• Thank goodness for alstroemeria – they stay fresh for at least two weeks, usually three weeks. I bought another bunch of them on Wednesday and that vase is currently on the kitchen counter.
• Tomorrow is the day that the Company Manager is going to exchange my current sofa for another one, as tonight is closing night for A Christmas Carol and the actors in that show will be moving out of their apartments tomorrow. That will allow the actors that are in The Comedy of Errors and currently staying in the hotel to finally move into an apartment. Musical apartments. Somewhere in there, they’re going to try to change out the sofa. My request: something firm, but comfy – which may be a pipe dream considering everything is used/donated. But nothing can be as uncomfortable and unusable as my current sofa. Cross your fingers for me. The chairs are fine but not made to lounge in, so I can never really relax. Much better than the sofa, though, so I’m not complaining.
• I have a long day today – Darko is starting to run chunks of the show and I need to be there to listen and take notes and do what I call “coaching on the fly.” That means that I grab the actors when I can and verbally give them a note or two. It that isn’t possible, I’ll write them up. This is a very short rehearsal period and it’s a production full of complicated blocking and music and dance, so a lot has to be accomplished in a short time.
• Gosh, this little travel-sized printer is a gem! You can’t really tell from this picture but it’s about 12 inches by 6 inches. Once I got the USB cord and set the whole thing up, it worked beautifully. It’s meant for small jobs, of course, but it does the trick for me on the road. I can copy information for the actors, I can type up notes, and I can print out the daily crossword puzzle from the New York Times! Huzzah! I love doing the puzzle. I go into a sort of Zen state. It’s very relaxing.
• I ordered something for me. Well, for us, but I’m the one who will be using it the most:
photo from Pier One
This chair. It will replace my ‘blogging chair’ in the den.
I’m in love with it. And it was on sale. I’ve always been crazy about roll-arm sofas and chairs. I think the lines are so elegant. In fact, I’d love a roll-arm sofa some day. In the meantime, I’m treating myself to this beauty.
My current blogging chair is vintage, probably from the forties, and I love it, but it desperately needs to be reupholstered. The fabric under the slip cover is – I’m not kidding – patched together with duck tape. Everywhere. No one can see that, of course, but I know it’s there. It deserves to be restored. I’m not sure where I’m going to put it in the meantime – maybe in the office. I have to find a good upholsterer and research fabrics and I don’t have time for any of that at the moment.
This chair has a somewhat smaller footprint and I think it will work nicely in the den. It should be here within a week or so.
Have to go. Rehearsal starts soon.
Happy Friday.
Love the chair, one of my very favorite styles!
I’m very excited about it! I would be more impatient about getting it home and in my den, but since I’m away at the moment, I’m okay with waiting. Thanks, Nancy!
Really nice chair. It looks like it will be very comfortable. Just love it!! Have a great day
hugs
It’s awfully pretty, isn’t it? Just for me!
You are back! I am so glad that you and Don are well and enjoyed special holiday time together. Though I am not religious, I appreciated your “sermon”.
The apartment looks comfy and cozy with your added touches.
Peace
I’m not religious, either, in terms of organized religion or dogma. I consider myself very spiritual. But I was raised as a Lutheran and I know what I believe Christianity should be and the hypocrisy that imbues the actions of many so-called Christians.
Thanks so much, Carolyn Marie!
Wonderful chair. Love that fabric. I too love roll arms but rejected the idea when I bought my sofa. Not as comfortable for stretching out and reading. but I still have regrets for not going for it.
I don’t really stretch out on the sofa, except for the rare nap. Who knows whether I’ll ever get one? We do need another sofa, though!
Looks like things are going well with rehearsals. I hope you get a comfy sofa! I’m so glad I sold the one I bought when I moved here and took my Mother’s, it’s very comfy. That chair is awesome my friend. Love the fabric. I’m about to work in my spare room and try to get it organized so I can finally start some purging again. This past year has been a doozy and I’m ready for some changes. Carter took the twin bed and gave me a futon so I’m going to like the footprint in that room much more now.
hugs!!
The futon will make a big difference in that room, Linda!
Love the new chair, it looks like your style! The printer is adorable, my hubby has a travels size but it’s much bigger than that. I’ll have to check into that one. I’m missed so much, I haven’t visited blogs in so long but planning on changing that for 2017. Happy New Year, my friend :)
Happy New Year to you, Dawn! I’ve been thinking about you and I know we have to catch up soon!
Nice chair! I’ve seen that at Pier 1, when I window shop, but haven’t tried it out yet. Sounds like rehearsals are going well, and you are staying busy. Is Don still planning on coming this weekend? ;)
We’re thinking it’s too crazy for him to come here for just one night. I have rehearsal tomorrow. I have rehearsal on Sunday. That’s a lot of driving to do for just a few hours together on Saturday night – and frankly, NYE isn’t that big a deal to us. So, we’ll probably have a phone date.
I have a chair with similar feet. I love those turned feet! It looks like a nice nodding off chair too, Claudia!
It looks like it just might be! That would be a good thing!
Gorgeous chair! I don’t think I would get out of that beauty all day…reading, writing, dreaming, I could go on and on!
Uh oh, maybe I’ll stay in it too much, Sue!
I also love the chair…looks like it’s unanimous! Also the alstroemeria bouquet—beautiful! And nice to know it will last a while.
You really do get a lot for your money with alstroemeria, Shanna.
I love alstroemeria too – I’m always drawn to them in the floral section of my supermarket, and in large part because they DO last forever. For a little $ I know I’ll get a lovely bouquet for literally WEEKS! Plus they’re gorgeous & the color goes perfectly with the color scheme in my room. I can relate about the sofa – comfort is KEY. The only time I bought a sofa I had looked around at a lot of styles in a store, then starting sitting on them. I think it was the fifth one in that got me. When I sat down & leaned back, my neck was exactly in line with the top of the sofa back. I could have napped there comfortably, sitting up! THAT was the one I bought. Still have it & in very good condition 15 years later. But I’ll be keeping it even when it starts to needs duct tape – LOL. ⭐️
Our sofa in the den is pretty comfortable, but the springs have seen better days. Until it becomes unbearable, we’ll hang onto it, Janet.
Happy New Year to my friend I’ve never met!
Happy New Year to you, Chris!
Love the chair. It looks like it will fit in perfectly at MHC!!
Is Don still coming for the weekend? Sounds like you have been keeping busy!!Time will fly by and before you know it, you will be packing up to head home and to a new chair!! Fun!
I think he’ll stay home. I’m just too busy and wouldn’t have all that much time to spend with him. I have rehearsal tomorrow and Sunday. And, the truth is, NYE isn’t a big deal for us. We’re usually in bed by 10! We’ve decided we’ll have a phone date.
Alstroemeria is beautiful but I can’t buy it because of the cats…Luckily, I get to enjoy yours when you are away working…I do hope that they get you a decent sofa in the apt…and I am also in love with the new chair…just the type I am searching for here…I never leave the house on NYE…too many people out there drinking and driving…New Year is not a big deal to me and certainly not worth risking my life for…Take care Claudia!
Fingers crossed on the sofa. I haven’t heard from the Company Manager yet, but today is a day where people are moving in and moving out of the apartments, so she’s very busy! Happy New Year, Nancy.
Oh, that chair! I can just imagine curling up in it on a winter afternoon with a good book and a cup of tea.
I hope to do just that, Debbie! Thank you.