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If its Wednesday, it must be Gainesville

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My day started very early; I had a 7:00 am flight to catch. I flew to Minneapolis and then caught a plane to Orlando – the land of Disney. The plane was full of kids and their harried parents. I grabbed my rental car and drove 2 hours to Gainesville. I am tired. But my room is lovely. Very spacious, cool prints on the wall, a comfy chair with an ottoman – big king size bed. I decided to order room service and just crash for the night. Tomorrow I start work on The Wizard of Oz, which should be fun. I’ve spent time in Gainesville before on another production. Its the home of the University of Florida – BIG football town. I was here last year on a football game weekend and the amount of alumni who come to the games is amazing. I saw them everywhere, sometimes in motor homes decorated with the Gator colors! I wonder if this weekend will be the same? You have to hand it to the Gators – they inspire extreme loyalty.

I’m loving my laptop. It truly makes being on the road so much easier. I can catch up with my email, read other blogs, go to my favorite news sites, do my work… it helps to pass the time, since I’m missing my husband and the dogs so much.
This hotel is on a lake and I hope to explore the surrounding area a bit tomorrow. I’ll try to post some more pictures.
More later.

Postcard from Iowa

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The view from my car window.
Iowa is full of farms – beautiful farms everywhere. As I drove from Cedar Falls to Cedar Rapids today, I saw vast areas of crops, dairy cows, silos, beautiful barns, and horses. The landscape was very flat for most of the trip until I got closer to Cedar Rapids where there were rolling hills. Why was I going to Cedar Rapids? To buy my new MacBook!!!!! I’ve been wanting one for so long. We have an iMac at home, but my husband is on it a lot for his work, and I am on it a lot for mine. This year I’ve been on the road working quite often and I realized that a laptop was becoming necessary. The nearest place to get one was in Cedar Rapids…hence my trip. It was a lovely drive and I enjoyed being back in CR once again. My best friend and her family lived there in the 80’s and I visited them. I only made it to the outskirts of CR but that necessitated a call to my friend to say I was in her old stomping grounds.
Another reason for the laptop? I get to blog on the road.
Back to the real reason I’m here. Sweeney Todd opened last night and was greeted with a standing ovation. The cast was terrific; they have done an enormous amount of work in a very short time. It is a powerful production. I will watch it tonight and take notes one more time and then I am off to Florida for 4 days of work in The Wizard of Oz. I will post again soon.

Sunday morning

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Our skylight sometimes bathes the Guardian Angel print in beautiful light. Its as if a spotlight has been aimed right at the print. Beautiful. This Sunday morning finds me trying to get everything together before I leave on another trip. It sure seems like I have been traveling a lot. This time I go to work on two shows; first, Cedar Falls, IA to work on Sweeney Todd, then Gainesville, FL to work on The Wizard of Oz. Then its back home for a week, then off again for a few days to work on Oz. Then my sister comes to visit for our (hopefully) annual trip to the New York Sheep and Wool Festival. We had a great time together there last year. The end of September and October will be busy!

But first things first, I must pack and figure out how to take everything in a carry-on. Flying to Iowa involves three separate flights! This will be a long day. Hopefully, I will be able to keep in touch on the road. We’ll see. I hope your weekend is restful and happy.

More later.

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