Last night we attended a very momentous dinner celebration to commemorate the opening of the new Smith visiting center and museum at Monticello. We had dinner in a tent on top of Mount Alto. I sat beside a ninety year old doctor who was still teaching at Georgetown. His name was Karl. He said he was born in Vienna and at one time studied Freud. I wore the same dress I wore to the Boys Engagement party. It was a pretty exclusive group. Everyone gave a big chunk of money except for Rick and me. Rick's clients give money and he is their executor so indirectly he is giving money.
This morning I went to a ribbon cutting for the new center and the unveiling of a statue of TJ right out side the center. It was quite festive with lots of hoopla, bands playing, and speech giving...and old time rally. I wanted to hear Michael Boochla and Annette Gordon Reed who both gave speeches but not very long ones. I did take notes. Annette praised Monticello because the foundation has recreated the mountain and home into the first real southern plantation with slave dwellings that school children and adults will ever see and experience.
I sat beside the director of History and Social Studies for Albemarle County. Her name was Pat Hughes and we discussed lots of history as we waited for the event to begin. I noticed several people left when a black music group began to sing; maybe I read into this but I thought they were snubbing the group.
It has rained all day long. I went to the post office and sent some of the studies I copied to Bradley. I spent yesterday at the Medical School library learning about studies that doctors and medical people are doing to see if yoga reduces stress. I took some pictures but have not yet put them on the computer.
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