A Sign for Our Times
“Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” —Mark Twain (1835–1910) Mark Twain lived in the Village for many years; see one of the […]
Tag Archives: Greenwich Village
Do You Believe in Magic?
“Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.” —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) This advice given by Herr Goethe is more fitting to […]
The Cutting Edge
“You know how to keep a knife sharp? Don’t use it.” — Dominic Del Re (1958– , expert knife sharpener) Dominic Del Re, a 58-year old former trader in cocoa […]
Robin Williams: a Portrait in Chalk
“In America they really do mythologize people when they die.” —Robin Williams (1952–2014) Let the mythologizing begin! I found this portrait in chalk of Robin Williams on the pavement near […]
Painting and Playing in Washington Square Park
“All pictures painted inside in the studio will never be as good as the things done outside.” —Paul Cezanne (1839–1906) It was a picture perfect day for painting pictures en […]
A Taste of Provençe in Greenwich Village
“If I couldn’t laugh, I’d rather die.” —Claudette Colbert (1903–1996) I like this quote that says so much about Claudette Colbert; but the Academy Award-winning actress has nothing to do […]
Pride: Then and Now
“It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.” —Saint Augustine (AD 354–AD 430) Ever mindful that pride goeth before a fall; here […]
A Greenwich Village Townhouse and Garden
“No occupation is so delightful to me as the culture of the earth, and no culture comparable to that of the garden.” —Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) The earth need not only […]
Art, Its Ephemeral Nature
“We’ve got this gift of love, but love is like a precious plant. You can’t just accept it and leave it in the cupboard or just think it’s going to […]
Late-Blooming Azaleas
Here’s the full-blown Azalea, perfuming the air, Here’s the Cardinal-flower, that a princess might wear. —from “Let Us Go to the Woods,” Anonymous From a cold wet winter to a […]
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