Reading and Roaming
TULIP TIME Spring in Manhattan usually means a surfeit of tulips. This year is no exception. Despite rain and wind which have beaten down some blooms, we still discovered colorful arrays here and there. In Central Park, in the Jefferson Market Garden, and in the occasional street-side bed. A NIGHT AT THE OPERA Our midweek outing was a …
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ART IN BLOOM This is the second year we have gone to Art in Bloom at the art museum in Raleigh. I enjoyed this year’s paired arrangements (flowers with paintings or sculpture) as much or more than last year’s. A few I found too drab or just not interesting, but overall, there was a plethora of showy …
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FLOWERS AND ART Art in Bloom, North Carolina Museum of Art This week, the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh hosted its 11th annual Art in Bloom. It’s the museum’s biggest fund raiser; museum admission here is free except for special exhibitions. The 40 floral works range from brightly colored (lots of orange) to subdued browns, …
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Here in Florida, we have flowers and trees in bloom all year long. That is not the case everywhere, and some of my friends are eagerly awaiting leafy trees and burgeoning blossoms. Thus, this week you get a sampling of spring flowers and trees from a variety of locales seen in March or April. Our …
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