Behind the scenes in House Key
A modern scene for a painting of King searching for Mosby through the woods on Spade in 1863
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman My rating: 4 of 5 stars I was determined to finish reading “Thinking, Fast and Slow” after having started it three years ago. Filled with useful insights and exhaustive descriptions of experiments and … Continued
Annie Leibovitz at Work by Annie Leibovitz My rating: 5 of 5 stars It’s been a few decades since I had subscribed to Rolling Stone Magazine just so I could see Annie Leibovitz’s latest pictures. Known for iconic celebrity photographs, … Continued
Becoming by Michelle Obama My rating: 5 of 5 stars I resisted reading Becoming for months after it was published, concerned that it was overrated after having climbed to best-seller status almost immediately. I admit, however, that once I began … Continued
Art and Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking by David Bayles My rating: 4 of 5 stars Art and Fear is a broader book than the title suggests. In fact, I was initially put off by the … Continued
Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know by Malcolm Gladwell My rating: 5 of 5 stars I have always enjoyed Malcolm Gladwell’s books and found them interesting, but Talking to Strangers ranks highest as … Continued
Whiskey Women: The Untold Story of How Women Saved Bourbon, Scotch, and Irish Whiskey by Fred Minnick My rating: 4 of 5 stars The title and cover of this beautifully designed book caught my eye in the gift shop of … Continued
Prelude to Spanish Modernism: Fortuny to Picasso by Mark A. Roglan My rating: 4 of 5 stars “Prelude to Spanish Modernism: Fortuny to Picasso” is a beautiful catalog covering the exhibition by the same name at The Meadows Museum in … Continued
The plan was to finish transplanting some saplings. We started the project yesterday and got one little tree successfully in the ground before a sudden afternoon storm rained us out. Should’ve only taken an hour to complete the job. But … Continued
Fortuny: Friends and Followers by Amanda W. Dotseth My rating: 5 of 5 stars Fortuny: Friends and Followers is a catalog of the recent exhibition by the same name held February 3-June 2, 2019 at The Meadows Museum, Southern Methodist … Continued
