Out of NY: Siena -Cathedral of my Dreams

 In a Springtime I had the opportunity to meet my niece, Melissa Jill, while she was studying in Florence. Her program consisted of painting, art history, Italian and wine-tasting. In order to test her skills we went to many museums and then we did a wine-tasting tour of Tuscany.

Till this point, I had only seen Siena Cathedral in my Gombrich text book. To be in-situ was truly divine!

end of empire: signs

from Salon:

http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn_greenwald/2010/08/06/collapse

Yes, I admit....

I am a card-carrying member of the Park Slope Food Coop...but if want some good recipes and other eco/environmental info., check it out :

http://www.foodcoop.com/

Takin' bout oil spills....

Let's look at Nigeria...photo essay by National Geographic Editor, Ed Kashi, whom I had the great pleasure of working with...

http://edkashi.com/index.php?section=64

EVERYTHING about MOVING IMAGES

A 2-year labor of love thus far:

http://schools.nyc.gov/offices/teachlearn/arts/canda_film.html

Lawd have mercy-out of NY again!

Plopped down into Texas.

'N cuz y'all been talking Photoshop, amongst other things, watch it:

*(click the link below the image)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP31r70_QNM

Time Out of NY

Hmm, I may well be on the freggin moon, but it is nice to go away and experience space. I'm in the Rocky Mountains, Colorado, hiking with an evolutionary biologist.

Water--down the Hatch

On the training ship for the US Navy in New London, CT. This was long ago a German ship that we took as booty during WWII but is built quite soundly; German engineering stands the test of time.

I was visiting the ship with family for a WWII reunion to celebrate my dad's service in Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge and beyond.

This week's theme: SHOES--how fabulous!

So apropos for my favorite subject. Here is M on the most special day of Fulan getting her Phd at NYU. Isn't it fabulous? One month later I was so inspired to buy my very on Miso Pretty oil cloth bag at the Victoria&Albert in London on a wild weekend of shopping, art and other debauchery.

But since then the oil cloth bags have become more and more available--bought a whole bunch up in P-town last summer...

Pee Wee and Tila

Has anyone noticed that when Tila Tequilla and Pee-Wee Herman shout at people, they sound exactly the same?