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Coffee, Baseball, Charms & Oz

October 22, 2009 at 11:56 am by Claudia


My in-room coffee maker comes with Starbucks coffee. Yes! This is what I need. Most coffee supplied in hotel rooms is rather bland with not-quite-enough punch for me in the AM. The housekeeper cleaning my room this morning even gave me an extra pack for tomorrow morning. Her suggestion, not mine…perhaps I look slightly sleepy?

Had a good night’s sleep on this great mattress…I tried to stay awake through the end of the Phillies/Dodgers game, but in the end, I gave up. It was obvious the Phillies were going to win. I am in the midst of Philly-fan country here, so everyone is quite happy with the outcome. I must admit that I struggle a bit with this one. I lived in Philadelphia for 5 years and have fond, fond memories of that time. So my instinct is to cheer for the Phillies. However, since it looks more and more like the Yankees are going to win the AL, I had this fantasy of the Dodgers vs. the Yankees in the World Series, with Joe Torre back in Yankee Stadium (the new Yankee Stadium that is.)

Have you seen these?


They are pewter charms that are attached to your cell phone. I had no idea that these existed. My sister, being younger and therefore hipper, knew about them and bought each of us one at Rhinebeck. I let her take care of attaching it. It is a little lamb – I’ll give you a close-up.


I am now hip. And, since my husband and I have exactly the same cell phone, we will now be able to tell them apart.

Finally, for all you pink lovers – here is the pretty paper covering the toiler paper in my bathroom.


Do you think I could just slyly remove the paper and take it with me?

Last night’s performance of WOZ was delightful. Lots of kids in the audience, laughing at the Lion, oohing and aahing over Toto, and in the case of the little girl behind me, carrying her very own Glinda magic wand. Adorable. And to prove that WOZ affects people of all ages, the little girl’s Mom was sobbing during the scene where Dorothy says goodbye to the Scarecrow, Tin Man and Lion.

Filed Under: baseball, On The Road 16 Comments

Wilmington, Rhinebeck & an Award

October 21, 2009 at 2:23 pm by Claudia

Hello from Wilmington, Delaware. I drove down here today to work on The Wizard of Oz for a couple of days. I’m staying downtown and my hotel room is a suite! Oooh – I love that. I’m posting these photos per my husband’s request!



There’s a nice view:


Of course, I am here to work! But if I have to be away from my family, it helps to be in a lovely room.

My sister Meredith blogged about our trip to Rhinebeck today. You should see her photos! I stole one for my blog:

Me kissing a llama, or is it an alpaca?

I took photos of Mere with the animals too, but they came out too blurry (for the second year in a row.) She will be posting more photos so stop by and visit her. She is such a sweetie!

I’ve been forgetting to post this and I apologize. I’ve received this lovely award from three different bloggers.


Thank you so much, Kim, Teresa and Sue! I am very grateful and am always amazed when I receive an award. Honestly, I am incapable of choosing just a few blogs to pass this award along to, so if you will forgive me, I’ll pass this along to all my wonderful blog friends.

I have to find something to eat, so I will see you later!

Filed Under: Meredith, On The Road 14 Comments

Presents and a Hard Frost

October 20, 2009 at 8:55 am by Claudia


The other night we had a hard frost. I woke up to the sight of our Catalpa Tree dropping its huge leaves…it rained leaves all over the yard.


Rather shocking! We’ve lived here 4 years and this is the first time it has dawned on me that when we have our first frost, the lush Catalpa dramatically drops all its leaves! As does our Black Walnut tree. And I saw this all over the place:


I’m not ready for all this. I admit it. Even though the day was sunny and beautiful, my yard was full of the evidence that winter is coming. Maybe if I close my eyes I can will it away.

As promised, here are my treats from my sister.

She knit this bag for me! Evidently my grousing that I wouldn’t have anything handknit to show off at Rhinebeck made her take pity on me. She whipped up this fabulous bag and I love it. You can see a bit of the great green lining peeking out.

And that talented girl made me some socks! Aren’t they fabulous? In one of my favorite colors, no less.

These little guys were a gift for husband and me.

And she thoughtfully brought me this T-shirt….from the Tampa Bay Rays. Oh, that little vixen – she knows what big Red Sox fans we are!


While we were at Rhinebeck, we saw these adorable bags. They are lined and have pockets – and this one was made out of barkcloth. As you know, I am in love with barkcloth. Before I knew it, sister dear had grabbed it and said it was an early birthday present. (My birthday is next month.) Oooh, I love, love it. Look at the sweet house in the design.


Yes, I was spoiled by my wonderful sister. But the best present was having her here for a few days. I know many of you understand: it is so hard being miles and miles away from family. And we are. They are in Florida, Michigan and Amsterdam (my family), California and Seattle (Don’s family) – too far. So I enjoyed the luxury of being physically with my sister. I sure don’t take it for granted.

Tomorrow I drive a rental car to Wilmington, Delaware for 3 days of work on The Wizard of Oz. Anyone have some neat antique/vintage stores to recommend on the way? Its not often that I drive to a coaching destination and I’d love to take advantage of the fact that I can stop places on the way.

Filed Under: Meredith, presents, Rhinebeck 15 Comments

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I live in a little cottage in the country with my husband. It's a sweet place, sheltered by old trees and surrounded by gardens. The inside is full of the things we love. I love to write, I love my camera, I love creating, I love gardening. My decorating style is eclectic; full of vintage and a bit of whimsy.

I've worked in the theater for more years than I can count. I'm currently a voice, speech, dialect and text coach freelancing on Broadway, off Broadway, and in regional theater.

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