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I love museums, and although this museum in Parkersburg, West Virginia is designated as the Oil & Gas Museum, it is so much more.  The reason we headed to Athens, Ohio was to see a juried exhibit of quilts by members of the international Modern Quilt Guild.  We knew we were going to Athens, Ohio, but heard that nearby Nelsonville has a more Victorian vibe, so we stayed there.  Utilizing the blue-highway system, we arrived in Amesville, Ohio, population about 168 souls, down from a high of around 200.  We traveled to Athens, Ohio primarily to see an exhibit of modern quilts, and I thought that I would lead with that post, but the venue seemed a better introduction.  The nice thing about being retired is that Friday seemed like a good day to take a drive, so we did.  If you've been reading our blog for a while, you know that I like to quilt in the North Carolina mountains in late September.  Carpenter’s Hall, located in Independence National Park, Philadelphia is the official Birthplace of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.  Mark and I got to Philadelphia Wednesday night. Once we were both out of bed - much later than Mark arose - we headed out to see a number of the city's murals.  Image Credit: Photograph by Donald D. Groff for the Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia
The tiny simple hut in the left foreground housed six freezing, starving soldiers of the Continental Army.  Outside of not-really musing about moving back to San Francisco, Mark and I never envisioned moving to a bigger city/area when we retired.  We were at a museum in northwest Virginia for a few days last week, and I was surprised by what drew my attention the most: a "Contemporary Embroidery" exhibit.  In case you wanted to keep track, this is the fourth presidential library and museum we have visited and blogged about. Not that we like museums . . .  We are waiting to get back on the road until my feet feel a little better, so I'm sharing more from an exhibit that I saw in February and March.  We have not been able to do a drive exploring the area for quite some time, but we decided we needed some ice cream, so off we went.  Mark and I visited two extraordinary places in San Francisco last year, places that we will re-visit every time we return.  |
