Ted and I took off today to go the Oklahoma City Art Museum to see the exhibition from the Louvre. Today was a poor choice because the museum was full of school children since the exhibition closes Sunday. We were so glad to be able to see all the marble statuary and the sriking marble reliefs. The thing that struck us with awe was that almost anyone walking down the street could have modeled for the artist. The only differences were the coiffures and one statue had another of a hairdresser standing behind him doing his hair. Somehow, we had thought that they would have more aquiline noses and heavier features.

Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty was homely but Venus was lovely in all her portrayals. The one that interested me most was Antonious posing as Osires with an Egyptian head dress and the one of Nero who had ugly, pinched features and just looked mean. Ted was interested in Caligula because he spent money not unlike George W. Bush.

We ate at our favorite Mexican Place and did some recreational shopping. I got a new bedskirt for our bed and new ones for Ashley and Adrienne and a few gifts.
We enjoyed it all. We couldn't help but think the decline and fall of Rome just might happen to America.

Have a great weekend.