Before traveling home from San Francisco we were able to spend some time in one of the airport lounges before boarding our flight. To help pass the time I grabbed a couple of newspapers to read, including the French newspaper Le Figaro. The front page immediately caught my eye with an article about the French Château … Continue reading Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte
You won't find me talking politics here but I do think it is important to vote. Given that tomorrow is Election Day to select the next President of the United States, I think this quote by former President Franklin D. Roosevelt is quite appropriate: Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to … Continue reading PRESIDENTIAL MATTERS IN HYDE PARK, NEW YORK
Having admired and studied the field of architecture I have a deep respect for the work of architect I.M. Pei. In my book, he is considered one of the great masters of modern architecture. He was born in China in 1917 as Ieoh Ming Pei and moved to New York to study architecture where he … Continue reading CELEBRATING ARCHITECT I.M. PEI
It just might be the sale of the year. 2016, that is. On January 23, 2016, Leslie Hindman Auctioneers will host an auction of Kennedy furnishings and belongings. The contents belonged to the Palm Beach, Florida estate officially known as "La Guerida" -- bounty of war, which was affectionately nicknamed the Kennedy "Winter White House". The cover … Continue reading Contents of the Kennedy “Winter Whitehouse” to be Auctioned
