Category: reflections
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Ithaca, NY
Seasons of love…. One of the many reasons I love living in central New York is the natural beauty of the different seasons. Since April I have been taking photos of flowers and trees. Here are spring, summer and fall in Ithaca! Spring Summer Fall
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Costa Rica: Pura Vida!
I will not do justice to the amazing trip I had to Costa Rica in March 2024: I simply waited too long to write and my memories are less clear. Yet, I don’t want to lose the pictures and mark the journey. I traveled with my daughter to a yoga retreat on the Pacific side…
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Ithaca: Cass Park
Recently my dog Riley and I wandered around Ithaca’s Cass Park for an hour. 25 years of memories greeted me at every turn! My kids growing up with soccer, swimming, skating and playgrounds. So many walks and runs with my friends. The dog park for Riley. Dragon Boat and Cascadilla Boat Club. The giant turtle…
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Paris: Friends!
My Paris trip was with the Road Scholar tours. Loved this! Here are pics of some of our nee friends from the trip. Folks were all from the US, although some not native to the US, all really smart and interesting. So ends my reflections of Paris. I love this city. I love my old…
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Paris: Holocaust and Current War
Discussing the Jewish experience in Paris during WWII was hard, because the actions of the government were antisemitic. It was even harder because Hamas’ Oct 7 terroristic attack was the first or second day of our trip. We toured the Marais section, which was known both as the Jewish and gay quarter (although less concentrated…
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Paris: Art Museums Part 4 – Musée d’Orsay
The Musée d’Orsay was one of Henry and my favorite spots in Paris, as the pictures below demonstrate. I spent some quiet time outside and distributed some of his ashes.
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Paris: Art Museums Part 3 Musée de l’Orangerie
Imagine sitting in the middle of these curved rooms, surrounded by Monet’s waterlilies, painted at dawn, midday, and dusk. My pictures don’t do these rooms justice. I learned Monet was inspired by Japanese art for these, and they are displayed in fairly small rooms where one must be silent; meditation is encouraged. How beautifully this…
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Paris: Art Museums Part 2 – Musée Rodin
I loved learning a bit about the process of creating a cast for a bronze sculpture. The cast could be used repeatedly. Rodin was accused of creating casts by putting the materials directly on people. He was so insulted that he started making hands and feet disproportionately large. Many casts were on display because Rodin…
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Paris: Art Museums – Part 1 Louvre
A big part of our trip was seeing art in museums. Our guide Agathe studied art history and I learned SO MUCH from her. I can’t possibly capture it all. So, I will do a few different posts with highlights. The Louvre has served as a palace and a fortress, but people in our time…
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