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The Texture of Wartime Monet Going Through Old Notebooks Part 28: "Madame, you are standing too close to the paintings."

"Monet’s famous waterlilies were made during the war, and more people should know that. This is what I wanted to say, but couldn’t find the words. Look and you can see beneath the surface of the water: that dread, that waiting. Would it be destroyed, the garden in Normandy, like so many others?"

#BlackSky

The bodice of a pale yellow silk late 1880s dress embroidered either side of the centre with flowers and stem of daffodils

Full length view of the late 1880s pale yellow dress which cuts away to reveal a petticoat beneath. It has embroidered daffodils running the length of the gown and around to the train as well

A detail of one of the embroidered yellow daffodils worked in long and short silk shading stitch for a painterly effect

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus! Happy St David’s Day to my Welsh friends, family and of course Mr S himself. Thus beautiful daffodil strewn late #1880s gown is a perfect tribute #AmericanMuseum #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

6 purple and white crocuses blooming

Happy March 1st! Only three more weeks until the spring equinox 🌱

The owl filled the staircase. For several moments Berde stared, stunned by the silent wall of black feathers.

The visible song of a male Red-winged Blackbird in the morning light.

baller move, no notes

Twin daffodils 🌱

A long strip of Hmong indigo-dyed batiked fabric in a metal sink half-full of water. I love this piece beyond reason, it smells of my childhood. Hopefully after this wash & many rinses the indigo won't come off on my fingers as much.

I have washed out the indigo-dyed Hmong skirt bottom I bought 36 years ago in Laos. I have not known what to do with it since, but last night a Plan hit me.

Librarian & Executive Director of the Lewis Walpole Library in Farmington, Connecticut, 06032 | Other at Yale University Apply for Librarian & Executive Director of the Lewis Walpole Library job with Yale University in Farmington, Connecticut, 06032. Other at Yale University

JOB ALERT 📜📚

Librarian & executive director of Yale’s Lewis Walpole Library (Farmington, CT)

•Research center for 18th-century Britain
•You’d report to the fabulous Michelle Light

careers.yale.edu/us/en/job/13...

I heard stories of people who've fed crows, and been given gifts in return. It sounded charming, so I began doing that.

Then, one night, there was a rapping on my bedroom window. I stumbled up and opened.

A crow flew in and spoke: "They're coming for you. You must flee."

I only just made it out.

Going to go make something pretty, to retreat from The Horrors.

What a terrible day.

I'm now recruiting for a crucial post in my team - Curator: Parliamentary Art Collection. A rare chance to work with a wonderful collection in a unique setting.

Please do share, and feel free to get in touch with any questions

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Lisbeth Reading http://collection.nationalmuseum.se/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface&module=collection&objectId=26295&viewType=detailView

You might want to stop reading the news and watch this puppy.

EXACTLY THIS.

Congratulations!

I am still in bed with coffee. I do have plans in a few hours, so will need to get ready for them.

Likewise.

Beauty and the Beast, by Walter Crane, 1874.

A red glass tankard with pink and yellow peace roses, on a table with a fringed scarf, and behind, very 1970s wooden shelves with a green glass bottle, and behind that a painting with stripes.

#SomethingBeautiful another still life by my aunt, Mary Lace, Peace Roses.

I got a massive Middle School Sense Memory hit, wow.

Good luck on your surgery & may you heal quickly & cleanly!

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you think you've seen the whole movie, and then the alt text reveals you haven't even finished act two

Three giant moths with glowing eyes approaching a human holding a flashlight. The moon rises behind them. A guy named Ted safely rides an ATV away from them. The text reads: Ted wasn't sure how he ended up at the Visiting of the moths, but he was sure glad he wore the proper gear: gloves, goggles, boots, long-sleeve shirt, pants and a helmet.

Ride your ATV safely this weekend.

Pentagon Fires Another Laser at a Drone, Prompting a New Air Closure After the downing of a Customs and Border Protection drone, the F.A.A. closed the airspace above Fort Hancock, Texas.

A Pentagon laser inadvertently downed a government drone on Thursday, prompting the FAA to ban flights over Fort Hancock, Texas, a small border town about 55 miles southeast of El Paso, citing “special security reasons.”

Not naming names,,, but I googled ya worth

So impressed and blessed for all the brands reaching out to support. thousand and more companies offered to donate product and my team gunna get to it. 🙏🏾🙏🏾

BUT if you a billion dollar company,,, we don’t want a product donation. We want you to sponsor these women + athletes. 👀

BREAKING: We're suing Kansas for a law that invalidates transgender people's updated driver's licenses and authorizes anyone to sue anyone they suspect of being trans for using the "wrong" bathroom.

I know it’s difficult right now, but I insist that you seek and enjoy beautiful things, even if it seems frivolous or irresponsible in the face of overwhelming horror. I want you to feed yourself artistically, spiritually, and literally, because you can’t Do The Work when you’re starving.