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My PICC line has been successfully removed! (My moody cow stress toy helped me deal with pain over the past few months). My treatment for my IBD will continue at home. For those who don't know what this is, here is an image from Macmillan Cancer Support.
'Drinking Man with a Big Hat', by Charles David, after Monogrammist GL, 1613 - 1638. Rijksmuseum. #17thCentury
It is #BabyLossAwarenessWeek. Organisations like @SandsUK & @BLA_Campaign can help, but, for some (like me), history can provide some solace. For #StuartsSaturday, let us remember the Stuart-era families who also suffered these tragic losses. #KeepItStuart
For the 15th of April, our #17thCenturyMasterpiece is
'Crucifixion with Donor', by Jan Cossiers.
Musée de Hôpital Notre-Dame à la Rose, Lessines.
For the 25th of March, our #17thCenturyMasterpiece is 'Leda and the Swan', 1598-1602, by Peter Paul Rubens.
Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge.
For the 22nd of March, our #17thCenturyMasterpiece is 'Frozen Canal with Skaters and Hockey Players', 1668, by Adriaen van de Velde.
Musée du Louvre, Paris
For the 20th of March, our #17thCenturyMasterpiece is: 'Music-Making Company on a Terrace', c. 1620, by Dirck Hals.
Frans Halsmuseum, Haarlem.
For the 25th of February, our #17thCenturyMasterpiece is 'The Consequences of War', 1637-38, by Peter Paul Rubens.
Galleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence.
For the 15th of February, our #17thCenturyMasterpiece is 'The Judgment of Paris', c. 1690, by Ludovico Antonio David.
Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota.
For the 5th of February, our #17thCenturyMasterpiece is 'Gerbil', c. 1600, by Jacopo Ligozzi. (Rather fitting as we adopted two of these cuties last night).