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Postcard Story – The Manneporte Near Etretat – Claude Monet – 1886 – The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Claude Monet | The Manneporte near Etretat | The Metropolitan Museum of Art (metmuseum.org) *** Postcard Story – The Manneporte Near Etretat – Claude Monet – 1886 - The Metropolitan Museum of Art Second Sister's Spouse – 03/13/23 …and she, not old, but also now not young, came as far as she could...
Postcard Story – The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere – Grant Wood – 1931 – The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Grant Wood | The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere | The Metropolitan Museum of Art (metmuseum.org) *** The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere – Grant Wood – 1931 Oldest Grandson – 07/09/21 …and what he is learning now is that much of life is like a midnight ride, surprisingly, especially at times of change,...
Postcard Story – Vétheuil in Summer – Claude Monet – 1880 – The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Claude Monet | Vétheuil in Summer | The Metropolitan Museum of Art (metmuseum.org) *** Postcard Story – Vétheuil in Summer – Claude Monet – 1880 – The Metropolitan Museum of Art Second Daughter – 01/04/23 … and the holiday at the riverside town was her idea, not too far in the car for the...
Postcard Story – Ice Floes – Claude Monet – 1893 – The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Claude Monet | Ice Floes | The Metropolitan Museum of Art (metmuseum.org) Ice Floes – Claude Monet Oldest Daughter – 09/21/21 …and in California, the winter was not a natural time of reflection for, yes, it was cooler and occasionally there was rain, but it was mostly sunny and warm with clear...
Postcard Story – A Vase of Flowers – Margareta Haverman – 1716 – The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Margareta Haverman | A Vase of Flowers | The Metropolitan Museum of Art (metmuseum.org) *** A Vase of Flowers – Margareta Haverman Second Sister - 06/29/21 …and she stood and studied the painting, not so much to admire, as it was so dark, but to search out to the details, annoyed with the dark...
Postcard Story – Celia Thaxter’s Garden, Isles of Shoals, Maine – Childe Hassam – 1890 – The Metropolitan Museum of Art
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/14930 *** Celia Thaxter’s Garden, Isles of Shoals, Maine – Childe Hassam - 1890 Oldest Daughter - 05/06/21 …and it was always wonderful visiting her cousin, especially in the spring, when everything came alive, so suddenly it seemed when the colors...
Postcard Story – Part 2 – Boating – Edouard Manet – 1894 – The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Edouard Manet | Boating | The Metropolitan Museum of Art (metmuseum.org) Postcard Story – Part 2 - Boating – Edouard Manet – 1894 – The Metropolitan Museum of Art Friend of Oldest Grandson - 01/15/24 …and this all…was it truly more than two years since she first stepped into the boat, and this...
Postcard Story – Part 1 – Boating – Edouard Manet – 1874 – The Metropolitan Museum of Art
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436947 Postcard Story – Boating – Edouard Manet Oldest Grandson – 09/14/21 …and the sailing was smooth and easy, the wind with just a…touch of warmth, the… kiss…of the breeze within the sails, steady and pleasant, the day bright and… And yet,...