I've been getting a lot of weekends off over the last month. I'm certainly not complaining. In fact, I'm coveting them...I try not to say much, keep it quiet, just in case it is an accident and they could be taken away. shhh.... :)
I love having my weekends to spend with Nathan. Aside from dinner with my good friend Ashley on Friday night (the Red Lentil is becoming 'our spot'...we both go gaga for the beet latkes), Nathan and I had the whole weekend to ourselves. It was fantastic...one perfect long date weekend. Saturday was chilly, so we stayed in doing household things and watching Arrested Development most of the day. We only left the house that evening for dinner (Tommy Doyle's...funny thing: we tried to eat here our first night in Cambridge, but the kitchen was already closed) and to finally see Black Swan. I loved it.
Sunday had a lazy start. The good ol' Sunday-sleep-in, followed by a batch of homemade pancakes and veggie sausage.
single flapjack.
the whole delicious stack and fake sausages.
After the big breakfast we bundled up and went to the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum. Nathan and I haven't done too much exploring off the green line yet, so we enjoyed seeing more of the city. The museum is remarkable. First entering the museum, walking into the loggia and seeing the inner courtyard, is breathtaking. How one woman could dream up such a place and collect so much over her lifetime is amazing. This one goes on my list of favorite museums.
enormous! this place was her house...can you imagine drinking tea in your own private courtyard amongst ancient roman statues, or entertaining in a parlor decorated with Titian and Giotto? Or letting Sargent use a room for his studio? I couldn't take any interior photos, but it's definitely worth looking up.
Renzo Piano is building an extension. Oh Mr. Piano, prince of museum expansions.
We had a short warm-up over coffee and chocolate croissant before taking the train home. Taking the T through the city with this fine young man is one of my simple pleasures.
We capped our weekend with dinner at home and Alphaville. Godard is a stylish filmmaker, but he may be too much for me. I better brush up on my French theory and New Wave history. yikes. A little more Arrested Development before bed.
More perfect Boston weekends, please.
2 comments:
Definitely a special weekend to treasure! Looks like you had a lovely time. That croissant looks amazing (the flapjack too, for that matter!) Hopefully you can have a few more of those kinds of weekends in your future... Working is over-rated. :)
What a great weekend! I feel like I shared it all with you (thanks to your Thiebaud type luscious food pictures). I hope to go to the Gardner museum on my next trip out--will you be my tour guide?
Love, mom
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