Monthly Archives: July 2019

With Phamily in Philadelphia

29 Monday Jul 2019

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Lori and I enjoyed a long-weekend visit with Naomi and Rich (Lori’s brother) and their children and grandchildren (all above average) in North Wales, PA (a little north of Philadelphia).

Among the highlights, we spent a day at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, particularly enjoying the featured The Impressionist’s Eye exhibit and the Yoshitoshi Japanese woodblock print exhibit.

Elsewhere in the museum, I was very pleased to see several well-known Thomas Eakins paintings–he was a favorite since my childhood. And of course there were other numerous immediately-recognizable masterpieces from all over on view.  We didn’t have time to take it all in but that’s why we apparently can return for more another time.

CMOG: New Glass Now Exhibit

20 Saturday Jul 2019

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Lori and I had the pleasure of visiting Corning Museum of Glass‘s New Glass Now exhibit, an extraordinary display of contemporary work from artists all over the world. We were highly impressed by the skill and creativity showcased in this spectacular collection beautifully displayed by the Museum.  See it if you’re anywhere in the vicinity!

Kiln-formed plate glass, mirrored; Lori reflected in mirror fragments.
Slumped glass.
Flameworked borosilicate glass, steel.
Neon, circuit-bent toys, custom circuitry
Glass, engraved, adhered, painted, cold-worked.
Sculpted glass, neon.
Lori examines a piece in the background.
Collage and acrylic on glass

Birthmonth Extravaganza Begins

05 Friday Jul 2019

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Lori pauses along the Cascadilla Gorge Trail.
Lori at the 1200-pound ironwork gate, designed and fabricated by Durand Van Doren, at the lower end of the Cascadilla Gorge Trail.
Small cascades on Cascadilla Creek intersperse with waterfalls ranging in height from 8 to 80 feet in Cascadilla Gorge.

Lori, a patriotic American, was born on the 4th of July but we choose to celebrate not just her birthday but her birthmonth. A joint birthday celebration dinner with our friends Bill (birthday on July 3) and Anne and their daughter Sydney is now a traditional kickoff for the month’s observances.

A hike, preferably in insufferably hot humid weather, is another kickoff event for the month.  This year we cut things a bit short and enjoyed a leisurely stroll along the Cascadilla Gorge Trail after enjoying breakfast and coffee at Collegetown Bagels.

Next up, we’ll have a nice dinner at Gola Osteria, joined by Mike and Kali. Eventually we’ll get back to a proper heat-prostration-inducing hike designed to delight Lori as she marvels at Paul’s inability to cope with miserably oppressive tropical heat and humidity.  Yes, just non-stop fun for all of July.  Happy birthmonth Lori!