to the grocery store (though to be honest, we’ll clear out a store if we hear “possibility of snow flurries”) and then hunker down with enough food to feed half the state. I think it may have something to do with vestiges of Sherman’s March…
Anyway, I’m not exactly your typical Southerner. As long as I have peanut butter and bread, I’m good. But I am your typical writer. So I will haul butt to my library to make sure I have plenty of books.
You don’t need power to read, my friends. (Or write, now that I think about it.) But I realize that not everyone is under a “catastrophic” winter storm warning, so I wanted to pass along an excellent opportunity for the general reading public.
The Getty Museum has a new Virtual Library. That’s over 250 publications about art that are available for download–and free. And though I’m not an expert on great art by any means, I do appreciate a fine painting. I like photographs, too, especially those exhibits that give us a piercing glimpse into life from another period.
It’s inspiring stuff, art. And it’s not just the Getty that offers their library online. The Metropolitan has a virtual library, and the Guggenheim, too. So even us folks way down South can get a little artsy inspiration and education.
(Well, that’s assuming we have power.)
Cathy C. Hall Writes 
This is SO cool! Thanks for sharing. I’ll have to spread the word to my home school friends. Hope you weather the storm with plenty of peanut butter and good books. 🙂
Oh, I’ve got a MAJOR jar of PB and a stack of PB’s! 🙂 (Y’all keep warm and safe, too!)
I am so with you on the peanut butter and the books. Whenever hurricane season is upon us, I always make sure my mini book light works. 🙂
Stay warm and safe, Cathy! Take care!
Thanks, Madeline! I don’t have a book light but I have a zillion candles. Old school over here. 🙂
Cathy–I got lots of writing done when we had five straight snow days in a row. May your pages (that you write) be many and may your words have no need of revision…
Stay warm. Eat. Write. Eat. Nap. Write. (It’s a winning combination.)
Oooh, no need of revision. That would make it all worth it. 🙂
Snowed in at my house means wine and chocolate. Um, well, okay, that’s pretty much all the time. But especially on snow days. 🙂 I’m off work tomorrow and Thursday, so I’m excited about the unexpected time to write. And, in the interest of being honest, between the hours of 5 am and 5 pm it will be coffee or tea instead of wine. But after 5 pm the only question at my house will be, “White or red?”
Yep, the first thing I did this afternoon was bake. Oh, and I sent Dave out for chips. I’m sure glad we understand what’s important in a catastrophic storm, Lisa! 🙂
Cathy, you all are on my mind and in my prayers. Stay safe and keep us informed. When I hear the words WINTER STORM, I gorge on carbs until the snow melts. It’s a sad state of affairs. My granddaughter who aspired to go to the Chicago Art Institute will love these links. Thanks.
Thanks for the links! Seriously, I was going to hunt down some excellent online sources for my classroom, and you did all the work for me. As for the winter storm, just hunker down and enjoy those books. What better excuse to stay home than an inch thick layer of ice on the roads, right? I hope the rest of the Halls can stay home, too.