Egyptian pin

See all those pretty colors? Inlaid stones. I'm kicking myself that I didn't get anything in this shot for scale, because this pin couldn't have been more than three inches long. Can you imagine the precision the craftsman must have had?

The Met, John Lennon, and the Laundromat

April 20th 2012
Today Gracie took herself to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and, as a die-hard Beatles fan, to Strawberry Fields. I stayed close to the apartment and rested my weary back. Gracie took all the shots you see on today’s blog entry. Captions and explanations are hers. There are a couple of laundromats nearby, so I tossed the clothes into a rolling bag and made my way there. While waiting for the pr ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

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