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Scots, Wha Hae (poem by Robert Burns)

Posted on August 5, 2022 by marigold

Here is the entire poem:  www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43813/scots-wha-hae. Somewhat incomprehensible right?  Read on…. I’m recently back from several weeks in Scotland.  The Scots themselves are terrific people—when you can understand them. In some areas, especially Glasgow, the regional accent is so broad … Continue reading →

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Birds of Various Feathers

Posted on June 20, 2022 by marigold

  Lured by the communications efforts (good job, Brooklyn Botanic Garden) and ease of getting there, a friend and I went to see the gardens themselves as well the current For the Birds exhibit, a series of birdhouses set along … Continue reading →

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Stepping Back in Time

Posted on June 11, 2022 by marigold

On Memorial Day weekend I visited family in the Boston area. Saturday, in  an on- and- off downpour, we went to the Museum of Fine Arts, primarily to see the Turner show. Organized by the Tate Britain in London, the … Continue reading →

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Utica Starts with You!

Posted on May 25, 2022 by marigold

This post is in memory of a very dear friend who died last Sunday. He is deeply missed. Utica is in the part of New York State filled with classically named cities: Rome, Troy Ithaca and Syracuse, among others. The … Continue reading →

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Jane: Her Own Urban Legend

Posted on May 9, 2022 by marigold

As in Jane Jacobs, urban planner, writer and activist who argued that urban renewal didn’t respect the lives of city dwellers. Jacobs stood up to Robert Moses who wanted to overhaul Greenwich Village where she lived and helped cancel plans … Continue reading →

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Old World/New Exhibit

Posted on April 20, 2022 by marigold

The Salmagundi Club has been around since 1871 and today occupies a quirky brownstone on lower Fifth Avenue. The name is derived from the Salmagundi Papers published by Washington Irving and James Kirk Paulding in the 1820s. The word salmagundi … Continue reading →

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My Asia Week (redux)

Posted on March 30, 2022 by marigold

    Asia Week New York, self-described as a “nine day extravaganza of exhibitions, auctions and museum shows,” takes place towards the end of March and has done so since 2009 barring when the city –and the world –has been … Continue reading →

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Posted on March 29, 2022 by marigold

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Poor Butterfly

Posted on March 12, 2022 by marigold

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0M_fun2 The song is said to be inspired by Puccini’s Madama Butterfly. The sentiment is so un- PC it makes me cringe but it’s a pretty melody. This dog is a Papillion which means butterfly in French referring to the … Continue reading →

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Deerstalker

Posted on January 26, 2022 by marigold

My father was a big Conan Doyle fan and passed his interest along to me -hence my visit to the Sherlock Holmes in 221 Objects show at NYC’s Grolier Club. The Grolier, a largely unheralded gem, never has a many … Continue reading →

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