….the more I know, the more I know, I don’t know – said by someone famous and a quick Google search tells me it was either Aristotle or David Byrne – take your pick. Someone posted to my FB wall today about the origin of the Vulcan sign – “Live Long and Prosper.” It was […]
……I love markets!!! My husband loves food markets and I do too; but I also love, love, love an artists’ market. Here are a few pictures. There were some paintings Some clever recycling Lots of whimsey Food as art Flying home today. Very sad to leave, but had a great time!! Have a fabulous day!!
Today we walked to one of the loveliest art galleries in Paris, Musee d’Orsay. It is housed in an old train station which was due to be torn down. I am so glad that people rallied to save it. We spent most of our time on the 5th floor, which is given over to the
Today, after going to a small market in the morning, we decided to head to the Louvre in the afternoon. Fortunately, it had stopped raining long enough to walk to the museum and back. I love the lattice work of small streets lined with shops, restaurants and hordes of people, who are not all tourists!!
Caro Field posted to my FB wall this list from Potomac Secret Agent. I couldn’t resist it!! You have to be familiar with the lyrics of a few songs to appreciate the origin of this list. I remember most of them. I particularly like the song “Stairway to Heaven.” In fact, I planted Jacob’s Ladder
This morning, in the Toronto Star, was a wonderful article about a photography artist, Elaine Waisglass, whose exhibit, The Beauty of Life, is on display for the next few weeks at the Roberts Gallery. The article first outlines Ms Waisglass’ long career in the arts from OCAD – Ontario College of Art and Design, through script
I was fascinated by this quotation posted by Wordporn. It’s from Plato’s symposium and it may explain a lot of the angst in this world. How often do we feel incomplete? Are we plagued with the sense that there is something missing in our lives? Do we find ourselves searching, reaching out, ever hoping to find
I mentioned in another blog post that I was waiting for the return of Persephone!! I don’t know why I say that I don’t read Fiction or Fantasy, I love mythology!! One of my favourite myths is how the seasons came to be or the story of Demeter and Persephone. This all happened a long
On one of my walks through the cemetery last week, I took some pictures. It was a brilliantly sunny day, so the trees cast some amazing shadows. I happen to love shadows. They often say more than the actual structure that’s casting the shadow. Here they are – I particularly liked this one because it
Weird and wonderful things happen to morning people. I know that even weirder and dare I say more wonderful things happen to night people too, but since I’ve never been one, I wouldn’t know. However, as an insomniac, I have been known to peer out of windows at 3:00am and I have seen you out
