He considered himself a hobbyist and painted only for pleasure, storing most of his finished paintings in his Chartwell studio or on the walls of his homes.
While the amount raised to buy the building occupied by the Video Pleasures store on the Post Road in Devon might surprise some people, it probably wasn't surprising to those familiar with the ethnically and financially diverse community of about 5,000 on the western tip of the city.
The grape juice is about $12 for 25.4 ounces at Whole Foods Markets, Balducci's, Dean & DeLuca and Healthy Pleasures stores.
The teas, in 16.9-ounce bottles, are $1.50 each at the Ito En store, 822 Madison Avenue (69th Street), and $1.99 at Gourmet Garage and Healthy Pleasures stores.
I will sit with my children, and share with them one of my greatest pleasures, stored in my heart like a wonderful book or a great play or film.
All too often, your correspondent has found himself going to Fry's for a $7 cable, only to come out with a new motherboard that was on special offer, plus a further eight-gigabytes of memory—happily handing over $150 or more for the pleasure in store.
After these many delights, there was one final pleasure in store: the check.
We are immersed in global culture, but long for home comforts.Like the architects of 18th-century pleasure gardens, store designers have learned to tap in to this appetite for emotional engagement, education and entertainment.
And no small part of the pleasure in store for the budding connoisseur, or feinschmecker, lies in exploring the idyllic and tucked-away hamlets where most of the best schnapps is made.
Mr Obama, who only arrived in Washington, DC, on Monday is getting a rapid education in the pleasures in store for him.
But now, as the first rush of euphoria subsides, there are more sordid pleasures in store for those of us who have been fascinated and aghast by the Grand Guignol rise of Sarah Palin.
