tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24990043626734405552011-04-21T22:34:42.823-04:00My idea of paradise is a perfect automobile going thirty miles an hour on a smooth road to a twelfth century cathedral. -Henry JamesFriends of Goldthwaitnoreply@blogger.comBlogger101100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499004362673440555.post-57337030420306623362006-09-05T20:04:00.000-04:002006-09-05T20:07:48.657-04:00Check out these<a href="http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=267"> creative facts and ideas</a> as they've appeared in the past, the present or the anticipated future. <a href="http://www.fark.com/"> Click here</a> for current today's rather strange and amusing news.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2499004362673440555-5733703042030662336?l=moonladder.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Friends of Goldthwaitnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499004362673440555.post-4806736203322901492006-09-04T19:19:00.000-04:002006-09-04T19:21:25.541-04:00Stay Close to Those Sounds<br /><br />The sun turns a key in a lock each day<br />As soon as it crawls out of bed.<br /><br />Light swings open a door<br />And the many kinds of love rush out<br />Onto the infinite green field.<br /><br />Your soul sometimes plays a note<br />Against the Sky's ear that excites<br />The birds and planets.<br /><br />Stay close to any sounds<br />That make you glad you are alive.<br /><br />Welcome inspiration at <a href="http://www.americangardenmuseum.com/botanical_archive/nasturtium_tropaeolum_majus.html"> The American Garden Museum</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2499004362673440555-480673620332290149?l=moonladder.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Friends of Goldthwaitnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499004362673440555.post-24802138191415547392006-09-04T18:47:00.000-04:002006-09-04T18:48:15.095-04:00A grand collection of current fine art for sale all over the globe.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.artnet.com/net/galleries/gallery_home.aspx">Fine Art Galleries</a><br /><br />This site is terrific! The author paints one perfectly exquisite small work or art and sells one each day. <a href="http://duanekeiser.blogspot.com/">A Painting A Day</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2499004362673440555-2480213819141554739?l=moonladder.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Friends of Goldthwaitnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499004362673440555.post-16894595114470778432006-09-03T10:01:00.000-04:002006-09-03T10:05:00.914-04:00In order to view this prestigious collection of professional images of art and culture from the world's major museums and collections, you will first need to register (for free)..outstanding source of beauty<br /><br /><a href="http://www.scalarchives.it/php/index.php?lingua=eng">Over 35,000 images</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.nationalmuseumindia.gov.in/jew_ill.html">National Museum, New Delhi, India</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2499004362673440555-1689459511447077843?l=moonladder.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Friends of Goldthwaitnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499004362673440555.post-43855190952164415332006-09-02T12:04:00.001-04:002006-09-02T12:04:26.191-04:00Here's a new and improved way to immerse yourself in beauty online at the Peabody Essex Museum.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pem.org/collections/">Register here at Artscape ...and be amazed</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2499004362673440555-4385519095216441533?l=moonladder.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Friends of Goldthwaitnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499004362673440555.post-20106141212790484922006-09-02T11:47:00.001-04:002006-09-02T11:47:52.658-04:00"I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library." <br /> -Juan Luis Borges<br /><br />Before the internet, there were these....<br /><a href="http://image.ox.ac.uk/">Magical Manuscripts</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2499004362673440555-2010614121279048492?l=moonladder.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Friends of Goldthwaitnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499004362673440555.post-4359035476311941782006-09-02T11:41:00.003-04:002006-09-02T11:41:53.834-04:00The gift of creativity is a blessing. <br />Trying to be thoughtful and creative when gift giving can be a curse.<br /><br />For unique gifts, consider online shopping at the European museum shops listed in the sidebars of this blog. The selections are unique and thought-provoking.<br /><br /> and here's a bit more help:<br /><a href="http://www.dalvey.com/dalvey_catalogue.html">Gentlemen</a><br /><a href="http://usa.hermes.com/discover/Hermes.html">Ladies</a><br /><a href="http://www.lesterharrys.com/">Young children</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2499004362673440555-435903547631194178?l=moonladder.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Friends of Goldthwaitnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499004362673440555.post-16665724457579646672006-09-02T11:41:00.001-04:002006-09-02T11:41:18.399-04:00"How<br />Did the rose<br />Ever open its heart<br /><br />And give to this world<br />All its<br />Beauty?<br /><br />It felt the encouragement of light<br />Against its <br />Being,<br /><br />Otherwise,<br />We all remain<br /><br />Too<br />Frightened.<br /><br /> <span style="font-style:italic;"> poem by the Persian poet, Hafiz</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2499004362673440555-1666572445757964667?l=moonladder.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Friends of Goldthwaitnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499004362673440555.post-87959084863868416972006-08-30T20:37:00.000-04:002006-08-30T21:38:00.374-04:00A number of international musuems have made their collections available for viewing online. <br /><br />At the <a href="http://www.louvre.fr//url">Louvre Musuem</a>, go to Exhibitions, then go to Databases, click on the Atlas Database to be able to view exquisite artwork room by room<br /><br />At the <a href="http://www.rijksmuseum.nl//">Rijksmuseum Museum in Amsterdam</a>, go to Masterpieces to see their outstanding collection of Dutch Masters of the Golden Age.<br /><br />Browse the stunning images at the <a href="http://www.khm.at/homeE3.html">Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna</a><br /><br />Visit the <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/collection.asp?HomePageLink=permanentcollection_l//url">Metropolitan Museum</a><br /><br />Vist the <a href="http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/">Getty Museum</a><br /><br />Try <a href="http://tate.artgroup.com/mall/departmentpage.cfm?store=Tate&type=h">Art on Demand from the Tate Gallery in London</a>. Browse artwork and have it framed and delivered to your doorstep.<br /><br />Top Treasures of Britain <a href="http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/compass/ixbin/hixclient.exe?_IXDB_=compass&_IXFIRST_=1&_IXMAXHITS_=1&_IXSPFX_=graphical/gt/lin/&_IXtour=ENC11375&$+with+all_unique_id_index+is+$=ENC11375&submit-button=summary">The British Museum</a><br /><br />At many of the museum sites, you may create an album of your favorite pieces.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2499004362673440555-8795908486386841697?l=moonladder.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Friends of Goldthwaitnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499004362673440555.post-42223535841066252672006-08-29T19:54:00.000-04:002006-08-29T20:50:52.494-04:00Dream<br /><br />Walking toward the sea<br />moon serenely full<br />Warm wind<br /><br />Slipping into stillness<br />of mirrored stars<br />Phosphorescence following me<br /><br />Shimmering <br />Backstroking<br />To watch my star kicking feet<br /><br />Moon smiling<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2499004362673440555-4222353584106625267?l=moonladder.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Friends of Goldthwaitnoreply@blogger.com0