by Sally | Dec 16, 2025 | Holidays, On My Mind |
I grew up with two fathers: one, my biological father and the other, Joannes Brahms, the composer whose music Daddy and I most loved. At times the two blend together in my mind, for whenever I hear the music of Brahms, I’m folded into a wordless embrace of intimacy...
by Sally | Nov 21, 2025 | At The Table, Cape Cod, Holidays |
In the spirit of Dylan Thomas’ line, “There are always Uncles at Christmas,” this Thanksgiving season, I’m speaking up for Aunts. Specifically, my two Aunt Betty’s and my Aunt Ellen Braithwaite, who have been on my mind as I’ve lived the days leading to this...
by Sally | Nov 6, 2025 | On My Mind |
Hello, and thanks for stopping by. Just wanted to let you know that my blog will continue, also that this website will undergo some changes in the new year. Www.sallybuffington.com is growing up. If you’re already a faithful reader who wonders why blog posts have...
by Sally | Jun 30, 2025 | Cape Cod, On My Mind, Seeing and Photography |
Here’s my photo “Gifts of the Rain,” awarded Third Prize, Color Waterscapes, in the Exhibition of Photography at the San Diego County Fair in Del Mar. But there’s more to it than this single image, beyond my pleasure at having won a prize. You see the exhibit print...
by Sally | Jun 13, 2025 | On My Mind |
The detours life hands you. My photographic file for the month of May moves happily from scenes of church, to the beach, to blooming flowers in my neighborhood—and then to images like the one above. Then: a hospital room, albeit with a view; I spent two stays in...
