A few days ago while out walking I discovered a little atelier where a young [...]
It’s now over one year since the fire, and after a hiatus due to the [...]
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This famous painting by Edward Hopper pretty much depicts for me Jackson Street, when I [...]
I’ve decided that this afternoon’s chore of scrubbing and polishing a marble floor will be [...]
The Jacquemart-André Museum is considered to be one of the “smaller” museums here and is [...]
Last week was Shirley Verrett’s birthday, and many people here have shared a personal homage [...]
̶ How do I get to Carnegie Hall, please? ̶ Practice! So if [...]
My singer friend Michele Angelini extolls the endless virtues of moka pot espresso coffee, his [...]
Just lucky, I guess. From the street, one can make out on the blue and [...]
As shown in this picture (this afternoon), the banks of the river Seine have been [...]
My name is: But everyone already knows my name! My nickname is: Petit Chat, and [...]
Well, THAT takes me back. Indulge me some recollections if you will… It starts yesterday, [...]
“Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven?” Seen today. [...]
Dans la chaleur exceptionnelle et si bienvenue, avec la clarté pure et respirable du ciel [...]
He wanted tiramisù today for his birthday. Pretty predictable, since 1980. We both “discovered” the [...]
Long walks in every possible direction have brightened my recent afternoons. I see that many [...]
« Il y a des moments de la vie où une sorte de beauté naît [...]
Artiste inoubliable, que j’ai entendu au Met en Leporello, dans un ‘Don Giovanni’ entouré des [...]
Hmmm. What’ll we be having for dessert? My favorite variety, la Gariguette, has arrived in [...]
Humbly toiling in the service of Nicholas II… As the artists among us know so [...]
Fleurissez-vous ! “I drink champagne when I’m happy and when I’m sad. Sometimes I drink [...]
I shared this photo with a friend today, because May 1st is his birthday. It [...]
This very first blossom appeared overnight. [...]
Confinement/Shutdown, Day 39 [...]
« Se mi salvo da questa tempesta Più non avvi naufragio per me »* *(Extra [...]
Inspired by “La fuite à dessein. The walls here are covered with antique engravings and [...]
A moment of respite, on another perfectly lovely spring day. Thoughts of a favorite Brahms [...]
Adaptation to new, unfamiliar surroundings can be such a struggle. Perhaps with time, Biscuit will [...]
A Facebook friend said I could still write an Easter-themed post, even if I missed [...]
Me, suddenly in a caregiving position for an elderly person; smack in the middle of [...]
