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I won this magnet the first year I was on the Internet--it's from the California forum on CompuServe. Household Hints from A Medieval
Home Companion: To make sand to put in an hourglass. Take the silt that falls when they saw large tombs from black marble. Boil it well in wine like a piece of meat. Skim it and put it in the sun to dry. Boil, skim, and dry it 9 times and it will be good. I am a theatre critic OK...so it's a new "career", but if you're interested in reading my reviews, go here Updated 2/11/01 WHAT I'M READING... Christmas gift from my friend, Diane, who felt it was time I learn more about Australia also He, She and It Steve tells me I have to read this book. WHAT I WATCHED... Coverage of
the Seattle earthquake. That's it for today!
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EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN 1 March 2001 The day started with a trip to the dentist. At my recent checkup, she discovered a small cavity, so I was having that filled. I’ve become one of those weird people who actually kind of enjoys trip to the dentist. Cindy is so totally painless that it becomes a chance to socialize (I knew her as a friend before she became my dentist).I get so relaxed in the chair that I actually dozed off today and kind of twitched when I started dreaming lovely dreams. I wonder how many people actually fall asleep while their teeth are being drilled! But when all the noise stopped, the tooth was as good as new, at least temporarily, though she tells me that next time it needs work ("which could be in 30 years," she says, encouragingly), it will need to have a crown. When my appointment was finished, since it was a beautiful sunny, clear day, I decided to take a drive. I went out to the Capay Valley, famous for the annual almond festival. The valley is full of almond orchards and right now, with the good weather upon us, the blossoms have been popping out all over.
It was a gorgeous drive. When it’s this clear, the hills look so much closer, the colors are so vibrant. I hoped to find a place where I could go for a long walk, and didn’t find that. I did find some wide spots in the road near orchards, but to go for "a long walk" would have involved walking along the highway and I didn’t really want to do that. But I took some nice pictures and met some nice farm animals. It is always such a delight to see all the new life bursting forth on the trees, and behind fences containing sheep, cattle or goat families with new little ones learning about the world they’ve entered.In the evening, I went off to the theatre to do an interview. Two brothers, age 17 and 13, had written a play, Thumbelina, and I was doing an interview with them. I expected something pretty amateurish. I decided to go to the theatre half an hour early and watch rehearsal, which turned out to be a fantastic idea. I was really blown away. First of all, I was taken back to the days of the Sunshine Children’s Theatre and the years when our kids were involved. The scene was so similar. I really wanted to do this interview because I knew how much it would mean to the parents to have a good article done about their sons. But I was unprepared for how professional the script and the music (which they also wrote) were. They’ve done an excellent job. And it’s a family affair, with the sons writing the script and the music, Mom designing the costumes, and Dad building the sets (which son designed). It will be a fun article to write, tomorrow.I am even thinking of going to the show, even though I’m not reviewing it. It’s too bad that the performances will, by definition, be uneven, given that it’s a cast of children. But I think we haven’t seen the last of the Johnson Brothers. I can hardly wait for their next collaboration! |
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