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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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Cape Cod, Massachusetts
As a child in the ‘70s, Cape Cod seemed like a magical land where the Kennedys had a compound, people vacationed and kids like me visited only in dreams. Luckily, though, it is no longer a dream for me: I have visited several times! Most recently, I spent a week in late August 2024 visiting…
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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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Denver: Museum of Illusions
I didn’t know what to expect from this museum. Would I learn magic tricks? Would I learn how to interpret political promises? In fact, this museum demonstrates how our brain plays tricks on us. Optical illusions. Mirror tricks. Slanted floors, ceilings and walls. It was awesome!
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Miami: dining by the water
After the cruise we spent the rest of the day and night in Miami. We certainly would have been able to schedule a plane home the same day, but I hate unnecessary rushing. Plus, I have cousins in the area and wanted to visit! We met for dinner at the Bayside Marketplace. A bit touristy…
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Cruising! Adventures to Bahamas
My daughter and I wanted to do a short cruise in February to escape the cold, grey Ithaca weather and to celebrate some of her accomplishments during her masters program at Cornell. And, ya know, mother-daughter bonding time. I didn’t know how to decide among all the cruise lines or the destination, so I started…
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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 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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Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn, NY Africa fashion I loved how the curator of this exhibit started this exhibit with information about colonialism. They noted which European countries colonized which sections/countries in Africa, and when freedom was achieved by each region. This impacts everything. According to one exhibit, cloth was introduced by the Europeans; Africans wove threads to make…
MB Meets World 