• Adventures

    Rose by Any Other Name

    Romeo & Juliet by Shakespeare Juliet: O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?Deny thy father and refuse thy name;Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love,And I’ll no longer be a Capulet Romeo: [Aside] Shall I hear more, or shall I speak at this? Juliet: ‘Tis but thy name that is my enemy;Thou art thyself, though not a Montague.What’s Montague? It is nor hand, nor foot,Nor arm, nor face, nor any other partBelonging to a man. O, be some other name!What’s in a name? That which we call a roseBy any other name would smell as sweet;So Romeo…

  • Art

    Popart Purple Roses

    Miniature Roses herald the start of the Summer Season here on the Island and just called out for an infusion of purple. A unique quality of light here is that it is reflected from water on both sides of the narrow tip of Long Island, and in the sunlight everything just seems to glow. Colors dance and light refracts in the most surprising and intriguing of ways, and many artists over the centuries have found inspiration and retreat here. Both the Hamptons and the North Fork remain to this day world-renown tourist destinations and playgrounds for the rich and luxurious,…