I’ll remember Frank Lloyd Wright: all of the nights we harmonized till dawn. I’ve never laughed so long, so long, so long;

During the cold snap that has gripped much of the nation (and especially the Northeast), in a quiet house nestled in the bucolic quietude of southern Chester County, PA (happily removed from many of the McMansions that have sprouted there recently), one of America’s greatest living artists passed from this world into the next one.  [...]

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PSA! PSA!

Looking for a nifty gifty that gives back?  Buy a vintage Tide tee to benefit Loads Of Hope, which is a Tide-sponsored truck that provides free laundry service to those affected by natural disasters.
In other words, think of the comfort a whiff of freshly laundered sheets and towels can be to a family in need.
If [...]

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Let us be lovers, we’ll marry our fortunes together–I’ve got some real estate here in my bag. So we got a pack of cigarettes and Mrs. Wagner pies, and walked off to look for America;

We’re in the process of closing up the apartment and getting ready to hit the rails, so posting will be sporadic at best and erratic at worst.  But believe me, come October 13th I will have much to discuss.
Ciao!

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Hear that lonesome whistle, blowing ‘cross the trestle: “Wooowhee;”

A recent post from Miss Shortcake over at Our Little Haus (for some reason, my browser isn’t allowing me to embed links–her blog is on my roll to the right) reminded me that I completely forgot to post photos that I took during my recent trip back to Pennsylvania on Amtrak–on September 11th, no less.  [...]

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::classical intro to Always Sunny in Philadelphia::

 

Fuck.  I miss Philly something serious.  And the real premiere is 9.18.
Also, this show is something. 
 

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I never thought I would find myself in bed amongst the stones;

There’s a new exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art focusing on one of Philadelphia’s local boys, Alexander Calder, and his vast catalog of jewelry that he made over the course of his career.  Though known primarily as a sculptor and as the inventor of the mobile, his jewelry making, just from the few pictures [...]

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Architects may come and architects may go and never change your point of view. When I run dry, I stop awhile and think of you;

There was a huge rash of deaths on Monday, between Bo Diddley, Yves Saint Laurent, and Anne D’Harnoncourt, that I feel compelled to write something about it.
–Wait–who was that third person, you ask?  Well, I’ll get to that.
It always makes me sad whenever one mentions the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the first association that [...]

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I walked the avenue until my legs felt like stone;

(Image from Wikipedia).
 I’m rather on the fence on whether or not I like the new Comcast Center–granted, it’s immaterial, since it’s nearly complete.  It’s just weird seeing the skyline I’ve always known (and can see from my grandmother’s house) altered so dramatically.  Also, it’s a bit shiny for my taste.

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