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Saturday 3 p.m. ~ Belmont Harbor, Dog Beach

Posted in Chicago, Saturday 3 p.m. on May 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I Give Up

Posted in Books on May 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »

I just cannot stand to read one more word of the book for my next book club meeting. It’s beyond torture and life is too short. The book? The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis by Jose Saramago. I’d never read anything by the Nobel Prize-winning author before and based on the sixty-some pages [...]

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Tour of Art Institute Modern Wing, Wrap Up

Posted in Art/Architecture, Chicago, Culture on May 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Back down to the first floor– On the landing between the second and first floors. One of the most stunning aspects of the new wing–The Pritzker Garden. The floating roof extends to create a three-story-high canopy. The only piece of art in the garden is Ellsworth Kelly’s White Curve, his largest piece to date. (It’s [...]

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Tour of Art Institute Modern Wing, Second Floor

Posted in Art/Architecture, Chicago, Culture on May 20, 2009 | 3 Comments »

This is the kind of "modern" art that makes me go, "hmmmmmmm. A video installation that's akin to a clown throwing a terrible-two-like tantrum. A video loop of the artist, dressed like a clown screaming "no no no" over and over and over. I couldn't stand it for the 90-seconds I was within earshot of [...]

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Tour of Art Institute Modern Wing, Third Floor

Posted in Art/Architecture, Chicago, Culture on May 19, 2009 | 2 Comments »

The view from the elevator, third floor, looking south over the roof. The walkway connecting main gallery spaces on the third floor, with stairway leading down to the second floor. The ceiling of the galleries on the third floor let in an amazing amount of natural light. The “floating roof” has louvers that shields out [...]

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Tour of Art Institute Modern Wing, First Floor

Posted in Art/Architecture, Chicago, Culture on May 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Classrooms and meeting areas on the first floor have floor to ceiling views of Millennium Park. The bright orange floor is vibrant and energetic. This is the only section of the museum that we saw that didn’t have the blond wood floors. Finishing touches were still being added to some classrooms as we were touring [...]

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My Landscaping Crew

Posted in Catzenjammers, In the Garden on May 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

My cats are strictly indoor felines but occasionally I’ll let them roam the backyard under supervision. This afternoon, while tidying up the yard, I let Scooter and Maisy out for their first romp of the year. Maisy practiced her special brand of gardening, completely smashing the catmint plant. She does this every time she [...]

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