MacDowell is an artist’s residency program in Peterborough, New Hampshire. The program was founded in 1907 by composer Edward MacDowell and his wife, pianist and philanthropist Marian MacDowell. When our oldest daughter texted, screaming as one can do via text, that she and her business partner had both received a MacDowell Fellowship, I knew it…
My college roommate, Rosie Rios, was in town and I learned that she is charge of the celebration for America 250. She gave a speech in Lexington for the Battle of Lexington and Concord reenactment during Patriot’s Day. This year, it was held on the Saturday instead of the Monday so I was able to…
I love Jenny Brown‘s collage classes. I believe this is my fourth class with her! This was a fun and full day at the Hudson Chatham Winery, a connection she made while creating art daily before work at Tatte in Back Bay, Boston. In this art and wine experience, we had two art sessions,…
It has been seven years in the making, and it’s finally happened! My husband and daughter won the Massachusetts Father/Daughter Golf Tournament Forward Division. The Forward Division is the lower division, but the trophies are the same size as the Champion Division (as my daughter noticed!). They played in five tournaments. One year was canceled…
Our middle daughter graduated from Northwestern University, where she majored in Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences (MMSS) and History. MMSS is a unique major at Northwestern that combines applied math and economics. The graduation celebration was a four-day whirlwind of events. Much fun was had by all! p.s. Related posts: My Daughter’s Start…
My middle daughter, has been working on her start-up, Swarm, for over a year, starting as a Junior at Northwestern University. Her idea was hatched during a Little Joe Fellow trip meant to jumpstart undergraduates into successful entrepreneurs. NU’s The Garage also selected her for a $10,000 grant so she could spend the summer working…
My son is now a sophomore at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. All the freshmen take a Foundation Year in which they learn fundamentals of art and design. In his case, he was with the same cohort of about 20 classmates the entire year. This is the art that he made: My…