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dreamflowerYesterday the DH and I had our delayed celebration of our anniversary. We went to OKC to see a special exhibit at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art...
I had been wanting to go see this exhibit since I heard it was coming; as a calligrapher/illuminator I thought it would be an amazing to see all of these original manuscripts, and OH! it was!
We got to OKC just about noon-- perfect time for lunch, which we had planned to have there at the Museum of Art Cafe. We were expecting a snack bar sort of place, and were very surprised to find that it was quite "posh"! Here's the menu. We had the "Goat Cheese Kisses" for an appetizer. OMG! They were delicious. I had the "Grilled Asparagus Panini" and the DH had the "Southwest Chicken Sandwich", which our waitress recommended.
Then we went on into the Museum. There was this amazing glass sculpture in the lobby, which I was able to take a pic of; but pictures weren't allowed in the main exhibit.
Mercy! It was aMAZing! Scrolls and manuscripts, OH MY! The DH had to keep reminding me to get my nose off the glass-- to see the originals of letters I had illuminated from a picture in a book; to see how the gilding still is just as shiny today as it was 600-700 years ago; to see how tiny and delicate the the penwork was; to see the beautiful calligraphy, some of it so very tiny! And there were some magnificent Torahs as well as other documents of historical significance.
There was a Guttenberg Bible, and also a working reproduction of the Guttenberg press, which was demonstrated for us. And there was a whole exhibit on translations-- including a computer into which you could type your name and it would print out in several different alphabets (including Cirth and Klingon!). We wandered the exhibit for over three hours (from one to after four), and then finally decided we were too tired to do any more. We'd seen everything anyway, but I wish I could have gone back to look at it some more anyway.
When we came out we bought some souvenirs: I got the Exhibition Catalog, which has some great pics of some of the manuscripts, and an issue of Christian History, the whole issue featuring JRRT!!
Tired out, we headed for home, taking Route 66, so that we could have supper at Pops. We had burgers and I had a Diet Coke with a shot of vanilla, and we shared a root beer bread pudding.
Got home just in time to see the eliminations on "Dancing with the Stars". Boy, were we exhausted.
Did a little housework today and worked on a couple of DS articles, and our son came over for a few minutes.
I have baked pasta in the oven for supper, and we're going to watch "Durango" tonight on DVD.
Tomorrow is the 74th anniversary of The Hobbit, and the next day is The Birthday. I hope to commit some fic.
Hope everyone else is having a nice week!
I had been wanting to go see this exhibit since I heard it was coming; as a calligrapher/illuminator I thought it would be an amazing to see all of these original manuscripts, and OH! it was!
We got to OKC just about noon-- perfect time for lunch, which we had planned to have there at the Museum of Art Cafe. We were expecting a snack bar sort of place, and were very surprised to find that it was quite "posh"! Here's the menu. We had the "Goat Cheese Kisses" for an appetizer. OMG! They were delicious. I had the "Grilled Asparagus Panini" and the DH had the "Southwest Chicken Sandwich", which our waitress recommended.
Then we went on into the Museum. There was this amazing glass sculpture in the lobby, which I was able to take a pic of; but pictures weren't allowed in the main exhibit.
Mercy! It was aMAZing! Scrolls and manuscripts, OH MY! The DH had to keep reminding me to get my nose off the glass-- to see the originals of letters I had illuminated from a picture in a book; to see how the gilding still is just as shiny today as it was 600-700 years ago; to see how tiny and delicate the the penwork was; to see the beautiful calligraphy, some of it so very tiny! And there were some magnificent Torahs as well as other documents of historical significance.
There was a Guttenberg Bible, and also a working reproduction of the Guttenberg press, which was demonstrated for us. And there was a whole exhibit on translations-- including a computer into which you could type your name and it would print out in several different alphabets (including Cirth and Klingon!). We wandered the exhibit for over three hours (from one to after four), and then finally decided we were too tired to do any more. We'd seen everything anyway, but I wish I could have gone back to look at it some more anyway.
When we came out we bought some souvenirs: I got the Exhibition Catalog, which has some great pics of some of the manuscripts, and an issue of Christian History, the whole issue featuring JRRT!!
Tired out, we headed for home, taking Route 66, so that we could have supper at Pops. We had burgers and I had a Diet Coke with a shot of vanilla, and we shared a root beer bread pudding.
Got home just in time to see the eliminations on "Dancing with the Stars". Boy, were we exhausted.
Did a little housework today and worked on a couple of DS articles, and our son came over for a few minutes.
I have baked pasta in the oven for supper, and we're going to watch "Durango" tonight on DVD.
Tomorrow is the 74th anniversary of The Hobbit, and the next day is The Birthday. I hope to commit some fic.
Hope everyone else is having a nice week!
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Date: 2011-09-22 12:11 am (UTC)I wonder if Frodo and Bilbo's birthday is September 22 because that's when The Hobbit was published???
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Date: 2011-09-22 02:24 am (UTC)You know, I was wondering about that myself. Bilbo's b'day isn't mentioned in TH. I wonder if that *is* why JRRT picked that day! (One more thing to ask him about someday.)
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Date: 2011-09-22 01:28 am (UTC)Work is incredibly intense for me, not quite overwhelming, but not too far from it either. The DM asks me to relay to Bilbo that once I let him out from under my thumb, i.e., writing energies are being directed toward a complex clinical study report (in the first stage of team review), he'll write back.
Oooh, something fun! I ran into
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Date: 2011-09-22 02:31 am (UTC)They were scrumptious; a paper-thin layer of phyllo was twisted around the goat cheese like the foil around a Hershey's kiss. Then it had been baked and placed on a thick slice of roasted tomato. And the balsalmic reduction looked like chocolate sauce! Yum!
Bilbo's been patiently waiting for the post! He is curious to know how his correspondent reacted to his letter.
What fun to run into a fannish LJ friend like that! My nearest LJ friend is in Norman, and we always have to make plans to meet up.
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Date: 2011-09-22 01:33 am (UTC)That sounds absolutely amazing! When I get to medieval history in my class, I have the kids make illuminated manuscripts for their final project and some of them really, really get into it. I have books of them, Christian and Jewish, and would so dearly love to see them in person one day.
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Date: 2011-09-22 02:34 am (UTC)What age do you work with? I still have some hand-outs I made for teachers back when I was the demo liaison for my SCA group in my old Barony in MS. If you'd be interested in having them, email me privately at aelfwina @ gmail dot com with your snail mail addy, and I will send you some of them.
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Date: 2011-09-22 02:37 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-09-22 03:25 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-09-22 02:59 am (UTC)What a lovely day you had with your route home too. Isn't Route 66 supposed to be some historical route or something? I think I've heard it in an American reference somewhere, and for some reason this is going through my head: Getting your kicks on Route 66, although where it's from, I haven't a clue!
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Date: 2011-09-22 03:24 am (UTC)Route 66 is called "the Mother Road". Before the interstates came along in the late 60s and early 70s, it was the main route through the US. It ran from Illinois to California, and the song "Get Your Kicks on Route 66" was written in the late 40s and was a big hit in the early 60s, when there was actually a TV show by that name.
Well if you ever plan to motor west
Just take my way that's the highway that's the best
Get your kicks on Route 66
Well it winds from Chicago to L.A.
More than 2000 miles all the way
Get your kicks on Route 66
Well goes from St. Louie down to Missouri
Oklahoma city looks oh so pretty
You'll see Amarillo and Gallup, New Mexico
Flagstaff, Arizona don't forget Winona
Kingman, Barstow, San Bernadino
Would you get hip to this kindly tip
And go take that California trip
Get your kicks on Route 66
Well goes from St. Louie down to Missouri
Oklahoma city looks oh so pretty
You'll see Amarillo and Gallup, New Mexico
Flagstaff, Arizona don't forget Winona
Kingman, Barstow, San Bernadino
Would you get hip to this kindly tip
And go take that California trip
Get your kicks on Route 66
Route 66 is the setting for the animated movie "Cars", (which also featured that song-- perhaps you heard it then?) and we ate a couple of times at a historic diner in Stroud where some of the animators ate and got inspiration. It unfortunately burned down a couple of years ago. But there are all sorts of fun things still to be seen on the old route.
We often take that route instead of the turnpike when we go to OKC. It takes a little longer but it's a lot of fun.
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Date: 2011-09-22 06:24 am (UTC)*hugs*
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Date: 2011-09-22 07:35 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-09-22 08:28 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-09-22 11:53 am (UTC)Route 66 is near and dear to my heart... I live about 7 miles north of where it cuts through this area and grew up a stone's throw from where it cuts through St. Louis. :)
I love Chihuly's work... he donated 3 displays to the Missouri Botanical Gardens that are absolutely lovely. One seasonal installation is especially fun, a display called Walla Wallas (or Walla Walla Onions) that are giant, colorful floating onion-shaped balls in the reflecting pools in front of the Climatron. We try to take a photo of our daughter in front of them every year but some years we've missed. His work is just fun and playful and brings a smile to my face.
I've downloaded the .pdf version of the Tolkien issue on that site... looks fascinating! Thanks for the link.
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Date: 2011-09-22 08:27 pm (UTC)