I am so tired of Isaac! This storm has followed us all the way to Pennsylvania and is making our driving more difficult every day. Yesterday we met our friends in Manhattan at the Cloisters which is a branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. There was a section of the drive just before we went over the George Washington Bridge where the rain was horrific. It’s bad enough to drive in unfamiliar NY traffic but adding a significant rain event keeps your knuckles white, whether or not you are actually doing the driving.
Once we got there and met our friends we had a great time. The Cloisters is a building constructed with funds from John Rockefeller Jr. to house artifacts from churches and cathedrals all over the world and preserve them for future generations. It’s very interesting the way the exhibits are constructed because they are actually incorporated into the building. Some of the doorways are arches from old monasteries and cathedrals. In one room, they actually had the most ornate hand-carved staircase and doorway I have ever seen from the 12 century. No flash photography allowed or I would have taken a picture for you. We did take a picture in the garden, though.
Of course all this history was punctuated by our friends who have been a part of my life for over 50 years. Louise and I were friends back in high school and because of her efforts we have remained friends all these years. I am reminded of a song I was taught in Girl Scouts years ago:
“Make new friends, but keep the old.
One is silver and the other gold.”
To all our “golden” friends reading this blog and keeping track of us, we love you and miss you very much.
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I want to go there….
We had a great time with you and Jim, as we always do. The drive back to Long Island was uneventful and the sun was shining all the way. Hope Isaac leaves you alone!