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Twenty-One

July 4, 2015 at 8:57 am by Claudia

First – and foremost – it’s the 21st anniversary of the day I met Don.

Happy Anniversary, my love!

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And of course, we open Our Town this afternoon, and the party will commence afterwards at the lake. Don’t know how long I’ll be there, since I have to get it together, i.e. pack, for my departure tomorrow morning.

Last night’s preview went very well indeed. It’s a lovely production. Everyone is doing beautiful work. The audience loved it. We’re opening this afternoon instead of tonight because it’s the 4th. Have to say it’s weird opening on a matinée performance!

Some views of the lake:

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The Chautauqua Belle, a paddle wheel steamer.

I managed to speed walk to Chautauqua Miniatures late yesterday afternoon on the only break I had all day. It was hotter than I thought and I was exhausted afterward, but I roused myself enough to buy a few more minis.

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Some cushions for the green ‘wicker’ chair that will go in the rooftop garden.

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Mini Foliage to work some magic in the garden.

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A lovely little frame – made by the same company that made the miniature Roseville Pottery.

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Potted hydrangeas.

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And these. Need I say how much I love them?

Happy Anniversary to Don and me, Happy Opening to everyone in Our Town.

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We Are Sixteen, Going On Seventeen

October 12, 2014 at 8:03 am by Claudia

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Sixteen years ago today, I married the love of my life.

Gosh, we look young here! This photo was taken the morning after our wedding by my sister-in-law, Suzie.

We’ve grown older. We’ve been together twenty years and have been married for sixteen. Our small, very private ceremony took place in Nevada City, CA, where Don was doing a one-man show, Jeeves Takes Charge. It was Monday, Don’s day off and, coincidentally, Columbus Day. The ceremony was beautiful. We both cried all the way through it. I had a cast on my left ankle, which had been broken in August. We exchanged single white roses. Afterward, we took a horse-drawn carriage ride through the autumnal streets of Nevada City and since it was a holiday there were a lot of people around. They smiled and waved and it was beautiful.

I once thought I would never marry; indeed, had absolutely no desire to be married. Thank goodness I waited. Thank goodness I was happy enough with myself that I never felt I needed a relationship to feel fulfilled. But when, in my forties, I was ready to open the door to that possibility, Don walked into my life and the girl who didn’t want to marry suddenly wanted very much to be married. But only to this man.

What an amazing ride it has been! Thank you, dearest love, for everything. Thank you for understanding my eccentricities and neuroses, for making me laugh so hard that I can barely contain myself or my bladder, for your compassion and love for your fellow man, for your everyday kindness to everyone, for your wisdom, for your intelligence, for your cooking skills, for your wonderful craziness, for your infinite patience, for your back rubs, for being as silly as me – if not more so, for loving to cuddle on the sofa, for sharing the adventure that is our life together. And for being such a good dad to our dogs.

See you tomorrow, my love. Happy Anniversary.

P.S. Scout did it again last night! Running and running in the lamplit park. Amazing.

Happy Sunday.

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On the Edge

July 5, 2014 at 9:39 am by Claudia

Oh my.

The sun is out.

We’ve had 3 days of torrential rain, thunderstorms and wind. I was getting ready to build an ark.

But lo and behold, there is such a thing as the sun. Thank goodness.

Don has a gig today which involves performing on the Village Green in Woodstock, so no rain is a good thing.

Thank you for all the anniversary wishes. We had a lovely day together. It was low-key; we told stories about our first meeting on that fateful day twenty years ago. In honor of our anniversary, a friend of ours posted the video of a song by James Taylor called “On the Fourth of July” which so perfectly told our story that I cried. I immediately downloaded it and listened to it over and over. It was a day of gratitude for the miracle that drew us together on that particular Fourth of July. Of gratitude for the well wishes of so many of our friends; on this blog and on Facebook, friends from our childhood, from our work in the arts, from our families, from our ever-expanding world.

I’m so profoundly grateful.

I thought you might like another look at the plants and flowers that grow on the edge of our property. Some of them are blooming at the moment. I don’t know the names of most of them. Yet.

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The milkweed flowers are about ready to burst open.

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Berries on the wild honeysuckle.

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I don’t know the name of this plant, but the daisy-like flowers are very sweet – maybe some sort of wild aster. Do you see the little bug flying toward the blossoms?

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This plant grows on the edge of the property behind the kitchen and up in the back forty. It’s about four feet tall and those little yellow flowers are beginning to appear. Anyone know the name of this one? It intrigues me.

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saturday-purple flowers

I love a dash of purple in the garden.

Today? All that rain means the lawn needs mowing. And the garden beds need weeding. And I want to work on the book blog. I’ve picked a name for it and have designed a simple header.

I hope you’re having a lovely weekend, my friends.

Happy Saturday.

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Twenty-One

We Are Sixteen, Going On Seventeen

On the Edge

Lambs Like to Party

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