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Sunday writers
Sorry I won't be able to make it this week. I have a brunch with my sorority sisters. Happy writing!
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Writer's Block: Ewww
What is one food that you refuse to try? Why?
Raw oysters. I couldn't possibly stomach them and can't imagine why anyone would want to eat something that slimy. Are they really an aphrodisiac? Heaven only knows. I remember a sequence from the movie Topsy Turvy in which 3 of the actors in the D'Oyly Carte company ate oysters and got so sick they ( Read more... ) -
The Mikado
"School girls we eighteen and under..." the women's chorus sings as we shuffle in our 'artless Japanese fashion' across the raked stage. It is very humbling to think that more than thirty years have passed since I saw my eighteenth birthday. Even more humbling, I discovered today, to put on the cheap geisha-style wig and realize that I really do ( Read more... ) -
Singing with mama
I'm doing a lot of singing lately -- between rehearsals for The Mikado and voice lessons with Sandy, but the most gratifying singing I do is for my mother. And today it was with my mother!
For those who don't know, my mama has been living for the past year (and some months) on the long term care floor at Jones Harrison Residence. She is almost ( Read more... ) -
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Went to Caffe Tempo on Sunday in hopes of running into others from our group. No luck, but got a little writing done.
I'm a coffeehouse junkie.
Wishing I had a new story idea for Nanowrimo. -
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I haven't posted since October. That must be some kind of record ( Read more... ) -
Opportunity Knocks
I've been meaning to post this all week ( Read more... ) -
Stone Lake Weekend
B and I attended the Stone Lake Cranberry Festival this weekend with 16 friends from the Gilbert and Sullivan Very Light Opera Company. The weather was the most extraordinary feature of the event - it was warm and breezy (an actual high of 80 degrees). Idyllic Indian summer. The other remarkable thing was the number of people there. The cashier ( Read more... ) -
Mom's 82nd Birthday
My mama is 82 today! We celebrated with a family party at her assisted living place. I brought in food from Cheesecake Factory and P.F. Changs, including some fun new dishes from Cheesecake Factory: Boom Boom Chicken and Shrimp, and Crispy Spicy Beef as well as my tried-and-true favorite, BBQ Ranch Chicken Salad. We had the usual crowd pleasers ( Read more... ) -
Football mom no more
Jack quit football. I should be relieved. Now he is likely to survive his teenage years in one piece. Those huge bruises that look like dirt on his arms will heal. He will be home after school at 3:30 instead of late for dinner at 6:30. I won't have to join the other mothers to decorate the church hall for the end-of-the-year banquet. Or make ( Read more... )