Bonni Brodnick Blog

The architects of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside, FL could learn a thing or two from the Romans who built The Pantheon. Almost two thousand years after it was built, the Pantheon's dome is still the world's largest unreinforced concrete dome.  The Pantheon Built: 27 BC Champlain Towers South Built: 1981 27 BC vs 1981?  Someone must have been asleep in architect school on the day they discussed "How to Build Something that will Last More that 40 Years." It's sort of pathetic.

                                                                                Photo: Sherwin Harris   During the long months of quarantine during Coronavirus, nine couples called in every Sunday evening via Zoom. These so-called "Sunday Night Gatherers" selected one host to guide the talks on favorite gardens, morning, rituals, architecture, paintings, album covers, museums, vacations, poetry, last outing prior to lockdown, movies, restaurants, Mother's Day, and more. We opened a thread on Slack to download recipes, maps, and photos. The conversations lasted an hour-and-a-half, and then it was back to reality. Last night, most who were in town, could finally celebrate an  in-person, no mask, summer lawn party. Happy days are here again.

  Photo: Bonni Brodnick      “Blue Skies,” “I’ve Got the World on a String,” and “Hound Dog” were all part of the singer’s repertoire hired to entertain residents of The Maplewood at Strawberry Hill, where my 90-year-old mother lives. (She’s the one on the left.) The garden was a sea of wheelchairs and walkers as he sang to an audience of octo- and nonagenarians. When he got to “New York, New York,” I lost it.  This year, this song,   has been especially evocative. On MEDIUM, go t o   "Is 'New York, New York' a Song for All Seasons?"