Baxter's Birthday

We've been so busy working on our very new and very exciting new Blog, soon to be unveiled (stay tuned), that there simply hasn't been an opportunity to update you on this one, but today seemed like a must blog day, being that it's our best friend's 13th birthday. Seems like yesterday he was this cute little puppy, getting into lots of trouble around the house with his buddy Murphy. So happy birthday Baxter. Many more, ok, old buddy?!

Uncle Abe's 95th

Thought this was well worth sharing. In December my uncle Abe will turn 95 and on Saturday many of us gathered to celebrate. Particularly liked this moment with Abe and his youngest sibling, "dad". Happy birthday Abe!

Eighty-five years young.

Pretty hard to believe, but today dad turned 85 years old, but then if you knew him you'd also find it unbelievable. No one has more energy, more zest for life, more interest in discovering new things, more friends,  more great-grandchildren, more love to give or more love showered upon him on a daily basis from all of his friends, family and admirers. We love you very much, dad and wish you the most amazing day! Wish we could be with you and hope to see you soon.

 

The Glass House

Well, this is one of those "must sees". Yesterday Liz and I went on the tour of Philip Johnson's Glass House in New Canaan, Ct.  The Glass House was the house that Johnson built and lived in from 1949 until his death in 2005. Originally on five beautiful acres, the property grew to 47 acres with fourteen amazing Philip Johnson structures, all of which he bequeathed to the National Trust for Historic Preservation and much of which is now open to the public on this great tour. Be prepared, however, since the tour is seasonal and only in its second year, we reserved our tour date a year ago, and you'll probably have to do the same. Well worth the wait. For my many photographer friends, please note that you can only take photographs on the two hour tour, not the ninety minute tour that we went on, thus my borrowing these terrific images from photographer Eirik Johnson which appeared on their postcards.

Happy Birthday Molly

Today Molly turned nineteen. Another major event in our lives. Happy Birthday, Mol.

We love you very much. Dad

LIZ AT FIFTY!

What a week. And this one's really hard for me to believe. Today Liz turned the big 5-0! Unbelievable. When we met she was twenty. Thirty incredible years later. And still totally a kid at heart (as well as an art lover). Happy Birthday. I love you very much. bp

Hannah's Graduation

As promised, a few snaps from this incredible past weekend. On Sunday, under the intense 90 degree plus heat of an early New Hampshire summer, our daughter Hannah graduated from Dartmouth College. In case you can't tell, I'm one very proud dad. It was an event-filled and non-stop weekend of fun, food and graduation-related activities. All leading up to the big event on the Dartmouth Green Sunday morning. Congratulations to Hannah and all her fellow grads.

The big moment with President Wright

Dad's solution to the heat

Honoree and speaker Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf

Kappa Kappa Gamma girls

       The Graduate

  Hannah and Molly

The four of us

My mom and dad

The roommates

Let the Party Begin

Well, on May 1st our little girl Hannah turned 22 and I can hardly believe it. Here she was just a few years ago at my first studio at 3 West 18th Street. And this weekend she'll be graduating from college. The excitement level on our end, and I'm sure hers, is building by the day. On Friday we'll all head up to NH for dinners and celebrations, all leading up to Sunday's big event. Photos and the complete story to follow. Stay tuned.