Artist Barry Lungu’s painting of Jacarand trees in bloom in Zimbabwe. Image courtesy of Artgal.online. Art and beauty live in physical landmarks and museums and also in the expressions of natural wonders, culture, history, and creativity that local artists bring to life. Join us on a virtual visit to Zimbabwe, where we will experience the…
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San Francisco’s Downtown Rail Extension (DTX) route has been decided. The San Francisco Planning Department selected the “Pennsylvania” option as the preferred alignment to bring Caltrain and high-speed rail to the Transbay Transit Center. A vision of Caltrain stops in San Francisco once DTX opens. Blue shows walk distance up to 1/3 mile and orange…
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(Greenhouse with early garden pic) (The team at work) (Greenhouse with mid summer garden pic) (Pumpkin) (Garden pic) (Johnny & Stacey) (Mervon) (Mary and Caroline harvesting marigold seeds)
Here’s a quick round-up of some seasonally appealing Gardenista pieces I have written. Follow the links to read: First up, Forest Toddies. On the cold-weather walks I lead, I sometimes make a hot toddy to warm frigid fingers. (It stays steaming in Thermos flasks.) It’s alcohol-free but manages to taste grown up and complex. Everyone…
Moniker Art Fair will be returning to East London’s iconic Old Truman Brewery this year from 15th October, having firmly established itself as London’s premiere event for contemporary art rooted in urban culture. The fair will showcase works from approximately 20 national and international art galleries and feature some of the world’s pioneering talent in…
I have just been to Bangkok for two days on a winter escape trip to Southern China and Southeast Asia, areas I haven’t been to before. I haven’t published any blog posts about the metros in the first three cities of my trip, Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Guangzhou, because our friend Craig M. had contributed…
Esittelin viime vuonna vision tehdä rakastamastani Kallion alueesta aiempaakin mukavamman paikan asua. Poikkeusaikojen puristuksessa kirkastui ajatus muokata alueen vilkkaimmat kadut Porthaninkatu, Fleminginkatu, Vaasankatu ja Hämeentie sekä niiden väliset aukiot selkeämmin kaikille avoimiksi kaupunkitiloiksi. Kävely- ja ihmisystävällisempinä kaduista ja aukioista muodostuisi rengasmainen vyöhyke, jolla olisi valtava potentiaali toimia ihmisiä ja kaupunkikulttuuria yhteen tuovana valtasuonena. Alue kattaisi…
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“Pyromania is an impulse control disorder in which individuals repeatedly fail to resist impulses to deliberately start fire.” . . . Prometheus stole fire from the gods and gifted it to humanity, for which he was punished by Zeus. Chained to a rock, he had his liver eaten by eagles each day, only for it…
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It has been eight months since my last post here on Blogger and that entry was just to let folks know my web-designer, Chris Deatherage, had made changes to my website. Prior to that posting I had become very sporadic in publishing my blog posts which was out of characer for me. For after years of being very dedicated…
Thank you for your interest in participating in the 2018 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service! This event support community gardens throughout Waco and celebrates the legacy of Dr. King in making a difference in our communities. Every individual volunteer must complete a registration form. If you are registering family members, please have each adult…
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