Late in the summer, I will be going to London for only the third time. Just like Paris, London will require many trips to see what I think is important to see. For me, this includes a few repeat stops and more museums and places of interest. Also, on this next trip I will be…
–animated version of Kiki de Montparnasse Alice Prin, better know as Kiki de Montparnasse, was one of the personalities who was well known in Paris in the 1920s. In many of the books on the Lost Generation and Paris in that era that I have read, Kiki is usually mentioned as a loyal friend and…
On August 15, 2014 in Jonesboro, Arkansas, the third annual Johnny Cash Music Festival will happen. Reba McEntire, Bobby Bare, and Loretta Lynn will be the headliners. Tommy Cash, the youngest sibling of the Cash clan, will take over as host this year from his older sister Rosanne, who hosted the second annual event last…
—Self Portrait, Armand Guillaumin, 1878, oil on canvas, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam Armand Guillaumin lived from February 1841 to June 1927. Guillaumin was part of the group of Paris painters known as the Impressionists. Growing up, he worked in his uncle’s lingerie shop. He took art classes in the evenings. In 1861, he attended the Académie Suisse…
Pinterest is yet another social media site where you can while away big chunks of time and not even realize you have accomplished zilch. But Pinterest is lots of fun. I especially like the humor and quotes boards. I also enjoy the travel and food boards. Oh and then there’s the architecture and products boards…
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