there were several rallies and marches today. i attended the one by the courthouses at 1:00.
i was able to hear two speeches, one from an aclu member and another from a lawyer's association.
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afterwards, i walked downtown to the national museum of the american indian. i wanted to visit the cafe which i had missed the last time i was there. unfortunately, the guard informed me that they had closed it several months ago.
i wandered around the gift shop instead and found something nice for janet. her birthday was in late january, but she's been away since the first week of january and just returned on tuesday. i found a lovely book titled earth medicines by felicia cocotzin ruiz of xicana and tewa ancestry, which i felt sure she would really like (along with a package of wild rice from the chippewa nation).
these dishes are so beautiful!
i thought these cats would make cute christmas gifts . .
i walked home along the promenade of little west street . .
and when i got to albany street i received a photo of lilacs from morgan; they were just starting to bloom in london. the funny thing is that i was also walking by lilac bushes at the same moment! however, i didn't see the bushes, i smelled them - that wonderful lilac aroma was coming from a small garden along the walkway.
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and this is the garden.
so pretty!
i was hungry and so stopped at brookfield place for quiche and coffee. afterwards, i hopped on a bicycle to make it back in time to see my friend jeanette who was going to be in the neighborhood for a dance performance at westbeth. we were supposed to meet at 5 pm and it was a quarter to.
