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Bread and blossom
The royal rouse to ‘let them eat cake’ was not the last time someone would lose their head over a serious miscalculation of taste. The crumbs of political commentary have been left trailing all over Budapest and while the language … Continue reading
Posted in art & inspiration, bakeries, events, Food, Fun, markets, travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Budapest, pastries, wine
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Chihuly & chipmunks
Art and nature create a spectacular partnership in the much awaited exhibition of Chihuly’s masterpieces at the New York Botanical Gardens. There is no competition between colour and shape, but more a complimenting of beauty with beauty in a lush … Continue reading
Posted in art & inspiration, gardens, Uncategorized
Tagged Chihuly, New York Botanical gardens
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Art Felt
A bodega, even a pretend one, would not cut it in NYC without a cat. So when English artist Lucy Sparrow started her epic 9 month, 16 hours a day saga to create in felt an entire convenience store, all … Continue reading
Posted in art & inspiration, events, Fun, Museums, Uncategorized
Tagged felt bodega, felt installation, Lucy Sparrow, NYC Art, The Standard Hotel NYC
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Portrait of a Lady
Brunch at The Morgan CafĂ© is always an excellent start, especially for the road weary, who may need sustenance not just for the body, but also for the spirit. After trekking the tourist trail around the world, French toast with … Continue reading
Posted in art & inspiration, restaurants, Uncategorized
Tagged Henry James exhibition, The Morgan cafe
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Quack
Rembrandt had a run for his money this week in NYC. The master was on show at The Frick with a privately owned painting aptly named Entertaining the Angels. But as art lovers flew through the doors in anticipation, there … Continue reading
Posted in art & inspiration, events, Uncategorized
Tagged Bailey Newman, ducks at the Frick, Off Broadway, The Frick, theatre, theatre NYC
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Zen, art and fashion
Dressing for the MET Gala may not have been quite the challenge I would have thought – if I had even been invited in the first place. I could have wrapped myself in red fabric, tripped the line between good … Continue reading
Wine and Poesy
A woman wearing a white dress and taking to her bedroom is not particularly unusual, except when it becomes a permanent choice and your name happens to be Emily Dickinson. But when a woman wearing a white dress that was … Continue reading
Posted in art & inspiration, Fun, Uncategorized
Tagged Emily Dickinson, The Morgan Library
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Sailing the silk routes
There is nothing like an old wreck to make you feel young again. Especially when the secrets of that wreck take you back to the fairy stories of your childhood. This story begins, as told by the docents at the … Continue reading