Category: Art

Wisdom from Justin the Artist at 22

Wisdom from Justin the Artist at 22

Sharing the wisdom of the young artist who created the Glover Gardens logo.

NYTime.Com Article: Who Said Art Is Only for the One Percent?

NYTime.Com Article: Who Said Art Is Only for the One Percent?

This is a provocative and enlightening article refuting the idea that “the best art always bears the biggest price tag”.

Another Friday, Another Charcuterie Board – But Not Quite Art

Another Friday, Another Charcuterie Board – But Not Quite Art

A well-timed comment from another blogger helped me realize that it’s ok to be a foodie-blogger-storyteller person with a unique and real message – even though my food isn’t art.

What the Car Saw: Evening Edition (plus haiku)

What the Car Saw: Evening Edition (plus haiku)

A gorgeous, fiery sun merging with the horizon while it generously backlit the clouds and turned the evening sky into a work of art deserving of a haiku.

Early Morning: What the Car Saw

Early Morning: What the Car Saw

Going to work in the dark.. Sometimes the urge to capture a moment strikes when I least expect it. At a red light. Waiting. Thinking. Looking, and perhaps more importantly, seeing. This was our view (the car and me) early this morning at a stop […]

Thumbs Up in Paris

Thumbs Up in Paris

Street art makes the modern area of Paris more interesting.

April in Paris: Museum of Montmartre and Renoir’s Gardens

April in Paris: Museum of Montmartre and Renoir’s Gardens

The Museum of Montmartre and Renoir’s Gardens throb with a creative, imaginative and harmonious aesthetic that evokes the era of impressionist art in Paris.

St. Francis Prayer of Peace for a World That Needs It

St. Francis Prayer of Peace for a World That Needs It

Hello world, friends, family and neighbors: I wish you peace, love, happiness, serenity, interesting hobbies, low blood pressure and job security. I’m not Catholic but I have a spiritual crush on St. Francis – how can you not love the patron saint of animals???!!! I ran […]

Haiku: Colder Days Ahead

Haiku: Colder Days Ahead

Another blogger’s beautiful image provides the inspiration to complete this haiku about the changing seasons.

Looking Back | Wise Words from the STORYTELLER Blog

Looking Back | Wise Words from the STORYTELLER Blog

A reblogged story about a modern-day two-bit grifter who stole online images, and impassioned defense of art belonging to its creator.

On Monday | STORYTELLER

On Monday | STORYTELLER

The Storyteller, on Vegas, Tom Petty, and things that make us sigh, sadly.

Tidbits from the De Young Museum in San Francisco

Tidbits from the De Young Museum in San Francisco

Random gorgeousness from the De Young Museum in San Francisco.

Some Like it HOT – Thank You, TCM!

Some Like it HOT – Thank You, TCM!

TCM is doing it again: Some Like It Hot is showing on the big screen, and the Glover Gardens Mom & Millennial will be there.

April in Paris: Happy Wednesday Photo

April in Paris: Happy Wednesday Photo

I had some spare time over an April weekend in Paris and visited the Jacquemart-Andre Museum. Sheer loveliness. I haven’t had time to collect my thoughts and photos yet, but here’s a look at the floral arrangement in the drawing room.  Happy Wednesday! Stay tuned […]

Emile Zola’s “Living Out Loud” and My Blog’s Second Anniversary

Emile Zola’s “Living Out Loud” and My Blog’s Second Anniversary

My looking-at-the-world lens is sharper: realizing the gift of being in the moment through the act of sharing in the blog.

Telling the Story of a Picture

Telling the Story of a Picture

Dad tells the story of a crayon-drawn collector’s item he “earned” from an artist during a 1964 radio interview.

In the Moment: O’Hare Airport Architecture/Art

In the Moment: O’Hare Airport Architecture/Art

The art/architecture at O’Hare airport in Chicago captivated me. See the resulting haiku and pictures.

Travel Serendipity: I Touched a Picasso

Travel Serendipity: I Touched a Picasso

Some days exceed expectations: Hyde Park, Picasso and me.


%d bloggers like this: