Art and Culture is alive and well in Kansas City, Missouri. One way to explore this varied cultural life is through Arts Alive. Once a month this group explores visual art (including private art collections), music, theatre, and dance. There is always great food to accompany the events. The price for this unique experience is only $25.00. [...]
Poodle Time! The Colorful Abstract Poodles
It is time for another "Art Wednesday".I have wanted to do a collection of modern abstract art inspired by Poodles for a while. My criteria for selection was that an artist made a personal statement which was inspired by Poodles. Use of design and color was also considered Links have been added if pieces are available for [...]
Pears & Cooks Illustrated
This was one my first blogs. But it's cooking season again, so I decided to dust it off and republish. We subscribe to the Cooks Illustrated website. My Pear Crisp came from the members’ only section. My daughter also made another Pear Crisp from the site so I am going to list both recipes. Her's had an Oat topping [...]
Poodle Time! Poodle In The Kitchen
Cooking season is steaming towards us.Vintage linen tea towel from my personal collection I am sure many have had their executive meetings to figure out who is making what (for at least Thanksgiving). It is time to dust off the tried and true favorite recipes and maybe throw in some new ones to stir things up.With [...]
Our Museum-The Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum
A knitted purse from Germany dated from 1814-1840. Read about it here.The Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum is part of our wonderful national treasure, the Smithsonian Institution. The Cooper-Hewitt is America's design museum and--good news!--it is becoming easily accessible to students of design worldwide. Recently, the Cooper-Hewitt began displaying its collection on the Internet. At this time (Fall, 2012) [...]
Poodle Time!-Vintage Poodle Posters
Today, I am finally getting back to something I wanted to do last summer, vintage posters. I hope you enjoy them.I believe this was the first poster I ever put on Pinterest. The plaid bow on the black Poodle just caught my eye. This poster was printed during WW I, and patriotism is very evident. Most of the [...]
MeadowTree Style 