Still no pictures...

But I am working on it.

Drizzly and gray in DC today but we were determined to get to a few museums.

When my Dad lived in Vienna and the boys were still under my control, we used to visit DC all the time. We visited every free museum that we could possibly find and while we were doing that, the Smithsonian Museum of Native Americans was being built.

With every visit we watched it being built. It was brilliant. Sited with the rising and setting of the sun, with expensive ecosystems installed outside to simulate a natural environment of the Native Americans across the country, on the Mall. But we never got to see it all the way through to it's Grand Opening and always felt a huge sense of loss.

And today was the day.

Aren't you expecting some great story about spirits flying around us and the balance of the earth restored? Well that didn't happen. I can only say that we had a lot more fun watching it be built than we did going through the finished product.

And as always...the Hirschorn Museum and Sculpture Garden never fails to awe and impress. Forever and always my favorite place to spend a day. More on that later as I digest what I experienced.

I finally made it to the National Museum of Women Artists...amazing. The show that is currently there, 'The Many Faces of Mary' is an incredible show featuring all the ways that 'Mary' has been perceived and how the Church felt the need to step in. Truely an incredible compilation of artwork starting in the 1400's and going through present day.

Upstairs, there is a Lee Krasner, an Elaine de Kooning, a Helen Frankenthaler and a Joan Mitchell in the same room (Yes I did an internal happy dance. I have figured out how to not set off alarms.Mike did it all on his own without my help).

And because we are proud friends of the Brattleboro Museum and Art Center...we got in for free...happy dance again.

Sweet hubby really wanted to see the National Geopgraphic Explorer's Museum, so we (meaning me) tiredly trekked over there. All I can say is that they have an incredible gift shop. We elected not to pay $22 for an exhibit on good food or dinosaurs. I know, I know, I know, but not a single one was wearing a tutu or a tiara so how good could it have been?

So, here we are hanging in Virginia and prepping for a snow storm (no glitter this time) but we have stocked up on beer, wine, good cheese & bread and we are gearing up to break out the Scrabble board.

Cheers.