Glass-making never fails to amaze me. And when it is done by a
master, the results are just awesome.
A few years ago,
when Jim and I were in Tampa, we visited the St. Petersburg Morean Art Center,
where we saw the glassworks of Dale Chihuly. We had seen a roving Chihuly exhibit
in Orlando a number of years earlier. (I purchased three posters at that
exhibit. I believe they cost me $35 each. Getting them framed cost $400! But
they are worth it. I love those posters.)
We learned that a new Chihuly museum opened in St. Pete, so we
decided to go see it.
Although the exhibit is in a new
building, I don’t think there were new pieces on display. We enjoyed seeing
the exhibit again, but we were disappointed that there were no additional
pieces exhibited.
St. Pete seems like a nice community. When I was growing up, I only
knew of St. Pete as a retiree community; it was where Midwesterners emigrated.
Jim said it was known as the place where northerners went to die;]. Today I
would say, not so much. The area surrounding the museum is known as the Art
District, and it seems to attract a younger crowd, with many galleries,
eateries, trendy shops, and bars.
I liked St. Pete; Tampa, maybe not so much—at least during rush
hour. It took us about 90 minutes to get “home,” when it should have taken half
that time. I think I would like Tampa (better than Jacksonville), but I would
not want to work and commute in Tampa. (I wouldn’t want to commute in
Jacksonville either, but Tampa is worse.)
Until later,
Your Reluctant RoVer,
Linda
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