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So what does that have to do with art? 
Well I was supposed to go volunteer at cat rescue today, and I did. But after that I had lunch and I went to an art museum. Yep, I did. The Crocker Museum in downtown Sacramento.
http://www.crockerartmuseum.org/
Last time I went to an art museum, I went with Cary, and while it was interesting seeing art from the perspective of an 8 year old boy (he liked the Warhol exhibit and the primitive culture stuff, but he didn't think too much of the 19th century paintings), I wanted to see some from MY perspective.
There were Dutch paintings and California themed paintings, ceramics by Japanese women, an Asian section, I don't remember what all. Usually I come away with at least one or two things that made an impression. This time, it was the building. Gorgeous wooden doors and stairway, inlaid ceilings and a mosaic floor upstairs. Oh, and one painting of a scene at night and I just liked the way the moon and the light from the moon played over the landscape. Oh yeah, and there was this expressionist looking landscape that I liked. Oh yeah and the inlaid Italian table. Oh yeah and the face on one of the Madonna's...
Would you have liked to go with me?
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dawnald (9713) | 3 months ago | Might?
Geez, we aren't in Kansas any more, are we?
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dawnald (9713) | 3 months ago | Guess I'd better pack a hat, a rain coat and an umbrella then...
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dawnald (9713) | 3 months ago | I'll have to make do with a one piece...
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2. thea09 (4403) | 3 months ago | Definitely, I haven't done anything like that for ages. Can we stop for coffee after though?
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dawnald (9713) | 3 months ago | Coffee, definitely!!!
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thea09 (4403) | 3 months ago | With brownies springs to mind - you are a disgusting influence, I haven't even had my yogurt yet and you've got me thinking of chocolate.
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thea09 (4403) | 3 months ago | Because I'm thinking of stirring some chocoloate into my yogurt later. Not good. That's against the rules, fridges have eyes and if word got around I could be ostracised.
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dawnald (9713) | 3 months ago | Here, have a fridge blindfold...
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3. paula27661 (5293) | 3 months ago | I sure would have loved to have gone with you dawn! This museum looks fantastic. I took my daughter to our museum during the last school holidays and she loved it. She relished the dinosaurs’ displays because she had visited that section with her class at school so I got a very interesting lecture on the different types of dinosaurs. She liked the Art Gallery as well, fascinating stuff, I really enjoyed it there especially the 18th century paintings. Let me know when you are going next... (LOL)
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dawnald (9713) | 3 months ago | I took the kids to the Discovery museum, it's a children's science museum. Not quite sure about this one.
Sure, I'll let you know. Coffee afterward?
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dawnald (9713) | 3 months ago | This one wasn't a world class museum, for that I'd have to go to San Francisco or Los Angeles, but it wasn't too shabby either!
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6. ANTIQUELADY (11284) | 3 months ago | It sounds very interesting & yes i would have liked to go w/u. I think going w/u anywhere would be fun. I would have even joined in w/u singing, lol.
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dawnald (9713) | 3 months ago | I wonder how a duet would have sounded in the room with the high ceilings!
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ANTIQUELADY (11284) | 3 months ago | I am sure we would have sounded great, lol.
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dawnald (9713) | 3 months ago | No museums ever? Must come by and drag you to... St. Louis maybe? on my next trip cross country...
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8. Irishfrndly65 (7368) | 3 months ago | Although I've never been to an art museum I'd give it a whirl. I really like history museums and I once got to see the Ramses exhibit here in Dallas. Oh my gosh that was awesome!! I'll never forget it.
But how cool would it be to go to a museum with you? Pretty cool I think. Will you pick me up at the airport?
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9. cobrateacher (4218) | 3 months ago | Hi, Dawnald! I would have loved it! I'm glad that Miami has a lot of museums, and they have wonderful exhibitions. I enjoy them tremendously. They're well worth playing hookey from other things.
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dawnald (9713) | 3 months ago | Better than doing dishes any day of the week!:-)
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10. enola1692 (1583) | 3 months ago | I would of loved to have gone with you I love going to museums I am in south carolina an there are couple here that are nice but my favorite one so far was the Boston musuem an the peabody musueum
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dawnald (9713) | 3 months ago | OH,where in South Carolina? I have family in Greenville...
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enola1692 (1583) | 3 months ago | I am in Spartanburg but I like going to the reedy falls in greenville
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dawnald (9713) | 3 months ago | Oh so you're not far at all...
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enola1692 (1583) | 3 months ago | no I think it is maybe 20 minutes from where I am
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dawnald (9713) | 3 months ago | Waving in your general direction...:-)
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