History, Real Life, and Faith
As mentioned before, we recently visited our “home” church in Groton, Connecticut: Bishop Seabury now-Anglican Church. They were evicted from their church building in early August and decamped to a local hotel for services. We visited on the third Sunday in their new locale. The service was set up in a lovely ball room, padded chairs facing a makeshift altar. The…
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The Chagall mystery continued, with a personal twist. If your aunt asked you to explore the possibility of a painting being the work of a famous painter, what would you do? (See the last post for background). There’s the painting. It has no artist’s signature. It requires a visit to at least New York and possibly Paris. Are you in?…
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Falling into a Marc Chagall mystery–at the thrift shop!
I had no idea Brooklyn, New York, was such a lovely spot. Growing up in southern California, I thought of New York City as an exotic locale of black and white film, bluesy jazz music, glamorous theater, and sophisticated books. I’ve visited many times and always have found something new to love. On our most recent trip, we caught up…
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Appreciating classic art–and the hands.
I’m just back from a vacation in New England and New York City. Two of those days I spent at the fabulous Metropolitan Museum of Art. I loved it. I also thought parts of it absurd. You know those sections: modern art. Take the painting at the top of the page. What do you see? Do you note a color?…
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