Summer Classics

{Nothing says summer like swimming in the Aegean Sea, I had a great time last year testing my skills in the rough waters off shore}

Summer is fast approaching, and in a matter of weeks our gardens will be transformed into a lush world of color. Schedules will be altered to sneak in lazy sun-splashed afternoons to picnic, swim or just lie around doing absolutely positively nothing. Remember when you couldn’t wait for school to end so, you could spend the entire day socializing with friends, travel the country with family or eat outdoors.

{Slice delicious watermelon for an after dinner treat or pop into your Italian deli for {pasticcini italiani} pastries to indulge in when it is too hot for baking}

Well…. throw caution to the wind, enjoy a few warm weather amusements, and begin cultivating a few to make your own traditions. Write list of travel or cook books you looking forward to reading this summer? Friends have given me a list of shows to watch on TV or Netflix. And, even in the warmer months I always enjoy testing recipes to fit the season, such as an al fresco meal {eating in the fresh air} for evenings with friends!

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Art Break!

Several friends and followers have stated difficulty opening this post, evidently there was an error so, I am resubmitting….please enjoy!!!

Taking a few days off last week was my version of spring break, a vacation if you will to pop in to a few museums, lunch with family and friends, and design the garden for the upcoming year.

The East Building of the National Gallery of Art and its Sculpture Gardens are located on the National Mall between Third and Ninth Street at Constitution Avenue. The East Building designed by I.M. Pei houses the modernist and contemporary art of the collection.  He also designed the glass pyramids for the plaza space between the West and East wings, a framed skylight ceiling.

This sculpture by Jean Dubuffet is called Site a l’homme assis; 1969-1984, made of polyester resin. And, this gorgeous oil on canvas by Paul Cezanne called Still Life with Milk Jug and Fruit c. 1900 still projects an extremely bright palette.

Me in front of Hahn/Cock a 15 foot sculpture of a giant blue rooster or cockerel by German artist Katharina Fritsch. Unveiled in London’s Trafalgar Square in July 2013, made of fiberglass, this art work makes for great fun to walk around and view.

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