Word: georgian
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...chatted about the Nagorno region. He took me through the part of Queens which was predominantly Georgian and recommended several restaurants. We talked about his children. I don't know how we got to the airport with 10 minutes to spare, but we did. Most of the ride had alternated between watching us fly by buildings and cars and Fran Drescher look-alikes and conversing with my excited cab driver. But what I thought would be a worrisome-as-usual trip turned out to be quite interesting. And a first-class seat on the way home? I think...
...Houses were a vague abstraction in my mind, imposing brick buildings on identical streets that seemed to merge together. When I visited Harvard during my senior year, I had thought the Yard was the sum of the College, so I was shocked to discover those Georgian acres by the River. The Eliot courtyard was a second shock. The grass was pristine and emerald after a summer of crisp maintenance, and the trees were thick with late summer. I was overcome by the primary colors of Harvard--green grass, red brick, white mortar and trim, blue river through the iron gates...
...long, it will be for a wealthy donor. Our money's on Rita Hauser. In the meantime, there's still so much to be done in terms of House design. Like, entryways or halls? Napkins on the tables? Another bell tower? Well, it seems like the Georgian thing is a bit overdone and people don't much seem to like high-rises. So we need something new but not so overpowering. Something that would instill pride among those privileged to live in our centuries-old knowledge bastion, yet reasonable enough to accommodate the quotidian needs of hundreds of would...
...times, Parker's verbal wit is the match that lights otherwise dull embers. Measuring Niagara with a Teaspoon, benefits greatly from her title and written explication--"Georgian silver spoon drawn to the height of Niagara Falls." Likewise, Measuring Liberty with a Dollar, made of a silver dollar drawn into a wire the height of the Statue of Liberty, is not primarily a visual experience. If we didn't have Parker's clever titles and explanations, one work might easily be cast aside as a messy tangle of wire, while the other, neatly coiled, has only some nice, simple formal qualities...
...sort of pathetic," she says confidentially of the traditional Georgian room. "It doesn't feel really homey--it needs a warmer feel...