The Huntington Library...50 days of celebrating 50!
In an effort to make my half century more memorable, I've decided to extend my normal birthday month into 50 days of celebrating 50! While I realize not every day will be worthy of a blog post, there are some amazing plans coming up that will last beyond my actual birthday (March 28th) into mid-April.
Brady inaugurated the festivities by a surprise trip to The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens.
A private, nonprofit institution, The Huntington was founded in 1919 by Henry E. Huntington, an exceptional businessman who built a financial empire that included railroad companies, utilities, and real estate holdings in Southern California.
Huntington was also a man of vision – with a special interest in books, art, and gardens. During his lifetime, he amassed the core of one of the finest research libraries in the world, established a splendid art collection, and created an array of botanical gardens with plants from a geographic range spanning the globe.
We spent hours strolling the picturesque grounds with mirthful expressions upon our faces. There is no way to fully capture how mesmerizing The Huntington is. We took almost 200 photographs with each being equally spectacular.
Brady had reserved a coveted spot for us in the Rose Garden Tea Room, so after wandering aimlessly for hours, we rested, people watched and dined until content. When fully regrouped, we returned to our garden meandering.
I hope the images here give you a glimpse into the magicalness of our day.
Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures,
and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.
-St. Thomas Aquinas
and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.
-St. Thomas Aquinas
1 comments:
Today was wonderful, Denise! Thanks for letting me be the first to celebrate your fifty years of awesomeness!
It really couldn't have been better.
How fun is it to walk around saying 'look at this!', 'look at THAT!' every minute. :)
I love being mirthful with you.
The pictures seem to capture it perfectly...
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