Today, we gave gf_guruilla a down day, and I took Small and Feisty to see some stuff in Forest Park.
We started out at the Missouri History Museum. There were lots of interesting exhibits. We didn’t explore the Louis and Clark exhibit (we saw a lot of that at the arch), but did explore the special exhibit on the 1904 Worlds Fair. I found this fascinating, as it has a Las Vegas quality to me. Imagine: A gigantic exposition built up over a year, and then almost completely obliterated. From what I read, the buildings were constructed of something called staff, which was a mixture of plaster of paris, water, and hemp, put over wood.
They also had an exhibit on Seeking St. Louis, which traces the growth of the city, its communities, its organizations, its history. This is something I’ve never seen in Los Angeles—in fact, I can’t think of a single museum dedicated to preserving and cataloging the history and development of the entire City of Los Angeles.
After the History museum, S&F and I went over to the Jewel Box, an art-deco structure with lots of plants. The structure was interesting; the plants less so.
This afternoon, the rain hit (good), and Small & Feisty decided to be feisty, and is now screaming and screaming for attention (screaming “Nobody loves me” and “Nobody cares”, jumping on the bed and the floor (we’re on the 2nd floor)) [bad]. I guess I didn’t walk her enough.
Tomorrow, they are predicting that it will be less hot and less humid, so we’re going to go to the St. Louis Zoo. If Small & Feisty continues behaving as she is now, we’ll see if we can leave her in the monkey cage (just kidding… I think).
[Followup: gf_guruilla just turned on Full House. Now she’s quiet and watching. I guess that program does have a socially redeeming purpose.]
P.S. to ixixlix: S&F has expressed withdrawal pangs from the Karate Kid. As I’ll be working from home Monday, perhaps we can arrange something.
[Update: I just realized I didn’t explain the title. The Missouri History Museum is housed in the Jefferson Memorial, which was presented to the City of St. Louis by the Exposition organizers shortly after the exposition. Thus, “History in History”.]
