
—Rita Hayworth

Self Portrait
1925–1930
Oil on canvas
25 3/8 × 20 3/8in. (64.5 × 51.8 cm)



—Leslie Caron

Portrait of Marie Jeanette de Lange
1900
oil on canvas
Height: 70.5 cm (27.7″); Width: 77.4 cm (30.4″)
Rijksmuseum

The Tzabaris and Zendanis, Jewish Families from Wadi Amlah, Habban, Yemen, 1985


—Max von Sydow (1929-2020) RIP

RHYVA
from the AKHV series 2016
acrylic on wood, 9 x 12 x 2 in.

Levi Faez Studying Torah in His Grandfather’s Jewelry Workshop
El Hajar, Haidan, Yemen, 1983


The Fox Theater, Market Street, San Francisco 1956


Four Boys Playing on a School Yard Fence, San Francisco, 1945

I read Leslie Caron’s biography. She has had an interesting life and it is not over. I would love to stay in her Auberge but she sold it. It is still going but European travel is over for us. I do like the Jaguar and it does resemble the Morgans. I was in a gas station near La Jolla one time and a guy pulled in behind me in a 1926 Bentley roadster. We had a great time talking about his car.
When I was in college, a friend and I sat through a double feature of Carousel and Oklahoma in an old LA downtown theater. Probably the same one where we saw “A Place in the Sun” 20 times. That double feature was about 5 hours. Great times.
Have a lovely weekend and avoid crowds. I notice all the stores that usually have hand sanitizer at the front doors do not have them anymore. I assume someone was taking them.
That watch is simply beautiful. I love the deep blue color and the gold tones. I love the classic Roman numerals (note the “4”). I love the thin design — I’m not a big fan of the thick watches which are currently in vogue. Then I went to the Blancpain web site and discovered the Complete Calendar model. Wow.
I love that Jaguar. Robert, it might be a substitute for that Morgan… 🙂
I like the North By Northwest poster. I assume “Death Chasing After” was the French name of the release… I wonder what other names it was called.
Look at the elaborate marquee on the Fox Theater… that’s a masterpiece in itself. I haven’t been to San Francisco since the late 60’s. I wonder if the theater/marquee is still there
I vaguely remember Leslie Caron when I was young. I’m going to have to read up on her.
Have a wonderful weekend!