Walking along a street in Brooklyn, I slowed down to take in the holiday decorations. Some people go for funny and cute... ...while others get a bit more macabre. This dude gets around. And the crowning

At the Morgan Library they rotate various books for display. Some have wonderful illustrations, both on the cover and inside. And they do have more modern pieces. The best one was a book on the anatomy

The Morgan Library itself is a grand room lined with glass fronted bookcases holding old or rare editions and related artefacts. It's two stories high with a magnificent painted ceiling... ...and more

J.P. Morgan's collections includes many Egyptian artifacts, no big surprise when you consider he beagn collecting on a much larger scale when his father, Junius, died in 1890. These artifacts are interesting

Inside John Pierpont Morgan's study, which he had built in 1906 (along with the library). It's decorated in a Renaissance style, with a wooden ceiling imported from Florence, stained glass windows from

I'm partial to restrained palettes in European Medieval art, like this prayer scroll. Despite the lack of color, the result can be very dramatic. They can also give a clearer look at the strange beasts.

This morning is grey and a little chilly, but recently we've had patches of perfect sunny weather that make you want to wander the streets all day. Found an unexpected logful of mushrooms inside someone's

I learned a new word at the Medieval Monsters exhibit, cephalophore, which is a saint depicted carrying their head, usually on account of martyrdom by beheading. The most famous of them is St. Denis but

Stopped by an exhibit at the Morgan Library that closes this weekend of Monsters and Beasts in Medieval art. Some of my favorites were various depictions of the (literal) mouth of hell. Of course there

An overcast day today, perfect for some hot tea with lunch. Double salmon: roasted as part of the lunch special and in a roll. Plus a perfect, crispy pile of tempura. Of course we demolished the whole

From a sunny day last week. TBH fertilized by honey sounds pretty messy and sticky and, frankly, useless.