Elizabethwix

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• Cats/Part II

  

  On the whole, Moroccan cats are pretty fortunate. They get to wander around at will and get petted by everyone. They tend to be both handsome -- and noisy.... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Botanical Garden

  

  So, we set out to see the Alhambra exhibition at the NY Botanical Garden but really it was quite the least impressive show I've ever been to there, so we were... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2011 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Flights of Fancy

  

  Reflecting recently on Marrakesh --really detailing everything a gardening friend needs to see -- I decided that the Jardin Majorelle comes pretty close to the... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Roses

  

  Went to the New York Botanical Gardens for the Alhambra show which was very ho-hum. Instead was overwhelmed by the rose garden at the height of its glory. A... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Bad and Good

  

  The day did not start out that great becausea mean cat looked at meand then I saw that Pablo had stitches on his noseso Ferdinand and Isabella had to guard... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Art Opening

  

  The good things about art openings are: the flowers the puppies friends and family and people wearing orange --for some reason the evening's top color. Photos... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2011 CREATIVITY

• Some Thoughts About Gander and Why Dogs Are Different Colors

  

  This is Ganderwho likes the pool almost as much as I do.This is me and Gander not talking to each other.Then we did pretend fighting for a bit. Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• First Day at the Beach

  

  A good day for a school trip and a family to search for treasures on the beach. To observe the water and dream of the perfect wave. All photos shot at Robert... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2011 CREATIVITY

• Moroccan Tales/ Must Reads

  

  Tomorrow Robert's art show opens in Chelsea, New York, which made me think back to his studio on Derb Djedid where these red people were painted -- all of them... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Americana

  

  Memorial Day in Tappan. The little children with their flags are sitting on the edge of the sidewalk waiting for the excitement to begin. Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Saturday and Sunday

  

  My husband says this is a 61 or 62 Lincoln. What I find impressive is how very stunningly shiny it is. Corny, sentimental, trite, cliched tra-la........but... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2011 CREATIVITY

• Robert Schmid Paintings at Sears Peyton

  

  As long time readers of the this blog probably know, I'm married to Robert Schmid, the painter. His new show is opening this Thursday (June 2nd) at Sears... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• My Friends and Happy Memorial Day

  

  Summer has come at last.So me and my friends are cheerful and we get to stay longer at the park.This is Dexterand Hodges who was in the poolNow he is in the... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Culture

  

  There is something comfortably 19th century and dark and over-stuffed and robber-baron American Brahmin about the National Arts Club in Gramercy Park. Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2011 CREATIVITY

• Ladies Who Lunch

  

  English ladies like to wear hats. They even wear hats while eating --something I can't manage. The luncheon is in aid of an old people's home so there are... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Warm Day on the High Line

  

  Well, the sun does sometimes shine And the High Line (in its third year) has become a stunningly popular place to relax at lunchtime. It isn't exactly a beach... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Warm Day on the High Line

  

  Well, the sun does sometimes shine And the High Line (in its third year) has become a stunningly popular place to relax at lunchtime. It isn't exactly a beach... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Warm Day on the High Line

  

  Well, the sun does sometimes shine And the High Line (in its third year) has become a stunningly popular place to relax at lunchtime. It isn't exactly a beach... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Under the Weather

  

  It has been a long damp spring after a long cold winter --this will not exactly be news to those of you who live in the North East. At least we have been... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2011 CREATIVITY, DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Catch Up Time

  

  My family have been over a lot lately.This is Henry they take him for a walk to the human playground where I cannot go.Then they took me to my playground and... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2011 DIARIES