Author Archives: frannygrandjouan

Ok, so. We killed some chickens about a month ago. Killed, plucked, eviscerated, grilled, and dined upon. Clearly, I’m real slow about keeping you all in the loop, but it’s weighing heavily on my mind, I guarantee. I know you … Continue reading →

It seems that the time has finally come for the chickens to move into more permanent housing. When we got them, we were forced to build something fast. They seemed happy enough. They laid eggs. They filed in at night … Continue reading →

It’s raining. Why is it raining? It’s August and all I feel like doing is burying myself in down comforters and watching all of Rohmer’s Moral Tales in succession. Nothing like Frenchmen in espadrilles and freckled, bronzed teenage girls in … Continue reading →

Some great photos by Matt Gauncheau of Joshua Clayton’s piece on following orders. It is cold and overcast this morning. All week I have been thinking about Sunday and how to tell those who came and participated how immensely rewarding … Continue reading →

Our second event is fast approaching and a lot of changes are afoot at the house. Perhaps the most exciting is the introduction of two new important members of SFIS: Frankenstein and Esperanza: On Friday of last week I was … Continue reading →

This month’s SFIS meeting will be held on Sunday, July 25th! Yay! I’m very excited about the evening’s program which will include performances by Josh Clayton and Matt Ganucheau, as well as music by Phengren Oswald. I still have room … Continue reading →

It’s taken me a while to write this post. Firstly, I want to thank everyone who came to the first SFIS event on Sunday night. The response was mixed over the course of the evening and it’s given me a … Continue reading →

Last night I watched “The Mona Lisa Curse” in which long-time art writer and critic Robert Hughes discusses the transformation of the art world over the last 50 years; the masterpiece as object of mass consumption, not to experience but … Continue reading →

I can hear the Carnaval parade in the kitchen through the open door to the backyard. Simon and Christopher are outside in the garden building a vegetable bed. After the torrential downpours of a few days ago everything is growing. … Continue reading →

If you are interested in participating in the first meeting of the San Francisco Information Society on Sunday, June 13th, please send me a little note here with your mailing address as I will be sending physical invitations with full … Continue reading →