During the Christmas season, Bill and I spent the day in New York City. It turned out to be a rainy day, but we spent a good part of it at the Met, on the second floor, admiring all the impressionists. The museum had almost three rooms of Degas, alone. I happened into one room and saw these two talking between themselves, in front of two Degas paintings. She just made me think of all the women in his paintings - long dresses and hair styled just right, holding a glove in one hand........
