One of the things that hit me was that it was my dad's birthday on Saturday, November 8th... or it would have been his 80th birthday. It's difficult to believe Dad passed away over 3 months now. To honor him, we went to a bookstore and bought a couple of books- one of his favorite things to do. I noticed EIGHT of his favorite authors all just came out with paperbacks this month. Happy Birthday, Dad. I love you and miss you so much. I'm reading a book in your honor.
It rained on Saturday on and off, so Tom and I went shopping, and were joined by our friend Jeff F.(his partner is visiting family out of state). We even went grocery shopping. We managed to walk the dogs twice between showers, too. At night, we went to a friend's house for an open house.
Sunday was sunny and cool! After breakfast and a dog walk, we headed to the National Gallery of Art (Smithsonian) and met our friend Jeff F, and Fitz and Will for the Pompeii and the Roman Villa exhibit. It was interesting.
It contained "some 150 works of sculpture, painting, mosaic, and luxury arts, including recent discoveries on view in the U.S. for the first time and celebrated finds from earlier excavations," per the website. "Exquisite objects from the richly decorated villas reveal the breadth and richness of cultural and artistic life, as well as the influence of classical Greece on Roman art and culture in this region." We also saw a small exhibit on Abraham Lincoln at another gallery, but it was very crowded and disappointing. Neither I nor Fitz could stand in the cramped room for more than 5 minutes. Tom and others did, though and told both Fitz and I about it. Afterward, we had a nice lunch and called it an afternoon. It was great to see everyone.We came home to "power raking" the thousands of leaves in the backyard - while the dogs ran through the piles of leaves. It was fun to watch them enjoy the leaves. 9 trash bags later, we were finished!
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