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Friday, August 23, 2013

What a storm!

The sun was still high in the sky as great dark clouds moved slowly down from the north. I've been hoping for some rain: It's been days since a good rainfall and dramatic thunderstorm, after a month or so of having them nearly every day, and now, a week or more of dry. We need the water, this region has been in drought for a couple of years. From the deck, I could see how heavy the clouds were up towards Monument, and that they were unloading a lot of rain. By now, I know it is no guarantee that... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, August 22, 2013

Evolution of comfort

My bed is evolving towards being a real and proper bed. When I moved in, it was a twin airbed and foam pad, and very uncomfortable. I don't like having a small bed that moves in response to my motions. And it was so low to the ground, getting out of bed in the morning really meant getting up, and it was not easy on my knees, not so young as they used to be. I found, at an estate sale, a box spring, and risers, and that was great! ditched the airbed, and put the foam on top of the box and risers.... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

CYMBELINE-- Deus on Machina...

This is the last week for the theater-in-a-tent production of Shakespeare's seldom-seen CYMBELINE, so it was almost a surprise we were able to get tickets, even comp tickets (Charlie is props master for the show) for last night's performance. It was a great time! The actors were excellent--they had three Equity actors, who are the more experienced professionals that often grace an amateur production. All of the cast were so good, it was hard to guess which were those three. Some people take... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, August 18, 2013

A stroll in the garden...

This one is for espcially for Kabu and Taps and CCT and all of you who love gardens. This photo session was inspired by finding, finally, a blossom on the Morning Glory vines, the ones I planted from seed. The Scarlet Runner beans were a total bust... I blame the wind, but still, it might have been some unknown factor. I have planted the last of the magic beans and set them on the back porch, where there is less direct wind. We'll see... http://flic.kr/ps/rhS1C Enjoy! Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, August 15, 2013

a few new shots of the Bear Creek Dog Park

More creek, this time, than dog! http://flic.kr/ps/rhS1C Sign in to see full entry.

The Knitting Circle

Every Wednesday morning, a group of knitters meets in a long, narrow room, at a long, narrow table, chatting and schmoozing over everyone's various projects. I have been going for several weeks now, one of the few who crochets. The long, narrow room is at the back of The Wooly Works, a very nice yarn shop with nothing but very nice yarns. And the two ladies who own and operate it are pleased to have crafted goods to sell, as well as yarns. And so, my hats have a new consignment home, and a whole... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, August 12, 2013

Always a mountain on the horizon

CCT made a comment that got me to thinking about my love of mountains. First of all, I love to be high up above the landscape: my Window Seat pictures, most of them viewable on Flickr, of course, are like being on the highest ever mountain! I drive a pickup, to be higher above the road than a neat little economy car that gets much better mileage. The deck on the upper floor of my house is my favorite place to sit and look out over the neighborhood.If it's an option, my next life will be as a... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, August 9, 2013

Yesterday was grey

with heavy clouds filling the whole sky, and occasionally weeping some. I took down the heavier, darker curtain I'd flung over the living room window's rod, which made it sag a little, but fended off hot afternoon sunlight on those really hot days. For the first time in a while, I had back the view of Pike's Peak. But this morning it wasn't there. Only in the far distance, on the very edge of the sky, was a patch of bright and there was, as far as I could see, no mountain in it. I wondered if... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Stage Fright

JimmyA brought this up, very close kin to that fear of public speaking we most all know of. I think it is a fear of making a fool of oneself. Not as a clown, but as some sort of ninny who is worthy of rotten vegetation flung at one's head, the fear of disappointing, of being not liked. One of the most confident actors I have known, the 'king' of theater, one might argue, in Olympia and very busy throughout the Northwest, did many difficult roles. He was fantastic as Cervantes/Don Quixote in MAN... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

The Workshop

Charlie did make it in time, just before the closing of the doors. He was able to deliver his audition piece: the Prologue to Shakespeare's HENRY V, and received some advice on how to improve it--in this case, to think of actually speaking to the audience, informing them, rathet than focussing only on the words themselves. Seems a simple key to 'naturalizing' one's preformance, but it is one of the hardest things to get past, that delivery that sounds like a delivery.... Sign in to see full entry.

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