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MOVIE NIGHT: The Rose Maker
A day later than Chandeleur… lovely French movie with Catherine Frot… for the young bio scientists out there 🙂
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HISTORY: Rise of Empires: Ottoman
Rise of Empires: Ottoman is a docudrama based on the events of 1453 that led to the conquest of Constantinople, then ruled by the Byzantine Empire, by the Ottoman Empire. The series follows Mehmed II (the Conqueror), the Sultan of … Continue reading
Posted in .medieval, .ROMANIA, .TURKEY
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MOVIE NIGHT: The Duke
THE DUKE is set in 1961 when Kempton Bunton, a 60-year old taxi driver, stole Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first (and remains the only) theft in the Gallery’s … Continue reading
Posted in .film, .National_Gallery, .UK
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PLANT ITINERARIES: Catalina Perfume
The Evergreen Currant that is… welcome to our fragrant garden!
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DAVIS: Happy Rainy Days!
Another rainy weekend… a long waited concert… comfort late lunch at Mikuni… downtown walk… Tiny Show at Pence Gallery… light at the end of the rain tunnel? Leclair: Violin Sonata in D Major, Op. 9, No. 3 Beethoven: Violin Sonata … Continue reading
PLANT ITINERARIES: Manzanitas
Little apples… Arctostaphylos… árktos means “bear”… staphulḗ a “bunch of grapes”… a genus comprising the manzanitas and bearberries… Bell shaped flowers… sinuous smooth branching… dramatic showy bark… wild beauties!
RAIN TRIP: Davis
Between two storms… power outage… nature power… power to change?
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FILM ITINERARIES: Persepolis
On the wish watch list… for a long time… heartwarming when the suggestion comes from kids… and school!
Posted in .animated, .film, .IRAN
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MUSEUM ITINERARIES: San Jose
Rain break… museum day… Brett Weston… San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles… delightful!