The adventures of Jen and Doug and a black cat named Mr. Knightley.
There was so much great stuff at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art I had to make this post on Impressionism and another on “everything else”, and I’m not even sorry. Monet’s 1872 painting Impression Sunrise …
Monet, Renoir, van Gogh, Pissarro, Sisley, Sargent –– there was obviously no doubt we’d be going to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri. And thanks to a little bit of luck, we …
I’m not sure what to make of our tour of the Truman Courthouse run by the Jackson County Historical Society (in Independence, Missouri), but part of it involved getting to see a gallery behind locked …
I was on the fence about visiting the Bingham-Waggoner Estate because I’m trying to be more selective about visiting historic houses. But while on a tour of the Independence courthouse (which we were visiting as …
And here’s another artist I didn’t know, but apparently was one whose work Doug was very familiar with. In truth, while I didn’t recognize Thomas Hart Benton’s name, I recognized his work when I saw …
St. Louis is home to many art and history museums and sites. Here are a few highlights. Missouri History Museum The Missouri History Museum is housed in the beautiful Jefferson Memorial Building, which dates from …
The Saint Louis Art Museum had some big names on our list in its collection, so we carved out a few hours for a visit. The museum’s founding goes all the way back to 1879, …
Thanks to fortuitous timing, the Matisse and the Sea exhibit at the Saint Louis Art Museum was free for us to visit. I’m not especially a fan of Henri Matisse, especially the iconic painting the …
Saint Meinrad Archabbey We briefly stopped into the Saint Meinrad Archabbey solely to see some pretty architecture, and it did not disappoint. The campus and buildings were lovely. The monastery is located in St Meinrad …
We stayed at the campground in the 700-acre John James Audubon State Park in Henderson, Kentucky for several days. While there we were able to do some birding, see the total solar eclipse, and also …
