Still in 'normal normal normal' mode, although that's about to change. April and May are quite booked with stuff. I did have my first Utopia, Ltd. (with Utopia Opera) orchestral rehearsal yesterday. This is going to be fun! Not that the horn part is anything to write home about, or even that the show is …
Normal normal normal
Currently I'm in an unusual block of time where I really don't have anything scheduled, I can just live my life and do my things and get stuff done. IT WON'T LAST, so I'm enjoying it for what it is. Last weekend, I spent Saturday just doing laundry and stuff, but had so much time …
Hostess with the Mostess
Our apartment was big for two people, and it's really big for one. But it's just the right size when we have guests. Charles was the consummate host, of course, and I learned a ton from him over our lives together. Of course, a big part of his hosting was preparing food, which I'm still …
On the Spectrum
A week! Some things got done! Others, not so much! I'd signed up with Blink Fitness, which is the only gym with a local branch not far away, at the beginning of the year, to continue my PT exercises. That's been working out OK - that branch is always busy, but if I go early …
Culture Vulture
Another week of busy busy, but almost all fun, or at least pleasant, stuff. Last Sunday, I did my monthly visit to the cemetery, which is always lovely and peaceful, then to the nearby diner, which is always fun. Putzed around for the rest of the day until it was time to go into town. …
Busy Busy
So, yeah, I did have a 'normal weekend' last weekend, something that is very rare. Laundry and such. Saturday night I checked out one of the local bars I'd never been to (or been aware of), had a great time. Ran into a neighbor I hadn't seen in a while, enjoyed people-watching, saw part of …
Come and meet those dancin’ feet
Particularly since things have become less COVID-y, I've continuously aware that I live in NYC for a reason, and my office building is a block from Times Square, and there is nothing stopping me from leaving my office, going to the TKTS booth or a specific box office, and going to see something on a …
A good haunting
Me, in my recliner this morning, drinking coffee. "Echo, play Renaissance."(I call the machine "Echo" instead of "Alexa" because I work with a lady named Alexa and when we mention her in meetings, the machine wakes up.) The machine plays early music for about 15 minutes. Then decides to start playing the Tchaikovsky violin concerto. …
Old Haunts
I was going to write a huge detail-filled post about last weekend, and realized that there was just a lot that would be dull to readers, and a smattering that would be inappropriate to share. So I'll hit the high points. I spent the long weekend in Philadelphia, the city I lived in from graduation …
First Two Weeks
So, the last two weeks have been about checking things off lists. De-Christmassing - I brought the boxes up and started the 'striking' process. As I said on FB, I also inventoried the boxes of ornaments I never bothered to unpack this year. We have SO MANY beautiful ornaments! We collected them on trips, and …
The Toast Point Page 