Irma Brunner by Edouard Manet

Welcome to Mondays with Edouard Manet, Tuesdays with Berthe Morisot and Wednesdays with Edgar Degas. Enjoy the show!

Who was Irma Brunner really? What did she do with her life, who did she love, what did she look like when she made love, who did she hate, was she ever angry, what did she look like when she laughed, was her heart ever broken, did she ever cry, and where is she now?

Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France, c. 1880

An afternoon at West Lake

Recipe for the good life:  a group of high school friends, a lake and west Michigan summer - oh, and don't forget one of the coolest dogs in the Western Hemisphere. Combine and enjoy.

Susie kayaking





Brent enjoying a good life

Mary Beth and Luanne

Angie and Wayne







Chihuly in the Japanese Garden

We returned to Meijer Gardens recently to finish off our tour of the Chihuly sculptures, this time focusing on the Japanese Garden. new take...