The Weekend

The weekend mornings are relaxing.  We watch the news, check online for Canadian news and drink lots of coffee.
We meet Hannah at 68th and Lexington and walk to the Frick on 5th Avenue and 70th

We really enjoy it.  This priceless art collection of Henry Clay Frick is exhibited in his opulent mansion.
He bequeathed the collection and the mansion to the nation.  He intended this to be a memorial to himself.  It is absolutely beautiful.

On our way home, we see some new parking signs relating to the filming of Gossip Girl.  Hannah has to take a picture.

We all get on the subway.  Hannah goes home and Terry and I head to Times Square looking for a store that sells a tee shirt that Jonathan wants.  When we get there, we discover that the store changed hands a few months ago.  Interestingly enough their website seems to think it is still there!!!!   Jonathan eventually orders the shirt online.
We had hoped to attend Mass tonight.  When we turn up at the church we discover it is Episcopalian and not RC.   We decide to go to Mass in the morning and head home for supper.

Sunday - we head out to St. John the Evangelist for Mass.  It is fairly close to us at 55th Street and between 1st and 2nd Avenue.  It is quite a modern church.

After lunch we head out to the MET.  We have decided to do this every Sunday.  On the way we see what looks a bit like an alien from a distance - on closer inspection it is an Asian statue.

There are, in fact, two of them about 10 blocks apart,  on the boulevard on Park Avenue.  We think it is related to the Asian Studies building.

At the MET, we discover the tour we want to do is being given by the same woman as last week.  We chat with her and discover the talk will be the same one.  We are disappointed but head off on our own to explore the museum.  Before we leave the museum we visit the shop.  Today there is 20% off if you are a member.  You know how much I love to save money .....  I buy Christmas cards - it is almost October.  I also buy a book called "50 Buildings You Should Know"  It looks very interesting. Can't wait to see how many of them we have already seen.

We walk home before the rain comes and catch up on some TV.  Have some spaghetti and meat sauce for supper and off to bed.

Till next time.