August 15th Post

Song of the day is "Thursday" by Count Basie. Today is Thursday! A fine old number.

Snickerdoodle and... I think it was a latte. Shift Cyclery and Coffee Bar in Eau Claire, WI from September 27th, 2018.

Also September 27th, 2018 this is a BOGO order of Blarneys from Dooley's Pub on Water Street in Eau Claire.

Probably the Hickory Cheddar burger with the classic cheese curds from Milwaukee Burger Company in Eau Claire. September 28th, 2018.

This was a breakfast burger and iced coffee from the French Press in Eau Claire on September 19th, 2018.

A famous Italian Beef sandwich from Al's #1 Italian Beef in Chicago. November 10th, 2018.

Inside of the sandwich.

Italian sub from J.P. Graziano's in Chicago. The bread was too hard for me, hurt my mouth. But overall not a bad sandwich. The place is pretty famous. November 10th, 2018.

Canoli dessert from J.P. Graziano's the same day.

Cafe Singer, oil on canvas by Edgar Degas in 1879 (French, 1834-1917). The Art Institute of Chicago! November 10th, 2018.

Water Drop, 2011 Glazed stoneware by Mineo Mizuno (American born 1944). Caption at the Art Institute of Chicago: "The Japanese character repeated across the surface of the work means 'zero,' 'null,' 'void' or 'nothingness,' but also refers to the name of the fighter planes used by the Japanese in World War II. Mizuno's father died in the war, before the artist was born, and this series addresses his sense of loss." Also Nov 10.

American Gothic, oil on beaverboard in 1930 by Grant Wood. One of the most famous American paintings ever. Also taken Nov 10.

Bronze reduced version of the statue at the Lincoln Memorial by Daniel Chester French (American, 1850-1931) who helped with the Lincoln Memorial. Modeled in 1916, cast after 1916. French's brother William M.R. French was the first director of the Art Institute of Chicago.

1826 Oil on Panel by Thomas Cole (American, born in England, 1801-48): Landscape with Figures: A Scene from "The Last of the Mohicans."

Water Lily Pond, 1900 oil on canvas by Claude Monet (French, 1840-1926). A great example of Impressionism from the Art Institute of Chicago!

Vincent Van Gogh (Dutch, 1853-1890) 1889 oil on canvas: The Bedroom. Van Gogh made this (second of three versions of the Bedroom in the Yellow House where he lived) at an Asylum a year before his suicide.

Van Gogh Self-Portrait from 1887, oil on artist's board, mounted on cradled panel.

Portrait of the Artist's Sister from 1891 by Georges Lemmen (Belgian, 1865-1916).