After examining it,
she thought it was a great idea to get some more.
I sense some trouble in the future!!
Friday, August 19, 2011
Pay Me My Money ..... In Cash!
A few weeks ago Jordan decided to give Claire some cash.
After examining it,
she thought it was a great idea to get some more.
I sense some trouble in the future!!
After examining it,
she thought it was a great idea to get some more.
I sense some trouble in the future!!
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Churches, Churches Everywhere!
There are churches all over Boston! And they all have their own claim to fame, it seems. There's the first and oldest church in Boston, the first church built by so-and-so, the first church of this or that denomination, the church where so-and-so attended, etc., etc. I couldn't keep all those facts straight, so here are some churches!
The Trinity Church
Our hotel was right next to Trinity Church, so we saw it quite a bit.
One afternoon on my way back to the hotel, I noticed the reflection of Trinity Church in this building. Times have certainly changed since this church was built!
The Old South Church was just minutes away from Trinity Church.
I have no idea what these churches are:
Jordan noticed some "gremlin" doors while we were walking along the street! (This has nothing to do with churches, of course!)
We made sure to stop by the Old North Church.
This was a nice garden area by the church. I'm sure these green areas are enjoyed by people who live nearby. - So much of the city is pure CITY - so there's not a lot of green to be seen everywhere. - There's just a lot of red cobblestone!
A peak inside the Old North Church. Families had to buy their seats in church every year. The seats aren't exactly pews because there are doors that open each little block of space. Inside each block, you'll find a bench on two or three sides of the block. Families could decorate their space however they wanted. I think that the benches might not have been there originally, in which case they had to provide their own seats, too.
The famed Old North Church, where warning lanterns were hung: One if by land, and two if by sea, as Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote in the poem, "Paul Revere's Ride."
Revere was able to warn the people of Charlestown that the British were coming across the river with plans to march to Lexington and Concord. I've never been a history buff, but I do remember learning about that battle!
It was neat to see and be near historic sites that have special meaning for the roots of our country.
We also saw some churches in Cambridge. I love the red door on this one!
But the more interesting fact about this church is that it's a dance studio on the weekdays! There was a sign for it, and we could see girls inside in a dance studio! But there was also a sign for Sunday services.
And here's another church we saw in Cambridge. It was dark outside, so this was the best I could do for pictures.
So there you have it! - Lots of the churches we saw in Boston!
The Trinity Church
Our hotel was right next to Trinity Church, so we saw it quite a bit.
One afternoon on my way back to the hotel, I noticed the reflection of Trinity Church in this building. Times have certainly changed since this church was built!
The Old South Church was just minutes away from Trinity Church.
I have no idea what these churches are:
Jordan noticed some "gremlin" doors while we were walking along the street! (This has nothing to do with churches, of course!)
We made sure to stop by the Old North Church.
This was a nice garden area by the church. I'm sure these green areas are enjoyed by people who live nearby. - So much of the city is pure CITY - so there's not a lot of green to be seen everywhere. - There's just a lot of red cobblestone!
A peak inside the Old North Church. Families had to buy their seats in church every year. The seats aren't exactly pews because there are doors that open each little block of space. Inside each block, you'll find a bench on two or three sides of the block. Families could decorate their space however they wanted. I think that the benches might not have been there originally, in which case they had to provide their own seats, too.
The famed Old North Church, where warning lanterns were hung: One if by land, and two if by sea, as Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote in the poem, "Paul Revere's Ride."
Revere was able to warn the people of Charlestown that the British were coming across the river with plans to march to Lexington and Concord. I've never been a history buff, but I do remember learning about that battle!
It was neat to see and be near historic sites that have special meaning for the roots of our country.
We also saw some churches in Cambridge. I love the red door on this one!
But the more interesting fact about this church is that it's a dance studio on the weekdays! There was a sign for it, and we could see girls inside in a dance studio! But there was also a sign for Sunday services.
And here's another church we saw in Cambridge. It was dark outside, so this was the best I could do for pictures.
So there you have it! - Lots of the churches we saw in Boston!
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
The Instrument Room!
For me, the other must see items in the museum were the musical instruments. Kelly was nice (of course!) and didn't mind accompanying me to the musical instruments room.
Here are some of the different types of keyboard instruments on display and the plaques of information, (in case you care). A grand piano from 1783:
A clavichord from 1796:
And a virginal from 1620:
Here's a beautiful harpsichord.
Just look at all that detail!
And here we have a couple of organs:
Overall, I really had a great time at this museum, and thanks, Kelly, for being willing to see the things that I wanted to see! We did look at some other things, too. Here are a couple of random pictures from elsewhere in the museum.
Here are some of the different types of keyboard instruments on display and the plaques of information, (in case you care). A grand piano from 1783:
A clavichord from 1796:
And a virginal from 1620:
Here's a beautiful harpsichord.
Just look at all that detail!
And here we have a couple of organs:
Overall, I really had a great time at this museum, and thanks, Kelly, for being willing to see the things that I wanted to see! We did look at some other things, too. Here are a couple of random pictures from elsewhere in the museum.
Impressionist Paintings
I love impressionism - in both art and music. I have always loved Claude Monet and Claude Debussy. So I made sure to see the wide selection of paintings by Monet on display at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.
The first place Kelly and I found Monet paintings was in a small gallery with five Monet paintings on one side of the room and three or four interesting pieces on the other side of the room. These five Monet paintings were on loan from the Musee d'Orsay in Paris. (I took these pictures before I found out that I wasn't supposed to take pictures in this room!)
These are all paintings of the Rouen Cathedral, which Monet painted at different times of day and in different light, around 1892-1893.
On the wall opposite these Monet paintings hung works by Roy Lichtenstein. I didn't get any pictures, but this link is worth looking at. {Or do an image search for "Rouen Cathedral (Seen at Three Different Times of Day), Set V."} Lichtenstein also painted the Rouen Cathedral in different "light" or colors. It was intriguing to compare these paintings in the same room!
Then we went to another area of the museum that had many more Monet paintings. (There were plenty of people taking pictures in here, and there were plenty of museum staff who didn't seem to care a bit, so I got out my camera again!)
I'm not sure if this one is by Monet or someone else, and I couldn't find it in a brief search I did to try to find out. I still like it, though!
This one is by Renoir.
These are by Van Gogh. The one on the bottom, Ravine, actually has another Van Gogh painting underneath it, (on the same canvas). This interesting fact was recently discovered when an employee of the museum took an x-ray of the painting.
I wanted a picture with Monet's painting of Venice before we left!
The first place Kelly and I found Monet paintings was in a small gallery with five Monet paintings on one side of the room and three or four interesting pieces on the other side of the room. These five Monet paintings were on loan from the Musee d'Orsay in Paris. (I took these pictures before I found out that I wasn't supposed to take pictures in this room!)
These are all paintings of the Rouen Cathedral, which Monet painted at different times of day and in different light, around 1892-1893.
On the wall opposite these Monet paintings hung works by Roy Lichtenstein. I didn't get any pictures, but this link is worth looking at. {Or do an image search for "Rouen Cathedral (Seen at Three Different Times of Day), Set V."} Lichtenstein also painted the Rouen Cathedral in different "light" or colors. It was intriguing to compare these paintings in the same room!
Then we went to another area of the museum that had many more Monet paintings. (There were plenty of people taking pictures in here, and there were plenty of museum staff who didn't seem to care a bit, so I got out my camera again!)
I'm not sure if this one is by Monet or someone else, and I couldn't find it in a brief search I did to try to find out. I still like it, though!
This one is by Renoir.
These are by Van Gogh. The one on the bottom, Ravine, actually has another Van Gogh painting underneath it, (on the same canvas). This interesting fact was recently discovered when an employee of the museum took an x-ray of the painting.
I wanted a picture with Monet's painting of Venice before we left!
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