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Saturday, August 27, 2016

That's it for me today...

The umbrellas that are part of Charlie's show were cheap to begin with, and a couple of them have not stood the strain of being open and closed a number of times. I don't consider that unacceptible usage for an umbrella, and think he should get his money back, but I think for now he is just going to find some new cheap ones that will last 2 more weekends after this one. We did go to the thrift store where he found them, supposed to be a quick trip--and would have been, had they not just put out... Sign in to see full entry.

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The DressUp Box

Still early days, but a visible difference... https://www.flickr.com/gp/therovingeye/45w791 It will be interesting to see how this works, too: The DressUp Box buy-back policy Renting costumes is such a hassle for everyone! But costuming can be expensive for a single outing. So… When you buy an item at The DressUp Box, and bring it back clean and whole, you can get some of your money back: Within a week: 50% Within 1-2 weeks: 30% Within 2-3 weeks: 20% 3-4 weeks: 10% and this: The DressUp Box... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 25, 2016

Full Dress Night

The last rehearsal before Opening Night: I attened the full run-through with costumes, lights and sound... I think it's gonna be a success! This cast of five are all effective actors, and the one who dances actually has dance training, and the one who plays violin actually does play violin. These are the kind of elements that make a devised show really special! Later, when I can borrow his notebook, I will share with you the Director's talk to the audience where he speaks of devised performance... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Remains of the day...

Finally, sunshine after a day of 'female rain'--the long, slow, earth-soaking rain, as opposed to the 'male rain' that pounds down with lightning and thunder and bluster for a little while, then is done. This is according to Hopi worldview. Embers is sleeping nicely in the first sun spot of the day, at 6:30 pm, though the Golden Hour fades quickly and it will be a chilly night. Still, the bit of sunlight slanting in before slipping behind the mountains has a special beauty when it hits the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 23, 2016

War of the Worlds, Charlie style (cont)

I sat in on the rehearsal this evening while the lights were being set up for the show. They did only parts of the show to get the lighting sorted out, but what I saw was really impressive. In such a small theater, it isn't easy to really get that visceral response to staged emotions, but even in a foreshortened rehearsal, they did it! The set is an apartment which is actually three apartments, and we watch as the people in them go about their lives, until the radio changes everything... As a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, August 22, 2016

Summer Deck Garden

Here are some photos of the deck garden and visiting birds, with a particular one for our Kabu, and another for our bird-house building Wiley. The one for Kabu will be obvious, though when I impulsively acquired the artificial tree I didn't realize it was inhabited. It was inhabited again last night by, I suspect, a cicada that made its music for some time before I was overcome with curiosity and went peering in among the leaves. After that--silence! Too bad... I liked having my own personal... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, August 19, 2016

The DressUp Box opens...

Hopefully, after the initial start-up, it will be a faily low-maintenance thing. Once the goods are displayed, Willowstone handles the sales, collecting payment and sales tax, for instance, which I am quite glad not to have to deal with. They will send me a check every two weeks. If a customer wants to dicker, then Willowstone calls me with their proposal, or any other questions that come up. The DressUp Box is what I'm calling my 10x10 stall at Willowstone, a huge warehouse that is part auction... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, August 14, 2016

Corn Roast Report

Got corn? I do. I have corn. Quite a bit of corn. As it turned out, only the War of the Worlds cast showed up, and though I sent home half a dozen whole ears, there's still a bag of half-ears in the freezer, and another 7 or 8 whole ears in the fridge. There were leftovers of all the butters, too, which were very well received, if not polished off. One of the cast is Joanne, a woman of 41 with whom I predict a happy friendship. She really enjoyed the eclectic weirdness of the stuff around my... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, August 13, 2016

It's coming out in a moment...

Today is the Great Corn Roast! The timer will go off in about 5 minutes and I will turn the oven off, and start pulling out the 36 tasty ears, strip 'em down, and cut them in halves, and fill the bowl with them. Then I will fill four other bowls with melted butters: garlic, spicy, maple, and plain ol' butter. Just in case we need it, there's a new (very basic and cheap) bbq grill to take out of the box and assemble because someone wanted to bring hot dogs. If he does bring them, I will point him... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, August 10, 2016

milestone!

I believe, going by comments, that I have CCT to thank for the 14,900th click on this blog. *deep bow with a wide sweep of the big feathered hat* Thank you, CCT! Alice or perhaps Crumpet decided to eliminate their overhead lighting by chewing the tiny cord that connected it from the ceiling of their house to the transformer to the plug in the outlets bar to the outlet in the wall. I can't object, I also dislike overhead direct lighting. Sign in to see full entry.

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