Some images of our tour of La Bonne Maison.
It Rained Last Night
Late Summer Rose in the Rain
Bob grows lots of roses and this is one of my favorites, Frederic Mistral. It is named after the French Nobel Laureate, Fredric Mistral, (1830-1890), whose collections began The Museon Arlaten, a wonderful ethnographic museum in Arles.
The year I visited that museum I also visited La Bonne Maison, a most incredible garden of ancient roses in Lyon. I had been studying printed Textiles at the Musee de l’Impression sur Etoffs in Mulhouse France with graduate students from Philadelphia University. We were lucky enough to join The Friends of the Museum on a trip to Provence. On the way we had lunch in Lyon at La Bonne Maison.
Ruthie’s Garden
Spent the weekend at my Mom’s in VA Beach. Her garden is the view from her balcony. Between the boats and the birds she comes up with enough intrigue to keep anyone busy. Her favorite birds are a pelican named Braveheart and an egret named Fan Fan.
Ruthie’s Garden
Mom is a painter but for a number of years due to being a caregiver for my Dad and her own health issues she hasn’t been able to work. Lately she has been wanting to get back to it so we helped her dig out her supplies, order more paints and set up a studio space.
Go Mom!
Beach to Bay
Visited my Mom in VA Beach this weekend. On the way down we stopped in Pocomoke City at the Pocomoke City Nature and Exercise Trail, Cypress Park. It is part of Maryland’s Beach to Bay Indian Trail, a National Recreation Trail, was recognized in 1993 and links a lot of trails and museums along “ . . . patterns established by the American Indians and followed by the first European immigrants.”
Start of the trail.
The short trail, part boardwalk and part path, is entered by passing a small park with large civic bandstand and picnic areas, under the Route 13 overpass and goes through white cedar, cypress and other trees and bog areas. In need of some repair it was a fun stop on our 5 hour drive down the Delmarva peninsula.
Information on the Cypress Part is available at: 410.957.1334
Stand Up To Cancer
For all my friends and family members who have or are fighting cancer:
“In 1938, the March of Dimes asked everyone to give up ten cents to cure polio. It sounded crazy at the time, but it worked. Now we’re launching a drive to collect 10,000 five-dollar donations in four weeks, getting us $50,000 closer to ending cancer. To help us spread the word, please embed this donation widget on your blog, share it on your Facebook page, or e-mail it to all your friends. One person’s five dollars can make a huge difference. To learn more, visit su2c.org at the link below.”
Up in the morning and off to school . . .
School started this week. I teach two courses at Philadelphia University. Graphic Design at the sophomores level and an elective, Digital Imaging. It’s a long day 8–5. Every year I loose my voice the first day.( It comes back by the second.)
I like working with the students. They keep me fresh and hopefully I teach them something. I’m also always forced to update my software skills which is a good thing.
“Hail, hail, rock and roll.”
