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The de Young This Week: Bursting With Art — And Flowers

March 20, 2014 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Kaori Imaizumi of Blooming Floral Design, Inc., created a floral design for Henri's "Lady in Black with Spanish Scarf." Photo by BF Newhall

Art. Bouquets. More art. More bouquets. My idea of a good time. I spent the day yesterday at the annual Bouquets to Art show at the de Young Fine Arts Museum in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park — joined by two friends who enjoy flowers and art as much as I do. Read more.

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My Covid Birthday Party — One Guest and a Slice of Cheesecake

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Eighty-one years on the planet calls for a celebration, and that’s what I had — a covid birthday party with one socially distanced guest. Read more.

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Memento left at the scene of the Oakland Ghost Ship fire that killed 36 mostly young people, artists, musicians, LGBTQ folks. A few days after the fire, it was cordoned off as a "crime scene." Photo by Barbara Newhall

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