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Wednesday, November 22, 2023
Waxing Moon
Neptune, Chiron, Uranus, Jupiter Retrograde
Snowy/rainy/raw/cold
I feel bad for all those traveling today in this weather. May their journeys be safe and less frustrating than expected.
Two serial episodes dropped today. The first is from ANGEL HUNT:
Episode 87: Infected by Dangerous Magic
Potentially deadly magic fells Gaston, and Lianna has to make a decision.
Angel Hunt Serial Link
The second is from DEADLY DRAMATICS:
Episode 37: On the Run With Jake
Jake forces Nina to go on the run with him.
Deadly Dramatics Serial Link
I was out of the house early to do laundry yesterday; got it back, folded, put away, ate a quick breakfast, did some touch up painting, changed, then headed over to the Clark for a talk on their European Decorative Arts. It was absolutely fascinating. The stories behind the pieces always intrigue me, because, of course, the pieces tell stories about those connected to them. The curator did a wonderful job.
And the fancy, over-the-top piano? Since I first saw it, it’s been familiar and I’ve told myself it couldn’t be. Well, it is – it was commissioned by Henry Marquand in NYC in Victorian times, and then sat in the Martin Beck Theatre on Broadway for years until the Clark bought it. At the time, it was the most expensive piano sale in history – 1.3 million dollars, through Christie’s. Now, of course, the unadorned piano on which John Lennon wrote “Imagine” sold for much more than that. But this piano is part of my personal history, and I’m glad I can visit it. And that I wasn’t imagining things!
After the talk, I bought a small wooden ornament in the gift shop that was so cute, I couldn’t resist, and he fits with our other little wooden ornaments. He’s resting on the mantel until we put up the tree this weekend.
Picked up an apple pie on the way home, and had trouble finding the ingredients I need for the gingerbread, so there might be some improvisation going on there. Went to two grocery stores and couldn’t find what I needed. Both stores were absolute chaos.
Home, quick lunch, did a small script coverage and some score sheets. Did some detail painting on the big creative project. Read a cozy mystery set in Cambridge (England, not MA) that was pretty good, but everything was a little too easy within it. Even though there were murders, there was no sense that the protagonist ever was under threat, and she was rescued, instead of rescuing herself and outsmarting the murderer, which didn’t really work for me. I liked it enough to order the first two books in the series, and see how they are, and to order the first book in the author’s other series.
Decided my Thanksgiving holiday started about mid-afternoon!
We’re clearing out the leftovers (eating them) to make room for . . . more leftovers from tomorrow!
Snow started in the early evening, and we had more than expected. I heard the plows work all night, and it switched over to rain at some point before I got up. Hopefully, most of it will wash away.
Today, I need to get some writing done, and then clean the house. I have some more detail painting to do. If the rain stops, I can take the pieces out on the porch and do the finishing spray; otherwise, that will have to wait until tomorrow or Friday.
I’m figuring out where and how to pack away a lot of our year-round tchotchkes, because rather than overcrowding, I want the winter holiday bits and bobs to be on their own. Since their number expands exponentially every year. I will probably tuck the year-round pieces in the closet in the sewing room that has all the holiday decorations in it, once we put them up.
I’ll be up early tomorrow to make the stuffing and get the bird in the oven. Looking forward to it.
Have a good one!
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