m a g g i e

I had the pleasure of celebrating the birthday of my dear friend Maggie for two weekends in a row.

The first weekend, Maggie, Kelli and I drove down to Richmond, Virginia, for a short day trip.  We visited the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, the Capitol Building, Careytown and Martin's grocery store.  Yes, a grocery store.  Look it up.  The art museum was my favorite by far.  I took a few fun photos. 

This made my heart happy.  I recognized it immediately.  It's Yosemite. 

I loved this for its whimsy. 

This was only a fragment of the piece.  It was about  6 X 8. 

Maggie took a picture just like this! I didn't see it until she shared her web album.  We had separated at this point of our museum wanderings.  (Mags, this is Hector Guimard--the French artist who designed the Metro signs in Paris.)

Adam and Eve

Kelli, standing dead center at the top. 

Les filles ensemble

Then last Saturday, Maggie organized a trip to the Kreeger Museum in Washington, DC, followed by a lunch at Jettie's.  The Kreeger Museum is a wonderful little unknown in DC.  I decided that I want to start an art collection the way the Kreegers did as a husband and wife.  In order for them to acquire a new piece of art, they both had to like it.  I don't necessarily want to build my own art museum like they did, but I'm not opposed to the idea either.  We couldn't take pictures inside, but it was a beautiful day for pictures of the exterior. 

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