Bright Blue Summer Day

I don't think I've ever experience such a fine summer day as we did yesterday here in Cambridge.  Not a cloud in the sky all day long and no need for a jacket let alone a raincoat.  After a morning of "chores," I went to a small art gallery in Cambridge called Kettle's Yard. It was the home of Jim Ede, a former curator at the Tate Gallery.  Jim and his wife Helen lived there from 1957-1973 and the house is on display just as it was when the couple lived and entertained there.  Works by artist friends (Ben Nicholson, Henry Moore, Miro, Brancusi, and others from St. Ives) were in every nook and cranny as were Ede's collections of ordinary beach stones and bird feathers.  The ladies who volunteered at the home (called "invigilators") were delightful to talk to -- friendly and full of tidbits of information.