Where Globe-Trotting meets Beach-Combing
Mary bought wagashi on her way home from presenting her paper at a recent conference on language and gender in Hong Kong. Would I like to come over for matcha and Japanese tea sweets in the garden at dusk? I hopped on the Red Panda (for the full Japan re-creation) and was there in a…
Maybe the last time I don’t know…. (Rolling Stones) Not to toot my own horn here, but I have a good education, I’m on time and meet deadlines, I’m helpful with museum visitors and do my best to engage in edifying discussion about the museum pieces—yet today might be my very last day at the…
Spending the morning taking in the scenic overlooks on Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park was so reminiscent of family vacations growing up! Fun! Maybe we can hike! And see a waterfall or something! No. The kids were tired from awesome hotel living (stay up late! Wake up early! ELEVATOR JUMP!). Eloise wanted to hike…
Some people get to go to the beach on Memorial Day weekend. Chris made us go in the opposite direction, to Charlottesville and Monticello. Monticello is America’s only house on the UNESCO World Heritage list. What is this list?! Who came up with it? You know what’s NOT a UNESCO World Heritage site? My house….
This post seemed like a good idea but ended up boring. In Valencian museums this spring, it was interesting to find so many similarities to pieces in the Chrysler Museum of art. Picasso pieces at the Chrysler have the same goat theme displayed in the National Ceramics Museum in Valencia. Diego Velazquez’s self portrait…
