Monday, October 19, 2009

Oldest watch


Oldest watch on a painting?

The Science Museum is investigating the 450-year-old portrait, thought to be of Cosimo I de Medici, Duke of Florence, holding a golden timepiece. BBC piece

Saturday, October 3, 2009

Found photos

Found these in a book I bought at Strand bookstore two years ago, a Fodor's Basque Country travel-guide.
They are of a waspy looking couple and their friends on a sailing boat with a dog. Can't tell what the place in the background might be, or even general area.