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Potpourri on Tuesday

November 27, 2018 at 11:09 am by Claudia

• As promised, my little group of Vintage by Crystal creations.

I bought the two bunny rabbits first, then the Easter rabbit on the egg, then the Santa, and now the Butterfly Rider.

They’re smallish, they don’t take up too much room and they’re charming. What could be better?

You can find her on Etsy under Vintage by Crystal.

• I’ve been concerned about the giant Boston Fern that I brought in from the porch. It takes up a lot of real estate and we all know that ferns can be picky and hard to care for. They like moisture. With the heat on, I worry about it drying out and there have certainly been a lot of dead fronds that I’ve had to clean up. I’m now watering it more and misting it every time I water.

There are good signs, like this:

Several of these new fronds are growing out of the center of the plant. (Gosh, it was hard to get a good picture of this! They’re so tiny.) Anyway, I’m hopeful at the moment. Fingers crossed!

• I don’t know if you know about this little book; only 126 pages long, smallish – the size of a pamphlet, but it is essential reading for the times we’re living in. I actually bought it last fall in New Orleans, but Don and I only started reading it aloud to each other this morning. It’s a powerful and easy to read warning about tyranny, using examples from the 20th century.

You’ll be shocked – or maybe you won’t be – by the direct connection to what is happening in our present.

I’ve seen it recommended over and over during the past year and a half. And now I see why. Snyder is a Professor at Yale. It’s inexpensive, too – just $8.99.

• I finished Righteous by Joe Ide this morning. (Reading in the morning = the best.) I can’t recommend this series highly enough. Ide has a unique voice and a unique character in IQ. I’m going to order his newest, Wrecked. But in the meantime, I’m starting The Comforts of Home by Susan Hill. And Louise Penny arrives in my mailbox today.

Happy Tuesday.

This and That

November 14, 2018 at 8:58 am by Claudia

Not only are we getting a lot of snow tomorrow, we’re also getting ice Thursday night.

Apparently, our first snowfall won’t be pretty event. I’m already sick of winter and it hasn’t officially begun!

Today will find us moving the A/C units out of the windows, cleaning up the porch, buying salt and getting the snow shovels out of the shed. I have a lot to do today!

This little mustard pot/crock arrived yesterday. It was an impulse buy, but I’m glad I went for it. It’s probably from the late 1800s – early 1900s and it’s got great graphics and an appropriate amount of rust. They don’t make packaging like this anymore, do they?

Since I have a marmalade crock from the British Isles, I figured I needed some sort of crock from France, too.

What else is new? Don is singing in a concert in Manhattan on Sunday evening. It’s to be a concert version of new musical that is in development called Johnny and the Devil’s Box. The music is bluegrass. One of the music directors from Margaritaville is working on it and recommended Don, as well as Don’s co-star, Rema Webb. It’s being done live with an audience with the intention of getting a good recording of the entire score.

I’m still working on Anastasia, but won’t be back there until November 20th. A young Australian pop star is coming in to replace the male lead and we’re working together to get him ready to take over the role at the end of November. Then I have another project starting up in December, a bit of work on a production of A Man for All Seasons. It’s all good.

Okay. Have to get moving. Time for work outside and it’s cold out there!

Happy Wednesday.

Through the Lens

August 24, 2018 at 9:44 am by Claudia

The weather yesterday and today has been glorious. No humidity and sunshine, something we certainly don’t take for granted having been through this crazy summer and its crazy weather. We sat out on the porch this morning feeling a cool breeze, listening to the faint ringing of the wind chimes, marveling at how lovely it is.

I also had one of those mornings where I LOVE MY HOUSE. You know those days? When you look at everything and remember the story behind it? When you look at textures and light and items gathered over the years and feel profoundly grateful?

That was and is my morning.

So I circled around and took some pictures. Seeing things through the lens of my camera adds another layer of awareness.

Now that I think on it, these butter pats were from a booth in another antique shop that is run by the same woman who has the booth in my local shop where I found the cubby cabinet.

Sigh of happiness.

I hope all is well with you this Friday morning. Members of the Resistance, we’re seeing cracks in this administration. We’re beginning to see a glimmer of daylight at the end of the tunnel. I’m greatly encouraged. Who knows what might happen today?

Happy Friday.

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Through the Lens

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