"ORIENTATIONS" IN MONTEREY / beauty in furniture, objects, fabrics

+OUR ARRIVAL TO MONTEREY+

>was very dramatic, as not only was it by tender<

>in rather high seas but marianne did perform<

+MARIANNE'S DRAMATIC+

+MONTEREY MIRACLE+

>a miracle by dropping her purse into the<

>ocean in a space smaller then the purse<

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+I REWARDED HER TALENT+

>see the last three photos<

+WITH A RADIANT SCARF+

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+"ORIENTATIONS" FINE ASIAN ANTIQUES+

+(ASIAN STUDY WAS VITAL @ SDSU-ED)+

>thanks to our friend father william patrick<

>priest of our 2003 pacific grove wedding<

+WAS >STAR< OF OUR MONTEREY VISIT+

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>the japanese furniture wing impressed me with<
>magnificent ancient black hardware cabinets in<
+SYNCHRONICITLY IN 1955 I HAD+
+BUILT EXPOSED METAL PIECES+
>a serene setting dominated by a radiant garden<
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>the chinese wing was radiant with red furniture<
>displayed in a space elegant in deep blue and<
+COLOR=LIGHT=ENERGY+
+RADIANT CONCEPTS+
>impressive w/ several ancient bronze objects<
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>it had just rained when we arrived and the<
+RED MAPLE AGAINST+
+BLUE ROOF TILES+
>magnificent patio garden was beautiful<
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>marianne's reward for her miraculous feat was<
+HER CLOTH PURSE FLOATED/+
+RESCUED BY NEXT TENDER+
>this silk scarf purchased from "orientations"<
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+NEGATIVE INTO POSITIVE+
>(death is a radiant beginning)<

+OUR LESSON FROM LIFE+

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>this blog with fond memory of alums<

+KOTARO=CHIKAKO=YOSHI+

>(nakamura=terada=matsuhisa)<

+GIFTED SDSU-E.D. GRADS+

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eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu