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Wonderful post, thanks!

P.S. I dig the vest

I will be emailing you our Central Park glamor shot tonight…

I must begin by saying, you sound like a woman after my own heart, except maybe for that shoe thing. You love architecture and FLW, you love art and museums, and you seem to have an affinity for automobiles, to boot. If you like sports, beer and wine, and are a good cook, you might just be the catch of the year. Your significant other should feel pretty fortunate, I’d say.

Nice post, and what a bummer about the Guggenheim, but at least you got to see that incredible building. I’ve yet to visit NYC, but when I do, I’ll have to spend at least 3-4 days just hitting museums.

FYI, if you get tired of living in downtown SLC, you could move out to the burbs, like say, Bountiful. You may or may not already know that the only building designed by FLW in Utah is a single family residence called the Stromquist residence, named for the original clients. It was one of the last 5-6 of Wright’s buildings to be constructed, being completed in 1963, four years after his death. It also just happens to be for sale at the moment, and last I checked, I think the asking price was about $3,000,000, give or take. BTW, it’s on Canyon Creek Road if you want to do a drive-by sometime.

Next time you drive down to Phoenix for that book sale, take time out to visit the Arizona Biltmore resort and Taliesin West, both works of FLW, and both of which offer tours. There is also a Wright church which is open to the public, and about a half dozen private residences, most of which are visible from the street.

I’ve only been to Utah once (from Ohio), and would love to go back. I was in SLC in 2002 for the Winter Olympics. We stayed out in Park City, but travelled all over the region attending events, and had an incredible time. What a beautiful area!

Finally, you obviously have very good taste in art and artists, based on the favorites you mentioned. I don’t want to seem too picky or critical, but not all of the artists you mentioned as Impressionists really fall into that category. Manet, Monet, Renoir and Degas, all definitely do. Gauguin, Cezanne and Seurat are generally considered to Post-Impressionists, and Matisse is usually thought of as being a leader of the Fauvist (“wild beast” in French) movement. And Picasso is, well, just Picasso! Hope that info is helpful and of interest to you.

Oh well, sorry to ramble on like that, but I guess I just got on a roll. Keep up the good work, keep travelling, and happy blogging.

By the way…what SHOES did you wear for all that walking???