A Visit From The Fam...

Hello my lovies! Have you missed me? I assure you that all is well here at Casa Bean. I've been so busy visiting family, preparing for friends to visit, as well as a ton of creative projects that there aren't enough hours in the day. Shall I begin to catch you up? The other weekend my charming aunt Susan and her hubby Ed came to visit us. "I was feeling a little homesick for you" she said. Isnt' she the sweetest? I think they are an adorable couple.

Another reason they are so sweet is that they brought Momma Bean and Casper with them!!! Yay! That's Beanie the Wonder Dog on the left with her brother Casper on the right. What a pair!
Among the many places that we ate was Jackson 20. It deserves a mention for many reasons.

They have WAY cool antique metal menu covers and little piggie napkin rings!

Their bathroom is gorgeous. I mean look at that tile, and fresh Ochids? I'm in LOVE! Yes, I photographed the bathroom ;)

They have a brass piggie! The hostess was wonderful, the waitress was fabulous, the food (I had Rabbit Brunswick Stew) was great and it was all shared with loved ones.

One of the things on the MUST DO list was take my mother to the Library of Congress. We got her a library card then went to see about looking up some books. We had a fabulous time, including walking in the tunnel to get from the main building to the Adam's Building where they were sending the books she requested so she could sit and look at them. We had a WONDERFUL time staring at all the Art Deco on the walls, sketching and giggling like only two Book Lovers can.

The view from the King Street Metro station where we changed trains from the Blue Line to the Yellow.

After a hard day of site seeing you just HAVE to have some to die for Tiramisu. I may have found the best in town but I'll have to go back and have another just to make sure ;)

Also on our MUST DO list was visit the Natural History Museum. Always a great choice, as long as you get there before all the screaming children and grumpy parents. Even my mother said "Let's get the HECK out of here before we get trampled". Go EARLY people cause the stampede comes at about 1pm and they are hot, tired, hungry and PUSHY. Personal space people, personal space. You've been warned, you violate it and I'll dart you and put you on display next to the Mammoth as a warning to the rest of the group. Just sayin.

At the Natural History Museum they had a special Butterfly display that you can walk through. They have 400 Butterflies with 52 different species. It was magical. Well except for the obnoxious asian lady and her two kids, but we won't go there.

I was the only one of us to have one land on me. I couldn't believe it. "Mom...mom....MOM LOOK"! I was giddy with delight. Momma Bean said that it was because of my Lemon Verbena lotion.

Did you know there were Bull Mummies? Me neither.

Little clay figures that Momma Bean and I stood and sketched. *sigh* if only she lived closer so we could do this all the time.

Of course I had to take a pic. I mean come on. Thoth is so rare that when you see him you gotta capture it.

What a great trip. I got to show Susan and Ed my town for the first time and Momma Bean brought me a Thai Basil plant that I am very happy to report is still alive and well. You may not know this but I have two black thumbs. Give me and animal and I'm golden but give me a plant and you sentence it to a long slow suffering death. Just ask my hubby, I've killed an air plant. Yep, that's no joke.

Thank you so very much Susan and Ed for taking the time to come out and see me. I hope you enjoyed our town. It was a blast. Love and Hugs to you both.