Libraries and food
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magidThe library is closing! This is a good thing; the main branch will open in a couple of years once the new building is built. I hadn't realized construction was starting so soon, though. I'll have to remember to stop by the library in Central.
The last day the main branch is open is Sunday, and there's a party from 2:30 to 4.
As of this morning, all I knew about my Shabbat food was challah and mushroom-barley-beef stew (I'd say soup, but "beef soup" just sounds wrong. "Beef stew" or nothing, somehow.). I stopped at Harvest, looking for barley and inspiration for the rest of the meal, and found it.
The menu:
wheat-barley challah rolls
mushroom-barley-beef stew (with dinosaur kale, carrots, and a white sweet potato, too)
roasted potatoes and onions
roasted eggplant and halved grape tomatoes
stewed strawberries and raspberries with dumplings
Due to a stroke of serendipity, last night I got a(n architectural) tour of the Boston Public Library. Shortened, due to time constraints, but still fascinating. I hadn't realized that it was the first public library in the country (not that I'm surprised, but still), nor that the architect of the new (older half of the current main library) building had not only taken enormous care with the details of the building, but had realized it would need to be expanded, and built something with expansion potential.
I hadn't taken the time to look at the building itself before. There are gorgeous mosaics, impressive quantities (and colors) of marbles, and some wonderful murals. The three that we saw were the nine muses (graces?), Sir Galahad's quest for the grail (in a wonderfully medieval room that cries out for an SCA event), and the triumph of religion (by John Singer Sargent), which was enormously impressive, though some of the panels were not to my, er, religious taste. I was surprised to see Hebrew in this one, including the Name. In fact, there's the bracha for getting an aliyah above one of the panels, which was completely unexpected.
And there were the anecdotes, of major donors, of schoolchildren, and so on. There wasn't nearly enough time to see everything; I shall have to return.
Shabbat shalom!
The last day the main branch is open is Sunday, and there's a party from 2:30 to 4.
As of this morning, all I knew about my Shabbat food was challah and mushroom-barley-beef stew (I'd say soup, but "beef soup" just sounds wrong. "Beef stew" or nothing, somehow.). I stopped at Harvest, looking for barley and inspiration for the rest of the meal, and found it.
The menu:
wheat-barley challah rolls
mushroom-barley-beef stew (with dinosaur kale, carrots, and a white sweet potato, too)
roasted potatoes and onions
roasted eggplant and halved grape tomatoes
stewed strawberries and raspberries with dumplings
Due to a stroke of serendipity, last night I got a(n architectural) tour of the Boston Public Library. Shortened, due to time constraints, but still fascinating. I hadn't realized that it was the first public library in the country (not that I'm surprised, but still), nor that the architect of the new (older half of the current main library) building had not only taken enormous care with the details of the building, but had realized it would need to be expanded, and built something with expansion potential.
I hadn't taken the time to look at the building itself before. There are gorgeous mosaics, impressive quantities (and colors) of marbles, and some wonderful murals. The three that we saw were the nine muses (graces?), Sir Galahad's quest for the grail (in a wonderfully medieval room that cries out for an SCA event), and the triumph of religion (by John Singer Sargent), which was enormously impressive, though some of the panels were not to my, er, religious taste. I was surprised to see Hebrew in this one, including the Name. In fact, there's the bracha for getting an aliyah above one of the panels, which was completely unexpected.
And there were the anecdotes, of major donors, of schoolchildren, and so on. There wasn't nearly enough time to see everything; I shall have to return.
Shabbat shalom!
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Library
Date: 2005-03-11 03:51 pm (UTC)They have been transplanting trees since the area of the park that has many specimen trees will be excavated for the garage. They will protect the two large Beech trees but some of the largest trees are being removed. You can't transplant a 70 ft elm.
Re: Library
Date: 2005-03-13 11:19 am (UTC)The cards they were handing out showed the hours of all the other branches, but Sunday wasn't listed, though the librarian said that Central will be open all hours the main branch would've been... I hope it's Sunday too.
I'm glad at least a couple of the large trees will be protected. It'll be interesting to see how much that space in front of the library changes with more sunlight.
no subject
Date: 2005-03-12 07:06 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-03-13 11:17 am (UTC)Obviously, I was typing too fast for clarity...