Hanging Out In Great Falls

Tommy and I went to the Paris Gibson Museum, what a nice treat when we were told that State Farm Insurance paid for every ones admission this year. This museum is a contemporary arts  museum and the art was lovely. But what I loved most was the building itself. This building was originally Great Falls first high school built in 1895. The door ways are so thick with solid wooden doors.      The wainscoting is quite different than what we see today. This is at least 3/4” thick wood with deep carving into it. The radiators, heavily imprinted with its own art.                   The hard wood floors are a focal point, heavily waxed to a mirror finish. These floors looked like the old gymnasium floors that we had as a kid. The old water fountain looked like a sculpture to me.          A gorgeous building that was saved from being demolished not that long ago.  

The next museum was the History Museum. Look at how many arrow heads that were found. This is only a portion of them.              I never realized how many types of barbed wire there is.              Would I not love to have this old medical exam table in my house as a table! See what is looking back at you in the drawer?    Can you imagine this tractor costs $950 back in 1924. That was a lot of money.

We walked over to a multicultural day, along with Joy and DeWayne,   that the AFB was having. Food was plentiful as were demonstrations of cultural dance and information booths.    The weather here is spectacular. Warm sun, cool breeze. Could you ask for anything more? How about dinner tonight with new friends? We will meet Joy and DeWayne for Mexican at 7pm.