Randall: Merci mille fois, my friend!
Kirk: I really appreciate your kind words. Thank you!
Alan: Thanks, and I meant to congratulate you on your exhibition. Those images of yours are other worldly, and I am disappointed to have missed attending the event. The thin ribbon is a...
View of part of downtown Minneapolis from the sun-drenched skyway.
Reflected sunlight from skyscrapers...
...made for a dramatic source of illumination.
On the program this afternoon, Tony Award Winner Brian Stokes Mitchell, with the Minnesota Orchestra. We purchased a copy of Mr...
The sun finally came out on Sunday morning, as we headed over to Cecil's for a late breakfast. Millard-Hirsch "Twenty-Five".
I had my usual, Cecil's New York style hot pastrami on freshly baked Russian rye bread.
Amongst the gleaming skyscrapers of downtown Minneapolis, and across the...
On Saturday evenings, at another of our favorite haunts, The Glockenspiel in St. Paul, the sounds of the accordion and euphonium bring a bit of Bavaria to Minnesota.
Outstanding Leberkässe, Ryan's favorite.
I enjoyed the excellent liver and onions.
We love the atmosphere here, with...
Brunch at one of many Twin Cities restaurants, at which we are regulars: the Himalayan. Home-style Nepalese cooking at its finest.
My friend and luthier John Waddle had called me to come over and examine and study an 18th century violin by Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, and so we stopped by...
The shepherd's pie is deceptively unadorned, but is quite a unique culinary event. Creamy mashed potatoes over 1000 Hills Cattle Company grass-fed beef, peas, carrots, onions, and a dash of Guiness? Perfection.
The signature wild Alaskan cod, moist, tender, and unsalted, is coated with a...
The New Year, Part 1
The first weekend of 2012 brought relatively warm weather to Minnesota, and the return of a very busy schedule of concerts. Friday evening, we rushed over to Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis immediately after work for the eagerly anticipated, annual Future Classics concert...
Manfred: I am humbled and deeply gratified that my photos are able to give you enjoyment as well as a glimpse of America. Thank you for your very kind remarks, my friend! I will work on posting more photos, which will provide better context, in the Fedoras Afield thread soon.
Ale: The...
Ale: Thanks. The painting is an especially impressive and beautiful one by Antonio Ciseri titled " Ecce Homo ". The Artaria played the 6th, 8th, 9th and 10th quartets of Shostakovich.
Perry: I really like your Tilden. Looks so soft. Thank you for your kind remarks.
Eric: Thanks ever...
A Beaver Belly Long Weekend
I often enjoy the simplicity of wearing just a single hat over many days, one that combines quality with versatility in color and style. My Optimo, Silverbelly is such a hat, and it happens to be my wife Lydia's favorite fur felt hat. With her birthday falling on...
Randall: Your photo does not seem to be viewable.
BR: Really looking forward to your pictures from Chile!
Kirk: Very nice. Biltmore House is a magnificent place. Last time we visited, we had driven up in very spirited fashion, and in formation from the Performance Center in Spartanburg...
Johnny: Welcome, and congratulations on a great purchase and fine job with the hat's rejuvenation.
Steve: Beautiful. That ribbon is the very essence of class.
That is a heavyweight of a "Featherlite", and only the second hat by Cambell that I have seen. I followed the auction from the sidelines with interest. Congrats on a fine victory, scooter.
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