Doug is a pretty fantastic guy. He's old-fashioned in many ways. He opens doors for people, both men and women; walks on the curb side of the sidewalk; will rush to help a little old lady cross the street. OK, that last one is a bit of a stretch, but you know what I mean.
One of my favorite Doug-isms is what he calls "eye trouble". In the sense of "I'm having some eye trouble today.....I just can't see myself going to work."
Today I have eye trouble. It is actually an accepted practice here at Lorna's Laces. Sometimes everyone needs a day off and a free pass to take it. Since it's a holiday weekend, it seemed like a good idea to stretch it into four days.
We're going to The Art Institute today to see Ghiberti's Gates of Paradise. Here's a quick snapshot from their catalog:
It's on tour here in the US for just a short time and then it will go back to Italy to be reintegrated with the rest of the doorframe and put on permanent display in a hermetically sealed room in the museum of the Florence Cathedral (Museo dell’Opera del Duomo), never to travel again.
I'm sure my eyes will be just fine come Tuesday.
3 comments:
This is so cool, I love your management style...we're pretty laid back, too. Reminds me of something I read in a book long ago..about having to "call in well...because I feel too good to go to work today". Who wants to waste a day off being sick?
I have wonderful memories of the Art Institute! Having grown up in Milwaukee, going down to Chicago for any museum trip made it a double adventure.
Tell me you went to see Seurat ...
We didn't see the Seurat this time...but really enjoyed the big exhibit they did a couple of years back. I was fascinated by the process.
This time we just saw The Gates of Paradise and the Jeff Wall exhibit. I have a pretty short attention span when it comes to museums. If I see too much it all blends together. I go for quality over quantity.
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