I saw the first rose on one of my walks through Central Park on a break from work and wondered why it was there, this bright and colorful enormous rose presenting itself to the world. There was a marker that said “Roseville in Bloom” so I googled that and found this website. There are 20 … More Roseville in Bloom
I’m working my way through my posts about our trip to Washington, D.C. I did a sum-up of nearly everything we did and another post about the great food that we had, one political cartoon exhibit , so this time I want to highlight the art that we saw and experienced. I had been to the … More National Gallery of Art and National Portrait Gallery
I have been to Washington, D.C. many times. So many that I have lost count. My first time was in 1973 and the last time was just a few weeks ago. This trip was unusual for a couple of reasons. One, it was the first vacation that I have taken with just my husband since … More Washington, D.C. revisited
We spent spring break week in Chicago looking at schools for my daughter and visiting family. We also managed to do some other fun things and one of those was a visit to the Art Institute. The Art Institute of Chicago is hands down one of my favorite museums on the planet. It seems to … More The Art Institute of Chicago
The Walker has a “free first Saturday” which is a great deal because one adult ticket is $12. Oh, interesting current update. I went to their website to make sure it’s actually $12 and they’re having free admission until February 7. Come in from the cold and see some art, says their site. We might have … More Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
I just went through my phone to remove a bunch of photos because I got the nastygram from my phone that it was running out of space. I happened upon the photos for this exhibit and wondered why I hadn’t put together a post for them. Then I realized that we saw this exhibit the … More Seeing Nature, Minneapolis Institute of Art
If you knew you would only have a few hours in our nation’s capital, how would you spend them? I knew immediately what I wanted to do when I had that opportunity recently. I lived in the D.C. area in the late 80s and I visited Washington D.C. several times during those years. The National … More My few hours in Washington D.C.
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