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April 9, 2012 at 7:30 am by Claudia

I’m in Hartford. Don drove me here yesterday morning and helped me haul everything up to my room. Then he left and I got sad. Thankfully, I had to hightail it to the rehearsal space for a short rehearsal with one of the young actors in the show. As I walked down the street, hauling my bag full of scripts and reference books, I ran into my friend, Darko, who is the director of The Tempest and the Artistic Director of The Hartford Stage. Seeing my old friend again helped take my mind off seeing my husband drive off.

But now I’m back at the hotel and I’m homesick. I’m staying at the Homewood Suites, which are very nice. Everyone is very helpful and friendly and my suite is a a nice size. It’s done in greens and a lot of brown, which could become depressing after a week or two. I think I need to bring a quilt from home the next time I go home for a couple of days. There is a television in the living room and one in the bedroom, The cable has a very limited amount of channels and no Turner Classic Movies (sob) but I did get to see my Red Sox play on the New England Sports Network, which we don’t get back home. They lost.

I edited all of these photos in PicMonkey with the Papyrus texture. It makes a blah hotel room look a little romantic and a little old worldish.

I spent part of the afternoon watching my friend, Jim Parsons, on The Big Bang Theory. My colleague, Rick, and I auditioned him for the graduate acting program at the University of San Diego/Old Globe Theatre and thought he was very talented. So we accepted him into the program. I was his teacher and now he’s my friend. His class traveled to London in 2001 as part of their training and I was their faculty advisor. Jim and I ended up on a Virgin Atlantic Flight together and laughed ourselves silly.

See how this texture makes the room look much more interesting than it is? I bought the fresh flowers at Trader Joe’s – fresh flowers can really help make a room look like home.

Bringing hot chocolate from home helps, too.

Flannel pajamas on the bed. Comforting.

This photo is shot with the Hipstamatic App. I’ve since moved the sofa to the right about a foot.

I miss my doggies. I miss my husband. I miss my garden. I have another short rehearsal today and then on Tuesday we officially start rehearsals with the whole cast.

I forgot an umbrella and it’s supposed to rain this week. I forgot a book that I’m supposed to review in a week or two. I forgot my favorite yoga pants. Oh well.

As the week goes on, I’ll share some photos of downtown Hartford with you.

Happy Monday!

Scoutie Bunny

April 7, 2012 at 8:00 am by Claudia

Happy Easter from our very own Easter Bunny.

I probably won’t post tomorrow as I will be traveling to Hartford, getting settled in and starting on my coaching work. Have a wonderful weekend.

Mysteries of the Mulch

April 6, 2012 at 5:42 am by Claudia

Mud. Muck. Mulch. Mow.

That’s been the theme of the last few days. More skidding in the mud (will I ever learn?) and trying to mow over ruts in the lawn that haven’t been filled in. The more I look at the whole lawn expanse, the more exasperated I get. It feels like a losing battle. Heaven knows if the seed will germinate. But you know what? I’m going to leave it all for the time being. Can Don be trusted to water? I’m not entirely convinced he can. Rain is forecast for at least 3 days next week, so that helps!

Mulching is done with, for the time being. I don’t remember finding anything but mulch in the mulch before, but this year I’ve found some interesting things. I’ve found a piece of red plastic, a little nozzle, and this:

It’s made of some sort of clay/ceramic. Initially, it was completely covered with dirt. Whatever it is, it’s broken off at the neck.

This is a bit blurry, but here it is cleaned up a little. Is this a swami/genie kind of thing? Or is that a bun in the back? I don’t think it is old, but who knows? If you look at the first photo, there is a smaller piece under the neck – was it a bottle stopper or was there a cloth body attached?

Any ideas? It’s intriguing.

I have to get going as I’m off to Manhattan this early morning.

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