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Enjoyed May

The countdown to summer is officially on, and while I don’t know where or when I’ll be taking a summer vacation, I do plan on relaxing most luxuriously and taking it easy at Heath.

1. Philips Collection on 21st Street in DC.
Up Close with Paul Cezanne until July 14, 20241.

Went back to the District of Columbia to dive into the collection Up Close with Paul Cezanne at the Philips Collection, which is there until July 14, 2024

  • Portrait of Cezanne, etching on paper, 1874 by Camille Pissarro

Cezanne and Pissarro met in Paris while in art school at the Académie Suisse in 1861. They began to paint together outdoors in the rural Oise Valley and began an intensive study of each other’s work, which included an exchange of portraits.

  • Fields of Bellevue, oil on canvas, 1892-95,
  • Ginger Pot with Pomegranate and Pears, oil on canvas, 1890-93
    Claude Monet purchased this painting in 1898, four years after Cezanne visited Giverny [Monet’s home], and the picture remained in pristine condition in large part because Monet purchased it directly from the artist and displayed it in his bedroom for decades.

2. La Bouillabaisse de Pierrette at L’ Avant Garde
2915 M Street, NW Washington, DC

This traditional Provençal fish stew is one of the easiest and most satisfying meals you can make, and is always a major focus when in a French restaurant. This stew has the most scrumptious aroma especially when served with garlic bread.

3. Watching my niece and nephew have a fantastic time in Disney World

I look forward to the daily photos of the kids having a great time in Florida.

4. The barbecuing season has offically started…… love the summer season!!!

Stay stylish,
Kathleen

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Colors of Spring

I was four years old when I became aware of my intense enthusiasm for flowers, and can remember picking our neighbors blooms to place in a glass for our dinner table one night. Much to my mother’s chagrin she soothed over our neighbor’s exasperation at my being in their yard, and a few weeks later she helped me plant my first flower garden. My love of gardening and flowers definitely has its roots from my childhood, nurtured by mom’s love for nature, and my being captivated with her rustic gardens.

I’m still enchanted with flowers and their enduring power to draw me outside to clip a bouquet for a quaint spot in the house. Peonies from the south end of the property always bloom first, and this year due to an extremely warm winter they’ve arrived a few weeks early.

The hydrangea on the northern side of the yard are vibrant and alive with their huge blooms, they appeal to me on so many levels. I love being in my garden where I can roll up my sleeves and feel most alive. Each season, as I work on a new row I view the blooms surrounding me and feel pleased these lovely flowers are in my yard.

Stay stylish,
Kathleen