Who said this?

Immune to the indifference of the masses, the true artist pursues his or her art in the bitterest solitude, compelled only by the irresistible tidal pull of the creative impulse.

Japanese Art Prints

Plum Garden over Shin-Ohashi Bridge
Ando Hiroshige

Waves and Birds, circa 1825
Katsushika Hokusai

Coco Chanel Inspiration

Photos from Coco Chanel's apartment in Paris -

A sofa in my kitchen

Time to move into another room as most previous posts have been devoted to my foyer...

My mother, Mary Jane Zahn Scanlon, and me (1962)

I just like this picture.

First lemon blossom - March 5, 2010

There are 74 buds on my Meyer lemon tree! The first one opened today -- it is beautiful and the smell is heavenly....