Actually they went to a gala to raise funds for the opera and bid (with their group of friends) on a trip to Greece in September! Classy!!

Joyful Day!! Cleaning and decorating around the house at KR. Then off to Louisville to the airport to meet Kara and Brendan and to greet them with my singing elf hat! It was so wonderful to see them both. We went to the Mayan Cafe ( I am no longer a Mayan Gypsy virgin) and […]

Deb took me to WICKED at the Kentucky Center for the Arts as an early birthday present. We met KK and Kyle for Mass at St. Louis Bertrand first. Then Deb and I went to the play. It was WONDERFUL!! I highly recommend it to anyone who likes THE WIZARD OF OZ. This is based […]

I love weekends. I actually slept in late (for me)—8 a.m.!! I headed off to Richmond to my favorite mechanics (Jay Edward excepted, of course)for an oil change on the Camry. They were able to replace my rear wipers (windshield, that is), but when they replaced my rear left turn signal bulb, lots of corroded […]

Friday Night: Went to Patti’s for Groupies. We were all there, which I liked, because frequently one of us has other commitments. We have decided to read Scott Hahn’s THE LAMB’S SUPPER which is about the Mass and the Book of Revelation. Patti had a chicken cacciatore sort of dish over pasta, salad, bread, and […]

“I Wish I Were in Love Again” by Lorenz Hart The sleepless nights, The daily fights, The quick toboggan when you reach the heights— I miss the kisses and I miss the bites. I wish I were in love again! The broken dates, The endless waits, The lovely loving and the hateful hates, The conversation […]

I never travel without my box.. . . I love “Amahl and the Night Visitors.” It was the first operetta written for television. By Menotti in 1951. I don’t remember seeing it then of course, but not that many years after. And every year after that for many years. John and I used to go […]

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