free friday

it just so happen that i got half a day off! unexpected and of course i enjoyed it from the beginning to the end.
joel was home this week, but more sick then anything else. trying to cure a head cold and still wanting to enjoy the "vacation" week with all of us. yesterday he went sledding with naomi and elias, which has been a delightful adventure for the three of them. amos and i went for a stroll to the library.

(as i write these lines, i'm listening to a loud drumming circle in our neighbors back yard. over a dozen people with djembe drums drumming and singing around a huge camp fire. i'm celebrating along with them "leap day", this is unique as we are living in the city... but i guess JP has it's own rules in regards to back yard fires and music at night times!)

back to my day's adventures. i was walking elias and his coop kids to MIT for a lego car race workshop. it was bitter cold but sunny. then again an other 30 minutes walking in the cold through the city in the sunshine to the MFA.
it was very strange for me to walk into the building on my own. but i quickly started to enjoy my freedom. there are two exhibits which i have not seen in the past and i really enjoyed a lot. the first was the one on ed rossbach "fiber art" from the daphne farago collection. just wonderful pieces and i could relate to so many of them. the moment i walked in, i decided to take the coop kids to this exhibit. we have been working on knitting, crocheting, weaving and what ever else they wanted all winter. the exhibit will be a great inspiration for them.
the second exhibit was "walk this way" highlighting the museums rich, but usually hidden collection of shoes.
lots of walking and enjoying other peoples works!
thank you joel for giving me these hours!