Thanksgiving 2019
(1) American Interior (1935) by Charles Sheeler (2) Game Over: How technology forced traditional toys to evolve (Vera) (3) Great Western Railway: Adventures with the Famous Five (YouTube) (4) A Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Weekend
Weekend 454.0
A couple of quotes from Gibraltar: The Greatest Siege in British History by Roy Adkins and Lesley Adkins: “Previously governor of Greenwich Hospital, Hardy† had earlier in the year been Continue Reading →
Weekend 452.0
(1) La Moselle // 6 Rue du Pont des Morts, 57000 Metz, France
Weekend 451.0
“Music, of course, is an art that occurs through time.” — Seiji Ozawa (1) Au Plat d’Etain (2) Quotes from Absolutely On Music by Haruki Murakami: “In the Boston version Continue Reading →
Weekend 450.0
“Our most important task is to search for an effective passageway through the wall—and two people who share a natural affinity for an art, any art, will be sure to Continue Reading →
Weekend 449.0
(1) Thurifer angel (Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya, Barcelona) (2) Mandorla (Wikipedia)
Weekend 448.0
(1) Academics ignore the anniversary of 1984 because they know they’re living it out (Washington Examiner) (2) How disease, war and a remote Scottish island inspired George Orwell’s ‘1984’ (NY Continue Reading →
Orval Abbey
“Light and shadow are the speakers of this architecture of truth, calm and strength. And nothing more adds to it.” — Le Corbusier Visited the Orval Abbey in Belgium last Continue Reading →
Weekend 447.0
Almost 1 month since my last post. I just finished Gibraltar: The Greatest Siege in British History by Roy Adkins and Lesley Adkins and now have a used copy of Continue Reading →
Weekend 444.0
(1) Disneyland Paris reimagines its events offer (Exhibition World) (2) This post has some amazing personal significance! #serendipity Today marks 50 years since the first flight of #Concorde. See some Continue Reading →