American Art at the MFA

Queenee and I had a couple days of adventuring this week. Monday afternoon she had an appointment with a physical therapist about the edema in her right arm. We'll be going back there next week for the actual therapy, once the proper bandages and wraps are obtained. Afterward we went to the Burlington Coat Factory looking for bargains.

Tuesday she had an appointment with our orthopedic surgeon, who is delighted with how she is getting along with her two new knees. After the hospital visit, we had dinner at a little Turkish diner called the Anadolu Cafe. They are at 1022 Comm Ave, almost across the street from the Paradise. The food was very good, especially the Icli Kofte - we could have each ordered a few of those and made them the meal.

After dinner, we went to the Boston MFA for a brief lecture about the MFA's American art collection. Afterward, we had the galleries almost to ourselves. There were about 200 people there (it was a members thing), which meant you could actually enjoy walking through and seeing the art. Several of the curators were on hand to answer questions and discuss their favorite pieces. One of mine is this charming portrait by John Singleton Copley that just happens to include a Southern flying squirrel. Deacon's favorite painting, Thomas Cole's Expulsion from the Garden of Eden, was also on view.

We had just been to the museum last week to see the Americans in Paris exhibit. I especially wanted Queenee to see Whistler's Mother before it left town. She was surprised at the size, expecting it to be smaller than it actually is.

I know, I know, it's all just more excitement than most folks can stand.