march-2014

Arts:

Hagner's half german, half korean upbringing

shines at Colburn

Benedetti's classic guitar at SD Museum of Art

Movies:

37 days... to madness

Renoir: WWI very real effects

Documentaries:

Fake or fortune: buyer be aware!

The frozen tombs of Mongolia: Scythians in the Altai mountains

Incident of the month:

we were treated with garrotxa cheese,

Vichy Catalan sparkling water &

anchovy filled olives la espagnola...

What caught our attention:

the relaxing properties of oriental caligraphy on a Buddha board

There are still wild turkeys in Cleveland National Forest

What did we learn:

the Persian epic poem Shah-nama

What did we discover:

Tourmaline Beach in PB, thanks to the Scott's

What did we achieve:

Astonishingly puffing pita breads

Fix the kitchen aid mixer arm, all by ourselves!

Book of the month:

After wild sheep in the Altai & Mongolia: Maggi soup & Zeiss binoculars in the 1890s

Course of the month:

Foundations of Eastern Civilization: heard of the Kushan empire or the battle of Talas?