The Museums

 I visited 2 museums this week.  Musee Luxembourg where I saw the brilliant photography of Vivian Maier, my compatriot.  I also went to the Picasso Museum, where there was a fab exhibit that showed the ways Rodin and Picasso had some cool similarities to the ways they worked. Today I walked in the 2nd and found a few of the covered passages that were built in the early 1800's. V. beautiful. 

Yesterday I read about working in a public library.  The one nearest to us is in The Arsenal and it's primarily a research library.  We had to fill out forms and talk to different people.  We were lucky because a young French grad student who is doing a PhD at Columbia, but is doing research in France, was there and she helped walk us through all the steps to getting our seat assignments in the research room.  I went back today and I think I'm actually supposed to be using materials from the library to be working there, but when people asked me which books I needed, I just said, "I don't need anything. I'm fine." They let me stay both days and I got a lot done on my new story about two independent girls.  But I might look for another library.  I'm not sure.  

I'm happy for all my good friends who are on WINTER BREAK now!!! Enjoy every second!  Mari Homme and I are toasting you tonight.

Also Happy Birthday to Kyle (fantabulous future son in law) and Rachel (present day perfect partner of #1 Son!  Isn't it odd that the kids' partners have the same birthday?