An Artistic Solo

Tuesday while Randy's mom was visiting we went to the Exchange Building on East Bay Street for the dungeon tour and self guided tour of the the upstairs ballroom where George Washington had his dance with over 200 of Charleston's finest women. One tour guide on another tour suggested that this very dance almost caused a Civil War to break out once the news hit the New England papers. Dancing was not permitted in some circles and to have the President bragging about how many women he danced with was outrageous! I love the fact that we walked where he walked and in the very room where the Articles of Confederation were ratified by the South Carolinian delegates!

After lunch, we strolled down Broad Street which is famous for the art galleries. When the clouds opened and dumped rain, we would stay longer in a gallery. Two galleries stood out for the afternoon. The first had paintings that were of the area but the artist really had a way of painting light into the paintings. It would change with the lighting or natural light from the window.

The second gallery stood out not because it had cool violin sculptures, but because the gallery host was a retired member from the Minnesota Symphony and was delighted to take out his viola and play "Itsy Bitsy Spider" for Sabrina and a Sound of Music song for Joyce. Sabrina loved watching the master work his instrument and did not let one stroke of the bow go unnoticed! She danced in her Baby Bjorn to the music which was an absolute delight!