Patricia Longfellow
@sjpat3.bsky.social
Episcopalian, cat 🐈 lover, observer, and ponderer. Vegetarian. Stained glass enthusiast. PWHL Montréal Victoire 🏒 St. Louis Blues fan.
These photos look SO England.
December 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
These photos look SO England.
We're you up really early to capture these? Or was it a sunset?
December 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
We're you up really early to capture these? Or was it a sunset?
Nice, Colin! That should be hanging on someone's wall.
December 11, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Nice, Colin! That should be hanging on someone's wall.
You, too? I don't feel so bad now.
December 10, 2025 at 5:12 PM
You, too? I don't feel so bad now.
It's a glass baby bottle. They were common a long, long time ago. Seems shocking now, but I remember seeing babies feeding from them. Here's the history of baby bottles: www.alimentarium.org/en/story/his...
www.alimentarium.org
December 10, 2025 at 2:19 AM
It's a glass baby bottle. They were common a long, long time ago. Seems shocking now, but I remember seeing babies feeding from them. Here's the history of baby bottles: www.alimentarium.org/en/story/his...
Congratulations! Hugs and big thanks to your care team!
December 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Congratulations! Hugs and big thanks to your care team!
Americans like to haul out the walnuts this time of year. 🚚
December 8, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Americans like to haul out the walnuts this time of year. 🚚
I may have seen it in Madrid when visiting the Museo del Prado, since that's where it lives. Here's the link to the Wikipedia entry: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Imm... Know what it reminded me of? The one in Ely Cathedral we saw - that brought Beyoncé to mind.
The Immaculate Conception (Tiepolo) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I may have seen it in Madrid when visiting the Museo del Prado, since that's where it lives. Here's the link to the Wikipedia entry: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Imm... Know what it reminded me of? The one in Ely Cathedral we saw - that brought Beyoncé to mind.
OK, found the answer! It's "Immaculate Conception" (1767-1769) by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. The painting was commissioned by King Charles III of Spain in March 1767 and resides in the Museo del Prado in Madrid.
December 8, 2025 at 4:49 PM
OK, found the answer! It's "Immaculate Conception" (1767-1769) by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. The painting was commissioned by King Charles III of Spain in March 1767 and resides in the Museo del Prado in Madrid.
I like that. Words to live by.
December 6, 2025 at 4:08 AM
I like that. Words to live by.
How big are those mosaics?
December 4, 2025 at 10:24 PM
How big are those mosaics?
Was that a penalty at least?
December 4, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Was that a penalty at least?
Thought of these irreverent lyrics:
"O pizza tree, O pizza tree, how wondrous are your toppings"
I'll shut up now.
"O pizza tree, O pizza tree, how wondrous are your toppings"
I'll shut up now.
December 1, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Thought of these irreverent lyrics:
"O pizza tree, O pizza tree, how wondrous are your toppings"
I'll shut up now.
"O pizza tree, O pizza tree, how wondrous are your toppings"
I'll shut up now.
Enjoy them both!
November 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Enjoy them both!
You're welcome! Borrowed it from the library then bought it. Lots of information about The Met, yes, but also lots of wisdom. Reminds me of my favorite book, "Working: People Talk about What They Do All Day and How They Feel about What They Do" by Studs Terkel, a Chicago author and broadcaster.
November 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
You're welcome! Borrowed it from the library then bought it. Lots of information about The Met, yes, but also lots of wisdom. Reminds me of my favorite book, "Working: People Talk about What They Do All Day and How They Feel about What They Do" by Studs Terkel, a Chicago author and broadcaster.
If you haven't read "All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me" by Patrick Bringley, I can heartily recommend it. www.simonandschuster.com/books/All-th... The Met from the eyes of one of its guards.
All the Beauty in the World
New York Times bestseller Named one of the best books of the year by the New York Public Library, the Financial Times, the New York Post, Book Riot...
www.simonandschuster.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
If you haven't read "All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me" by Patrick Bringley, I can heartily recommend it. www.simonandschuster.com/books/All-th... The Met from the eyes of one of its guards.