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Palm Beach Hedge Fund

    In midieval San Gimignano tall towers were the symbol of wealth and power. Eventually there were 72 such structures rising ever higher in this Tuscan hilltop village. Today few still remain. In Palm…
February 11, 2011
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Vivian Ssier Painter

        If only I had a last name that sounded fabulous spelled backwards. Arnold Issacs had such luck. In 1954 he was commissioned to create 10 dresses for a General…
February 10, 2011
Flora by coast

Flora and Fauna, US VI

I didn't manage to capture the dolphins dancing and playing for us in the bay below our house but did capture the hummingbirds feeding on the cactus flowers. Here is…
February 9, 2011
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Toronto Star Article “Artist in Residence: Vivian Reiss”

New article on me in the Toronto Star: http://www.thestar.com/article/932594--artist-in-residence-vivian-reiss Artist in Residence: Vivian Reiss - thestar.com Outside, it is your standard, upscale red brick Annex house. Inside, it could be…
February 4, 2011

Miro on the beach and plant arrangements

One of the joys of walking on the beach is looking for seashells and other objects the tide has placed there. Training your eye on the ground, you see new…
February 1, 2011
Yams and shells

Ground Provisions, St. John US VI

Buying groceries at the local supermarket named Starfish, I was also perusing the aisles for local fare. The only thing I came up with were basketfuls of tubers; tania, local sweet potatoes and…
January 25, 2011

Banana Bird

   I am on the furthest eastward point of St. John US VI in a beautiful rented villa open to the sea and air on all sides. The only discordant part of…
January 23, 2011

The Birthday; A Delight At Any Age

Touring Hungary, several years ago, I had to laugh as we passed Lake Balaton. Even being used to flowery Hungarian exaggerations, the fact that Hungary is a landlocked nation, and that Lake Balaton is the…
December 1, 2010