Cultural and Kitty Fun

 I read in our local paper about a masterpiece painting from the 17th Century that had been stolen by the Nazis, and now finally returned to its rightful owners, with one of the descendants living in our town.

The family decided to donate the painting for display at the Skirball Cultural Center, a Jewish museum near the Getty in Los Angeles. Violet and I went down to see the exhibit and the rest of the museum Thursday afternoon. 
Here, we're looking at ancient archaeological finds from the Holy Land.

This is part of the exhibit on the wealthy Bloch family from Czechoslovakia whose goods were stolen. These items had been saved by being sent abroad before their home was taken over.

But this 17th Century painting, Isaac Blessing Jacob, by Johann Carl Loth, was missing for more than 80 years before finally being returned to the family last year after decades of legal work.

We enjoyed this exhibit, and the others. It's nice having more free time during the week with Violet for other types of learning.

In other educational news, Seb is teaching Evie how to drink from the bathroom faucet. See how she studiously watches the master...

...and then tries to figure it out on her own. First she thought that you hit the water with your paw. Eventually she got the hang of drinking the drips.

Meanwhile, where was Winston during the lesson?

Well, he hasn't quite mastered getting onto the bathroom counters, so he busied himself by trying to get the swinging blonde toy above his head.

The girls had Friday and Monday off for the President's Day weekend, so I enjoyed coffee and Bible time in bed with my three amigos.

Speaking of three amigos - Vi met up with her school friends, Lea and Sophia, at the boba place Friday. It was the first time she's met with them outside of school, so we were all proud of her for setting up the date.

Seb isn't always annoyed by his new little brother.

But, often, he is.