“…Large Outdoor park(Dorothea Dix• Park Raleigh North Carolina ) with wooden sculptures made with repurposed wood meant to fade with the passage of time.”
Kristin F. Says “I wanted to comment…they weren’t scary at all…on the contrary, they were all quite calming…especially finding them in the woods.”
*“Dorothea Lynde Dix was a 19th century reformer and advocate for the mentally ill and imprisoned. Her tireless efforts to expose inhumane conditions and champion humane standards led to the establishment of over 30 hospitals in the US and Europe.”
I received this fabulous photo and message from fellow blogger Darlene Foster. (You can click her name to visit her blog. )
Thank you for thinking of me, Darlene. International abandoned furniture made my day!
“It was on Calle Cerise in Orihuela Costa. Calle Cerise means Cherry Street in English. I was on my early morning dog walk when I saw this abandoned red couch by a garbage bin. I immediatly thought of Ruth and quickly snapped a picture while the dogs waited impatiently.” Darlene
What a find!
Darlene Foster is the author of the Amanda Travel books seriesthat my granddaughters enjoy reading. Prema especially loved Amanda on the Danube as they were living right next to the river
I received a wonderful book from your sister Mary which reminded me of the creative way the Frick Museum NYC stayed connected to the public during their shut down due to the long pandemic.
First, the back story.
During 2020-21, Mary shared a link to a video series that the Frick Museum posted to YouTube. It was one of their ways to offer a virtual means of communication and keep the museum present and engaged. They offered sixty-five episodes of a series called “Cocktails with a Curator.” Each new episode (Friday nights) featured a piece of art from the Frick Collection, paired with a cocktail that “matched” the art. They provided the recipe, the curator would be online with his/her drink, and spend a half hour providing commentary on the selected masterpiece. Wonderful way to spend Friday night happy hour, and you can still enjoy all episodes of this award winning series at this link: Cocktails with a Curator™ – YouTube
“Audiences under 21 are encouraged to join with a non-alcoholic drink” so Mocktails it might be
And now about the book. Based on the popularity of the video series, the Frick has produced a volume that presents histories of works of art paired with creatively inspired drinks. For example, Holbein’s painting of Thomas More, who famously clashed with Henry VIII, is combined with a Bloody Mary (named after Henry’s eldest daughter). You can find the book here:
Camouflage deer and cloud shadows on the sea. It’s a shared guest blog by two sisters. My granddaughters. Anna and Maura.
Earlier this week it was the Tinned Fish Tastingand Anna trying sardines and sharing her photos. Maura shares abandoned furniture sightings with me and had the trio of toilets post just a bit ago.
It makes a grandmother happy to know the granddaughters are noticing, paying attention, and documenting what they see in the world, sharing with me and now I’m sharing with you
Oh and my very own daughter Laura (their aunt) sent me the Turquoise Toilet on the lawn ❤️recently. Thank you all.
I appreciate their content contributions to the blog. (You too dc, tw and jb)
Ruth, your recent blog featuring apples made me think of my friend Mary Ann – a wonderful watercolor artist here in Florida. She is headed to Washington DC in April to accept an award from the National League of American Pen Women, Inc, for her art submission representing the topic of “Apples”.
Mary Ann Miller is active in the local (Jacksonville) league and created quite an original take on the topic. She painted “Joie des Pommes” (Joy of Apples) –four scenes influenced by 4 famous artists (Monet, Renoir, Van Gogh, and Cezanne). An apple hides somewhere in each scene …. pretty clever take on the subject. The scenes are created in 3D and framed in a shadowbox … lots of beautiful little details.
We got the 14” of snow predicted and it’s severe cold!
Schools closed again tomorrow. The mayor has declared a State of Emergency for Pittsburgh. Many plows are broken and streets aren’t able to be cleared.
