Rasma Raisters
Bio
My passions are writing and creating poetry. I write for several sites online and have four themed blogs on Wordpress. Please follow me on Twitter.
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Exploring Fort Wayne and Bloomington
Fort Wayne is located in northeastern Indiana. The Fort Wayne Museum of Art or FWMoA exhibits a wide range of mediums in American art. You’ll find over 7,000 paintings, sculptures, and delicate glass. Highlights include Indiana Impressionists, world-famous painters, and artisan glass cutters. The museum also hosts different programs, events, and classes. Every October they have the family-friendly Dia De Los Muertos celebration.
By Rasma Raisters3 months ago in Wander
Some Joy for Today
This is part of a creative musical series of songs that began with songs with yesterday in the title. Now here are songs with today in the title. These will be followed by songs with tomorrow in the title. Afterward will be songs with presents, past, and future in the titles. I hope you enjoy and have lovely memories of days gone by.
By Rasma Raisters3 months ago in Beat
Singing and Dancing Through the Week Friday
This is a short series of songs written for each day of the week. I began with songs with Monday in the title and progressing through the week we are now up to songs with Friday in the title and will add the links to each one below as I progress.
By Rasma Raisters3 months ago in Beat
Dutch Painter Jan Vermeer
Even though he counts as being among the most beloved and well-known Dutch painters, Jan Vermeer wasn’t very well known during his lifetime. One of the main reasons was that he created around 45 paintings done for a small group of patrons in Delft, The Netherlands. During his lifetime most of the work that Vermeer created was bought by a small number of collectors. His work was best known in Delft, Hague, and some neighboring regions. Vermeer’s father was an art dealer and the pieces that his father collected let him study different art forms. When his father died in 1652 there wasn’t much money left for Vermeer to study art so he taught himself.
By Rasma Raisters3 months ago in Art
Ghostly Residents of Tombstone
Lots of places in the Old West, and especially abandoned Ghost Towns are fascinating places to visit and to look around. Often you can expect to see some ghostly residents waiting for someone to talk to. The town of Tombstone, Arizona has gained the reputation of being one of the most haunted in this state. Here you can find lots of former residents now ghostly inhabitants roaming about the streets.
By Rasma Raisters3 months ago in Horror
Chantilly in the Parisian Basin
This lovely old town is just 50 km north of Paris. It falls within the metropolitan area of Paris. Here you can find beautiful nature. Chantilly is a commune in the Olse department in the Nonette valley in the Picardy region of northern France. It is surrounded by the Chantilly Forest. Here you can delight in the Chateau de Chantilly with its wonderful parkland, gardens, and forests. Chantilly boasts of one the most prestigious racetracks in Europe. The delicious and sweet thick cream Chantilly was created here.
By Rasma Raisters3 months ago in Wander
Beautiful Chongqing
A large city in southwestern China Chongquin is located at the confluence of the Yangtze and Jialing Rivers. This is a vibrant and exciting city with a lot to offer visitors. The city center is a peninsula jutting out horizontally between the Yangtze and Jialing Rivers.
By Rasma Raisters3 months ago in Wander
Traveling in Quebec
Quebec is a vast province making up about one-sixth of Canada. In the north the region almost reaches the Arctic Circle, in the south, it borders the US states of Vermont and New York, and in the west, Hudson Bay. The St Lawrence River flows through the most populated regions in the province.
By Rasma Raisters3 months ago in Wander
Walking Through the Shadows of Yesterday
This begins a creative musical series of songs beginning with songs with yesterday in the title. These will be followed by songs with today and tomorrow in the title. Afterward, there will be songs with present, past, and future in the titles. I hope you enjoy and have lovely memories of days gone by.
By Rasma Raisters3 months ago in Beat