April Showers (or not) and May Flowers (we hope)

Besides being pretty, pretty, pretty, these photos of London gardens (the one above of a keeper’s cottage in Hyde Park) serve to demonstrate just how far ahead the weather brought the gardens in a climate…

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London Shows, Some Confusion, and Some Successful Improvisation

on the summer boardwalk by the Thames “beach” We had a full, busy day yesterday, here in London.  After a hearty English breakfast here at the hotel, we headed off to the Tate Modern to…

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Les Fleurs de Paris — aaaaa-choo!

A small alley in Montparnasse which housed historic ateliers and continues to feature artist studios, a small museum, exhibitions . . . and a delightful garden!  We leave Paris for London on Wednesday, in the…

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Madame Grès and Antoine Bourdelle, a Conversation Between Sculptors

Back in Paris after a lovely stay in Metz, I’m trying to organize my photos — it’s rather overwhelming, to tell you the truth, and I’m hampered by working on the netbook’s small screen. What…

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Paris Shutters

Lately, all my post-writing begins with uploading photos — on this wee netbook (and with recent problems I’ve encountered with Blogger), it’s been easier that way. But it has the effect of allowing the visuals…

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Copyright

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