Friday, January 16, 2009

Andrew Wyeth Winter Quote . . .

Andrew Wyeth ~ Pennsylvania Landscape ~ 1942
Tempera on panel 35" x 47"
(click photo to enlarge)



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Dear Sir President: Children advise and draw Obama . . .



Letters to Obama from a wonderful article in The New York Times.

Slideshow with 14 portraits.

Nutritional advice too.



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Life's Little Instruction Book, page 4 . . .


This is my favorite page in the entire book.

...To be continued...



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2008 Weblog Award Winners | Best Blogs in 48 Categories . . .



The votes have all been counted.

Based on 933,022 votes cast in 48 categories
over seven days of voting in early January 2009.

Here are the winners of the of
The 2008 Weblog Awards
.

Congratulations!




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Thursday, January 15, 2009

The Prado Museum's Masterpieces on Google Earth [Video] . . .




The Prado Museum's Masterpieces
in ultra high resolution via Google Earth.



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Tina Fey is the realest woman on the planet . . .

I have always loved the way Tina Fey chose to depict herself in this ad for American Express. What a mess! Somehow I don't think this was staged at all, do you? It is so real and so refreshing. Who says you have to be compulsively neat to be successful?

Be on the lookout for her at Costco.



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Life's Little Instruction Book, page 3 . . .


...To be continued...



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Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Do want this antique folk art rug . . .



Folky hooked rug ~ 30" x 36" ~ 20th Century


"HASTE YE BACK" ~ This would be perfect hanging on a wall in my home. Offered at Sotheby's New York Americana Auction January 23-24, 2009. Estimated to sell in the $5,000-$7,000 range. Let me know if you buy it!

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