Mockingbird Hill Cottage

Life in our little cottage in the country

Monday

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No pictures today. Saturday was an exhausting day, with rehearsal in the city and me still not feeling well. I slept a lot on Saturday night, but this whole crud thing is complicated now by pollen and allergies, so I can’t tell what’s what.

Today I go in for an afternoon run-through which means I’ll leave this morning and won’t be home until late this evening. Tomorrow: off. Wednesday, a very early trip into the city for a final run-through before the show heads into tech in New Jersey. And then, 4 or 5 days later, I’ll drive to NJ for a dress/tech and maybe a preview, depending on how it’s going. And then I’m done!!

But the big news is this:

Our dear friend Adrian got a new heart last night!

On Easter!

Don happened to call Adrian in the afternoon, just after Adrian had received the news that a heart was available and that it was a match. We kept in touch with his wife, Margaret, as he went into surgery around 5:00 California time. We really didn’t hear anything more until this morning when Don sent a text to Margaret. The surgery took longer than expected because he had some bleeding problems, but that seems to have been resolved and he’s back in ICU, intubated and still sleeping.

Now, we wait.

Adrian and Margaret could use your prayers, my friends.

An amazing day yesterday.

Stay safe.

Happy Monday.

 

Friday

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This ‘crud’ is never-ending. Don still has it and it’s been over 2 weeks. I had to go into the city yesterday for 5 hours of rehearsal and, adding in the four hour total commute, my day was very long. Today, I am wiped out. Completely. Lots of pollen in NYC, which doesn’t help. As it is now, I’ll take today off, go in tomorrow, take Sunday off, go in on Monday, take Tuesday off, and go in on Wednesday. Then I’ll get a bit of a break while they start to tech the show.

I can’t do two days in a row.

Daffodils on the edge of the woods.

And this season, the little clumps of daffs that have spread are also blooming.

I have no energy or time to start garden cleanup, so it will have to wait.

Pippa with the egg cups.

Stay safe.

Happy Friday.

The End of the Tour

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Okay. This is the last egg cup post. I haven’t included every cup on this tour, but that’s only because a few of them are very basic and not really worth noting.

Three of my larger double egg cups:

• On the left, a Hankscraft egg cup, made by Redwing Pottery in Wisconsin. Vintage. This is solid and heavy and I love the vertical lines that evoke a bit of Art Deco to me. Made in the 1940s.

• This cup was a local find. It’s made of glass and has distinctive orange markings. I have no idea who made it, it could any one of a number of glass companies. I fell in love with that milk glass/orange combination.

• I’m not sure of the maker on this one, either, though I suspect it’s Johnson Bros. It’s a lovely transferware pattern and I had to have it.

Three new egg cups:

I bought all three of these on our trip to Paris and London.

• An egg cup designed by Emma Bridgewater, bought in her shop in Marylebone/London. I’m a big fan of Emma Bridgewater and have several of her pieces. Had to have this one!

• Of course, we visited Abbey Road on that trip, as well as Abbey Road Studios. I discovered this pair in the gift shop. IMMEDIATELY bought them! I mean, they couldn’t be more charming or more perfect for two Beatles loving people. That’s not a crack on the base. It’s some wax, which I use to secure the cups in the cubby. Same stuff I use for my miniatures.

And there you have it.

I’m not actively searching for any more cups, but if I run across one that I can’t resist, I’ll add it to the collection.  I haven’t added one for a while.

Experimenting with the right colors for Ella:

By the way, she has two little teeth. Impossible for you to see, but I can!

I am going to have to go into the city tomorrow, though I still feel sick. But the remaining time in the rehearsal studio is waning, so I have to be there. I’ll have to go in on Friday or Saturday, as well.

The thought of this is exhausting, of course. Sigh.

So I won’t post tomorrow.

So happy when I see a lifelong criminal arrested.

Stay safe.

Happy Wednesday.

 

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