Late Summer Gift

TINY, DELIGHTFUL, POPS OF COLOR AND FLAVOR . . . THERE'S NOTHING LIKE A HOMEGROWN TOMATO!

Celebrating Diane's 50th

WHAT A LOVELY DINNER - IN THE WINE CELLAR OF AN ORGANIC ITALIAN RESTAURANT. IT WAS A DELIGHTFUL PARTY - SO SORRY WE HAD TO LEAVE EARLY TO DRIVE 2 HOURS HOME! ( I DON'T KNOW THE NAME OF THE RESTAURANT - BUT IT'S NEXT TO THE PARK SLOPE FOOD COOP). HAPPY BIRTHDAY DIANE! WELCOME TO THE 50'S!

Next Stop DUMBO

ON OUR WAY TO THE BIRTHDAY DINNER IN PARK SLOPE, WE STOPPED AT S.'S OLD LOFT ADDRESS, 247 WATER ST., IN DUMBO (DOWN UNDER THE MANHATTAN BRIDGE OVERPASS). HE MOVED AWAY FROM THIS LOFT 15 YEARS AGO, AND HADN'T BEEN BACK SINCE. THE BUILDING WAS BOARDED UP, BURNED OUT INSIDE.

HERE'S THE GRAFFITI DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET . . .


. . . AND THE GENTRIFIED BUILDING ON THE NEXT BLOCK, WHERE WORKING ARTISTS WERE OFFERED $100,000 EACH TO GET OUT. S.'S OLD BUILDING IS RIGHT THERE IN THE FOREGROUND.

Cosmic MapQuests to Enlightenment

S. AND I TOOK A TRIP INTO MANHATTAN ON SATURDAY FOR A VISIT TO THE MET FOR THIS WONDERFUL SHOW: 13th & 14TH CENTURY IMAGES - MAPS TO ENLIGHTENMENT - FROM THE VAJRAYANA BUDDHISM OF JAPAN. EVERY PIECE IN THIS SMALL COLLECTION IS A GEM.
DUMBO & DINNER TO COME LATER . . .

New Sofa!

I'M REALLY HAPPY WITH MY NEW MID-CENTURY SOFA FROM URBAN OUTFITTERS. I LOVE THE COLOR AND THE CRISP LINES. THE CUSHION IS VERY FIRM - IT COULD STAND TO BE A LITTLE SOFTER IN MY OPINION. BUT OVERALL, I REALLY LIKE IT. IT COSTS $480+ SHIPPING. THE ORIGINAL THAT THIS A KNOCK-OFF OF IS AVAILABLE AT DESIGN WITHIN REACH FOR $2100. I'M THRILLED THAT I COULD FIT A PIECE IN THIS SMALL SPACE THAT I CAN FULLY RECLINE ON - NAP TIME!

Sol Lewitt at MASS MoCA

THE EXPERIENCE OF BEING IN THE ROOM WITH THESE WALL DRAWINGS BY SOL LEWITT IS NOT EASILY COMMUNICATED THROUGH PHOTOS. THEY ARE MOST IMPRESSIVE BY THEIR SHEER SIZE, AND THE BEAUTY OF THEIR SURFACES, WHICH ARE PRECISE AND IN SOME CASES, LUSCIOUS. YOU DON'T HAVE TO RUSH TO SEE THEM - MASS MOCA HAS DEVOTED AN ENTIRE BUILDING TO THIS WORK. 1ST FLOOR: EARLY YEARS; 2ND FLOOR: MID-CAREER; 3RD FLOOR: LATE WORK. IT WILL BE ON DISPLAY UNTIL 2033!