tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post5930680820383629718..comments2024-03-28T06:36:13.509-04:00Comments on Quiltville's Quips & Snips!!: Ready for the Getty!Bonnie K. Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16377635115790685301noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-25206186391477360732016-02-16T15:01:50.420-05:002016-02-16T15:01:50.420-05:00Never made it to the Getty, it's fairly new (l...Never made it to the Getty, it's fairly new (like after the 70's!) but I loved the Museum of Natural History at Exposition Park by USC: they have the dinosaur bones from the La Brea Tar Pits there, and also I think they filmed Friends there in the old fashioned diorama halls (same as in Night at the Museum and other older museums). We lived in Saugus/Newhall when I was in high school, now Santa Clarita and Canyon Country. They built the city of Valencia, and Magic Mountain when I was in high school. Exposition Park was one of the best field trips ever, I never was sick on those days! <br />I want to go the the Cowboy Museum built by Gene Autry down by Griffith Park, but not sure I will ever return... funny story: my sis and her husband and some friends spent New Year's Eve in sleeping bags on the sidewalks in the late 70's to see the Rose Parade in Pasadena, and said it was a better view on tv, they were afraid all night, and the only part that was fab was going to the park where the floats were staged before and after to get an up close look! then to battle the traffic... yow! Well, it's a good story now! Sharon in Colorado... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-72953953801709912722016-02-15T14:56:22.553-05:002016-02-15T14:56:22.553-05:00Wonderful post, Bonnie. The Getty's on my buck...Wonderful post, Bonnie. The Getty's on my bucket list! Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07635662491645722653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-86452429272500687022016-02-15T11:43:23.856-05:002016-02-15T11:43:23.856-05:00Because I was hoping to see them from afar, I goog...Because I was hoping to see them from afar, I googled Louis XIV tapestries and got this. <br /><br /><br />http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/french_tapestries/<br />ladydobiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15830418943523011663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-47441623706093083142016-02-15T10:22:16.007-05:002016-02-15T10:22:16.007-05:00You really do get to see lots of cool things!! I u...You really do get to see lots of cool things!! I understand the feelings at the Getty. Several years ago I was able to go to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. We saw the Chihuly exhibit, a Kaffe exhibit of woven blankets and the painting gallery. I never thought I would be standing in front of a van Gogh, Renoir, a Fantin-Latour, and soooo many others. I once in a lifetime feeling of being present...<br /><br />And thanks for the grass perfume...this week I walked through the garden center at Walmart just to smell the dirt! lollindap in ilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09178135239120141779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-24256313919522960652016-02-15T09:56:23.496-05:002016-02-15T09:56:23.496-05:00Yes, I've been.Yes, I've been.<br />bob1414https://www.blogger.com/profile/07258138580435219040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-70004414760493641592016-02-15T09:56:03.472-05:002016-02-15T09:56:03.472-05:00Oh, yes, I have been to the Getty. The day was as ...Oh, yes, I have been to the Getty. The day was as beautiful as your day there. It was worth the price of admission for the views alone and I shared the day with an old friend. We basked in the sun on the outside terrace. I recall it being paved with travertine and of being fascinated with the fossils embedded in the stone. There was some type of live music going on as well. Of course, the artwork indoors was magnificent. Some day I hope to make a return visit.Mary Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04066177625064170284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-75234086332103208862016-02-15T06:20:45.187-05:002016-02-15T06:20:45.187-05:00Thanks Bonnie. It's -21*C here this morning. I...Thanks Bonnie. It's -21*C here this morning. I could feel the warm earth, and almost smell spring as I was reading your post. It started me thinking how much we all share, even if it is shared in different wayslynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10641009607543256897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-87915551138916468042016-02-15T00:05:24.598-05:002016-02-15T00:05:24.598-05:00Thank you Bonnie for the "smell of fresh cut ...Thank you Bonnie for the "smell of fresh cut grass". It arrived frozen so I have to wait until it thaws so I can take a deep breath and enjoy.<br /><br />Diane, Deep Freeze, NHAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-39017641501615464962016-02-14T22:41:08.410-05:002016-02-14T22:41:08.410-05:00I've never visited Los Angeles. Only the Airp...I've never visited Los Angeles. Only the Airport enroute to Hawaii! Great way to spend your Saturday. No Pictures of the Tapestries, oh well, you got some Eye Candy and Mental Pictures.<br />Happy Valentines Day! and Happy President's Day! It's my DH Birthday Tomorrow so I will be Cooking and making his day one to Remember. He has to Work, Lemon Meringue is on the Menu. Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06156858742587928699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-47363997192281720632016-02-14T22:06:37.197-05:002016-02-14T22:06:37.197-05:00My husband and I visited the Getty Museum on a cou...My husband and I visited the Getty Museum on a couple of occasions, ten years or so ago when we used to come back to the UK from New Zealand via LAX. Marvellous museum with a lovely garden. On one occasion we took the Garden Tour which they ran then... maybe still do? Well worth taking.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05139897702169696195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-75211712875222263672016-02-14T21:28:33.449-05:002016-02-14T21:28:33.449-05:00The funniest thing happened this week, I heard the... The funniest thing happened this week, I heard them talking at my local quilt shop, they have had to reorder more greys, must be because everyone is collecting greys for Bonnie's new book. I know I am collecting. I am even going outside my comfort zone and buying anything with a grey background, normally I would not have done that. Thank you so much Bonnie, I am learning a lot from you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-16694574102518238162016-02-14T19:07:11.798-05:002016-02-14T19:07:11.798-05:00Thank you for sharing your adventures. And For Su...Thank you for sharing your adventures. And For Sure...TOTALLY, it was innocent fun back then...@lutzcatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15104887619221872520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-18140294287392621602016-02-14T19:06:52.379-05:002016-02-14T19:06:52.379-05:00Thank you for sharing your adventures. And For Su...Thank you for sharing your adventures. And For Sure...TOTALLY, it was innocent fun back then...@lutzcatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15104887619221872520noreply@blogger.com