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roshashanah at Marcia’s

On By boogkb

Unfortunately, George and Michelle could not make it. Michelle has Covid. We will bring leftovers after the dinner.

Table setting
Sara marcia QB
Four of the six children
Bruce David from the military college
Everything outstanding. QB especially liked the brisket.
A perfect bundt honey cake.

Visit to de Young museum Faith Ringgold

On By boogkb

One of the best exhibits we have visited. Apart from the well know, to us at least, protest art fab tapestries of several periods.

Not part of the exhibit but so striking in the hallway
Flag of course. Many such in the series, often bleeding.
Interesting progression from black to white skin
Acrylic on canvas with quilting; part of slave rape series.
More of similar.
From her time in Paris. Story Quilt, spectacular
Gertrude Stein homage, natch. Paris
More Paris
She called these soft sculptures. Very powerful
Close up through the protected glass so refections; funeral mourners.
More
These two horizontals especially powerful
View of one of the multiple galleries
Tar beach series – spectacular
More stories series. Border is handwritten love story.
Another story quilt: Tar Beach.
Iconic

The iconic Tar Beach quilt. QB recognized from the Guggenheim

Flower show Rosecliff

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Annual show moves to a different mansion each year. Small this year we were told. Not in the league of Amsterdam

Typical room
Another
Entrance to rosecliff
You from the patio
Serpent
Serpent
Not a comfortable piece of furniture in the room
View from patio
QB and Michelle
Breakers walkway
Docent on guard

A ball of string (forest) and a small excitement

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Final day of our Solage adventure. Have been eating quite well and getting stuff (olive oil, baked good) and a flat tire.

Our run flat tires worked as expected in that we could drive to a nearby (very lucky us) tire place that fixed the flat. What seemed odd to me, not having any experience with run flats, is I could not tell I had a flat except from the dashboard warning. Drove as normal. Strange to me.

Ball of String: Nearby private Petrified Forest. A walk in the woods through the forest. Some pics.

Valentine Day at Solage, with good eats

On By boogkb

Nice drive up, nice hot tub soak. Two for KB as there is a spa, outside spa, on the patio, private for this room. What a treat.

Dinner at the Solbar restaurant, prix fix V day special (meaning special price). Excellent dinner.

The spa right outside our patio. A great room upgrade. Guessing the property not very busy.

Six course tasting menu: cheesecake with salmon, very good buttery bun with fancy butter. Looks like anything but butter was was excellent. The drinks, champagne cocktails. Later a sparkling wine arrived.

White (surprisingly good and overcooked) asparagus with green ones and some ham.

The lobster course of course.

And then the filet mignon. I rarely have meat but this one could make one change his mind.

Meringue of raspberries etc. Impressive sauce