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Slow going this morning. I slept in. Glory Hallelujah!

The past two days have been rather busy with commuting back and forth to the city. The sheer length of the round trip commute tends to tire me out. I had very good coaching sessions yesterday with some of the actors. I still have to have sessions with 4 of them, but the stage manager tells me that will be next week, which is just fine with me. Such a lovely group of actors. Christa, the director, is also lovely (I’ve worked with her on three shows now). She’s also an actress. Anyway, I’ve found that nice, good-hearted directors tend to attract actors who have the same qualities.

And in “theater is a small world” news, in addition to the actors I mentioned the other day that I worked with 20 or more years ago, I had a feeling that I knew another one of the other actors somehow. When it came time to work with him yesterday, I immediately said “I think I know you from somewhere.” He responded “I’ve been thinking the same thing.” After establishing that he hadn’t worked in Hartford, I brought up the Old Globe. Sure enough, he’d done 3 shows there and the first one he mentioned was the one I had coached about 19 or 20 years ago. That’s one of the things I love about theater. I invariably run in to actors I’ve worked with before – in this case, more than 20 years later!

My favorite ornament. I found this little bluebird ornament a few years back. Isn’t it sweet?

Today is a day to tend to things around the house. Whenever I’m in the city for more than one day in a row, I feel like I’ve lost control of the house! Although, I did give Don some chores to do yesterday and, bless him, he did them all while I was gone and made a fabulous dinner as well. And he found a grocery store that had Mallomars in stock and bought me three boxes.

He’s a pretty neat guy, my husband.

Stella in the early morning light. I added a few more Christmas trees and I think she’s happy.

Happy Saturday.

 

Lazy Saturday

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Partly cloudy and cold today! But, so far, I’ve seen more sun than clouds, which I’m grateful for.

We had a lazy morning; reading, drinking coffee and chatting on the sofa. Now that I’ve got all the Christmas decorating done for the big and little houses, I can sit back and enjoy the view(s). Right now, I’m looking at the dollhouse and enjoying not only the decorated tree but all of the detail I see in each room. I mentioned before that usually the dollhouse exterior faces me when I’m sitting in the den, so I go for months without looking at the interior.

It’s like getting reacquainted with an old friend.

I bought this stuff at Target that I mistakenly thought was a small wreath. But it was a long garland, So I cut off a length of it and hung it on the cubby.

Hello, Snow White, Sneezy, Doc and Happy. I am determined to find Sleepy, the one egg cup that has so far eluded me. I’m officially putting it out to the Universe.

I have to throw a little bokeh in here. One of my favorite things to do at this time of year is to try and capture the bokeh from the lights on the tree. I miss it more often than not, but the process is fun.

Nothing on the agenda today other than lazing around and going to get my hair cut this afternoon. It needs it!

Happy Saturday.

 

Our Tree

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Yesterday afternoon, I finished attaching all the egg cups in the cubby cabinet so that they were firmly in place. Always a good idea, but my impulse was fueled by the fact that I needed to move the entire cabinet so that I could get to the Christmas tree and ornaments that were stashed under the stairs. I had some sliders ready to go, but I was able to move the cabinet without them. I had planned on waiting for Don, but I usually end up plowing ahead on my own because I lack patience.

I opened the under stairs cupboard, dragged out the Christmas stuff and then realized that I had neglected to grab the outdoor cushions that I was going to stow under the stairs and I was trapped between the cabinet and the bathroom door and couldn’t get to them.

Ah well. They’re now crammed into the closet in the den. And that’s probably better because after I put everything back, I don’t want to have to move the cubby cabinet again for another year! It’s more than a bit nervous-making.

Because we live in such a small space, I had to figure out what to do with the potted plants that were on the bistro table. I think I came up with a good solution, but, as usual, every surface in this cottage is covered. That’s why I decorate so sparingly for the holidays. The little tree, a couple of little things here and there and the wreath on the front door. That’s it.

Our wee little tree, which is just fine nowadays.

Now I have to figure out what to get Don for Christmas and, even more difficult, come up with a list for me. Try as I might, I can’t think of anything!

Happy Friday.

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