As much as I enjoyed the many works of art in San Francisco’s Legion of Honor, it felt amazing to walk into a room and find myself standing inside a lavishly decorated and furnished room from pre-Revolution-era France. There are three such exhibit spaces in the museum, covering the 17th and 18th centuries. I shot all but the top photo […]
Fine Art Friday on a Saturday!
When I visited the Grace Hudson Museum in Ukiah last March, I was mostly interested in the paintings and historical artifacts related to Grace Hudson and her family. But in addition to the permanent exhibit, the museum also features the work of other artists. From January 28 to April 30, 2023, it hosted a traveling mixed-media exhibit called The Curious […]
San Francisco’s Maritime Museum wasn’t exactly what I’d been expecting when I walked in the door. For one thing, the upper floors were closed off and only the main level was open (although it was free to look around). The friendly docent behind the desk told me that if I was interested in maritime artifacts I should check out the […]
These gorgeous Kachina figures were part of the hallway decor in the hotel in Williams, Arizona, where we stayed for a single night in June 2023.
Last Wednesday I took a look at the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum in San Jose, so today it seemed appropriate to share photos of some of the Egyptian artifacts I saw recently at San Francisco’s Legion of Honor art museum. It was my very first visit to this fine art museum, and I highly recommend taking the time to explore its […]
During my recent visit to San Francisco I took a tour of the art museum in the Legion of Honor, and among the treasures I found a number of ancient Egyption artifacts (which I’ll be sharing with you at a later date). Until I discovered this episode of California’s Gold, originally aired in March 2001, I had no idea that […]
Wall mural at Geary and Leavenworth, San Francisco.
I should be getting ready for an upcoming trip, but instead today I found myself bogging down in a few minor chores that are way, way down on my priority list — details I habitually ignore, promising myself to “get around to it one of these days.” Today I decided to reorganize my rather large yarn stash, which in turn […]