What’s Her Name? Virginia Plain.

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We stand on the shoulders of giants.

The Dream Garden by Maxfield Parrish and Tiffany Studios in Philadelphia.

A few years back I was staying in Philadelphia, just around the corner from the Curtis Building, the home to this treasure. Headed to dinner, I had my Uber driver stop, put on her four ways, and join me on a brief visit to this shimmering glass gem. Our cities hold so much treasure we walk or drive past. I always look up. After all, I am a tourist and I have never been afraid to admit that.

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We stand on the shoulders of giants.

American Radiator Building in New York City.

Raymond Hood and John Mead Howells architects.

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I’m inspired by the recent flurry of fountain pen posts. It’s time to return to a more elegant means of writing.

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Aw, shucks.

[crazyasscountrygirl]

[theseeker1864]

Support your local, family-owned businesses and always pay in cash, wherever you shop.

[rainbowriderjt]

[sowhatifiliveinfukuoka]

Repo Man (1984)

🎬 Alex Cox

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You’re the book that I have opened

And now I’ve got to know much more

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Keeping this song alive.

Tedeschi Trucks + Black Crowes cover Loving Cup by the Rolling Stones.

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A culture is held together not only by direct relationships, but by a common inheritance: ideas, stories, institutions, works of art and manufacture that give people a vocabulary for understanding one another. — @purplebullfinch

[purplebullfinch]

With respect to the New England sage, another in my illustrations of why being “cool” has never been, and will never be, my “main rule.”

#European carry-all

[serpentinesheldonserpentine]

‘Finch my friend, It’s “stay cool” not be cool. Cool is comportment, not style.

Learn from your mistakes is my only advice

And stay cool is still the main rule

Don't play yourself for a fool

Too much cheesecake too soon

Old money's better than new

No mention in the latest Tribune

And don't let this happen to you

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New Hampshire one room schoolhouse

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Please supply Mellencamp lyrics as needed. Thank you.

[nature-travel-photography]

Cherry Blossom season in Japan - Author: FederalRockie

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[onceuponawildflower]

“Beautiful things comfort; they bring a real clarity and ease. We have to continue to make our environments beautiful - it’s sort of like a prayer. If you surround yourself with beautiful things, you have a better life - one with more oxygen.”

— Angelica Huston (via metrosouthern)