Reading and Roaming
UNEXPECTED EXHIBIT The exhibit was titled, “Los Alamos” and mentioned to us by a good friend. She has visited Los Alamos a number of times and was interested, but couldn’t get to the museum before the exhibit closed. We were also interested and so went to the Metropolitan Museum to see it. It’s an exhibit …
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HUMAN BODY SCULPTED Like Life: Sculpture, Color and the Body. This exhibit at Met Breuer of people from about 1300 to the present takes up two floors of the museum. Classical sculpture of human figures was done in marble, almost always white. This exhibit explores examples of white sculpture, but also instances of tinted figures and …
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TULIP TIME With the cold, somewhat snowy March followed by cool April weather, the trees here are just leafing out. But, there are tulips galore! I love the little fenced square and rectangle gardens along the streets with their big bold tulips. Jefferson Market Garden was also a riot of tulip beds. Makes for a lovely …
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This was a fun week filled with theater, opera, dinners out and in, and long conversations with old and new friends. SMALL SCREEN After war in early 20th century Morocco, I’ve taken up a Kiwi crime series. The Brokenwood Mysteries (available on Acorn) are set on the North Island in a very small fictional …
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