Sunday morning. And, as I write this, I see the sun has just come out. It’s a fickle thing, the sun. It emerges for a couple of hours, tricking us into thinking the entire day will be sunny, and then it hides behind clouds for the rest of the day, leaving us feeling betrayed somehow. So I hope it remains sunny, but I’m not counting on it.
I just finished another James Lee Burke – this one was Glass Rainbow. There was a time when I read every new book in the Dave Robicheaux series and then I didn’t. I’m not sure why, though I suspect it had to do with that period when I was reviewing books right and left and had very little time to read for pleasure. I read his newest and was blown away once again by his writing. So I went back to pick up the four or five books that I missed and I’m almost caught up. Burke is a poet, a man of the South whose writing is achingly beautiful even as he is writing about murder and detectives and brutality. I put Burke and Louise Penny at the top of my Favorite Writers List. That’s another reason I haven’t started Penny’s newest, though it’s sitting here on my coffee table. I usually delay that pleasure, knowing that I have it ready and waiting for the perfect time to dig in, but I’m also in Burke mode and I don’t want to leave that world yet.
I’m starting Creole Belle today. He writes about Louisiana and the bayou and New Orleans and I must admit, his work resonates even more with me now that I’ve spent time in New Orleans. Heavens, he is good.
What else? There’s a new theater company in a neighboring town. They’ve built a small black box theater and their second show is in previews right now. Don has been supportive of them since the beginning because the little theater is very near to where he often takes photos and he knows the owner and the artistic director. Theaters need audiences to thrive and a theater that is just starting out struggles with building an audience. So we’re going to a matinee of their newest production – a new play by a young playwright. Don went to their opening production and was very impressed by their work.
We’re going to head out a little early and stop by the bookstore and maybe grab a bite to eat in our favorite vegan restaurant.
Happy Sunday.
Sounds like a perfect Sunday! Enjoy.
Thanks, Deb!
It sounds like a lovely Sunday. It is raining and cold here, but decorating at the Grands is still going on. Last night was the tiny trees each child has with ornaments from Grammy. Today will be the big tree and the other decorations. It’s fun to see their excitement and joy. Eat pigs in a blanket (their family tradition) and maybe a cookie or two. So a rainy but beautiful day ahead. Hugs!
Anything with kids at Christmas is such fun!
You had a relaxing Saturday…now you’ll have a quiet but lovely Sunday. Couldn’t ask for anything more! ;)
You’re right!
I love small theaters, Claudia. I hold season tickets to the Berkeley Rep, which is a bit large to be known as a little theater, but I’m also a season ticket holder for my local little theater, which just celebrated its 80th season. I love how small and intimate the actual playhouse is, and impressed about how “big” shows can be staged, like “Chicago”. “Wait Until Dark” was magnificently and scarily done, and “Boeing Boeing” was hilarious. I’m looking forward to this season…just got my season’s info and will go online to select the dates.
Have a fun day. What do you like to eat at your favorite vegan restaurant? (There’s a terrific vegan Chinese restaurant in San Francisco that we like to go to occasionally.)
Heading into San Francisco today on the ferry. We’re seeing “The Favourite”, which isn’t in wide distribution. Don’t mind going over, since we’ll stop at the Ferry Building and wander around before heading for the movie theater.
We didn’t eat at that restaurant but the menu varies daily so you never know what to expect!
I hope you had fun in the city, Wendy.
Enjoy your Sunday too, my friend. Supporting a “Mom-&-Pop” theater company is a terrific way to spend part of it. A brave move on their part, one that deserves the community’s validation. Hope their first shows are SRO!! Peace.
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They had a pretty good sized audience for a Sunday matinee and they were nicely responsive.
hope the sun comes out soon for you!
also hope you like the play (and that the new little theater makes it). either way, your day sounds lovely with a stop at a bookstore and your favorite restaurant, too. :)
kathy in iowa
ps: the second one is started (a couple inches so far) and i have less than two weeks to get that one done, but i just finished knitting the first sock for my father! :)
The sun was out when I wrote the post and it stayed out all day long.
Your father is going to love his socks, Kathy!
Glad you had a relaxing weekend. Since you’ve mentioned her several times recently, I thought you might want to hear… Louise Penny is speaking at the Gifford lecture series here in Syracuse in March.
If you’re going, you’ll enjoy hearing her speak. I had the chance to hear her speak in NYC a few years back and had my copy of her current book at the time autographed. She’s a lovely person, very warm and friendly. I have a picture of us together somewhere on the blog.
It sounds like a perfect Sunday to me!
It was a good day, Nancy!
I love matinees. A small theater and a local private bookstore are precious parts of a town. Well and a library, too. Some years back, a couple who owned a restaurant here, Gertrude and Alice’s, also started a small theater which got off to a successful start, but one of them had MS and they had to give up both businesses. Very sad. When you’re in Hartford for an extensive stay next time and you have a half day off, you should drive over to Collinsville. Our Main Street is lovely with a great sandwich shop, a local jeweler, a lovely view, a large “square” surrounded by colonial/Victorian houses and a white church. The old Collins Axe and Adz Factory buildings are fabulous for photographing. In fact, should you and Don ever want a nice day trip, it isn’t too far from you and the river, factory, old bridge, and buildings are chockablock with textures, shadows, angles, etc. I know you’ve got lots of lovely New England around you, but we think our little town is a gem.
I will look into Collinsville someday, Nora. It sounds lovely. I don’t expect to be in Hartford again for a long time and certainly not for an extended stay. Darko is leaving his position as Artistic Director at the end of the season and they have had to make huge cuts in their budget. Darko is the one that brought me in there and the new AD will have his own group of people that he/she wants to bring in. I’m fine about it, as the thought of being away again for five weeks had lost all of its appeal.
Well, there’s no sense in making this trip just for Collinsville then when you live in the beautiful area that you do. Too bad Darko is moving on, but I understand this happens often in theater–thus the word gypsy, right? You and Don are certainly part of the tapestry of your town/country side and having favorite places for breakfast, for books, for antiques and so on really makes a place home. :-)
But we like to venture into Connecticut for drives, so who knows?