And the word of the day is: MAFFICK!
I'm up way too early to make chocolate donut bread pudding to take to work.
I'm up way too early to make chocolate donut bread pudding to take to work.
Jane, the preliminary forecast for Dec. 23 is a high of 56 and a low of 44.
DR Jane re: your goodreads account and meeting your goal
Even though I have met my goal for this year I am sort of cheating a bit (I really want to beat the amount of books I read last year). I am going to read some books that are under or around 300 pages. I am going to read some novellas. And I am going to read some short stories.
Wednesday morning greetings! Routine cardiology check-up for me today, followed by grocery shopping. I'd rather stay in and finish tomorrow's book group book, The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende.
Lost a coworker over night to cervical cancer. She had four children and fought hard for the last 18 months.
Not in a happy mood.
Lost a coworker over night to cervical cancer. She had four children and fought hard for the last 18 months.
Not in a happy mood.
Lost a coworker over night to cervical cancer. She had four children and fought hard for the last 18 months.
Not in a happy mood.
Wednesday morning greetings! Routine cardiology check-up for me today, followed by grocery shopping. I'd rather stay in and finish tomorrow's book group book, The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende.
Are you enjoying the book?
ASK BK
I may have missed it and was going to ask when you first mentioned Villa-Lobos, but have you heard Magdalena: a Musical Adventure? (Musical adaptation and lyrics by Wright and Forrest)
There was a studio recording with Judy Kaye, George Rose & Jerry Hadley
Wednesday morning greetings! Routine cardiology check-up for me today, followed by grocery shopping. I'd rather stay in and finish tomorrow's book group book, The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende.
Are you enjoying the book?
Yes, DR Jane, very much. I'd rather be reading it, though, without all the distractions of the holidays, graduation, my eye surgery, and Mom's finances.
ASK BK #2
Why do you write the word as "Eyetalian" and not "Italian" when you have food from that culture?
ASK BK #3
When you have readings of new plays/musicals that you have written, prior to production, do do a video or audio recording of it to help you with the audience reaction? Or do you take notes?
Lost a coworker over night to cervical cancer. She had four children and fought hard for the last 18 months.
Not in a happy mood.
Lost a coworker over night to cervical cancer. She had four children and fought hard for the last 18 months.
Not in a happy mood.
So sorry, DR JohnG.
I'm a bit down today as well, because today is my Dad's 95th birthday
ASK BK
I may have missed it and was going to ask when you first mentioned Villa-Lobos, but have you heard Magdalena: a Musical Adventure? (Musical adaptation and lyrics by Wright and Forrest)
There was a studio recording with Judy Kaye, George Rose & Jerry Hadley
I listened to it last night - haven't heard it since it came out - the music is great but it's just too florid and the lyrics... well. If you read the reviews on Amazon it's amazing how many accuse Villa-Lobos' only attempt at a musical as something he should never have attempted. What's wrong with this picture? First correct answer gets a pat on the back.
Vibes and xylophones to JohnG (and elmore to get better - one word: Sambucol - the box with thirty little white pills - they are a miracle).
Gyllenhaal will re-team with Annaleigh Ashford, with whom he starred in a concert version of the show in October as part of New York City Center's Encores series.
Sarna Lapine will direct the musical, which features a score by Sondheim and a book by James Lapine.
Performances are set to begin February 11, 2017, ahead of an official openinng on February 23. The limited run, which will play through April 23, will mark the reopening of Broadway's historic Hudson Theater on West 44th Street.
Fortunately, I was able to get to my training just as it started.
Fortunately, I was able to get to my training just as it started.
Good. Continue to improve, quickly vibes!
EVERYBODY!!! GET WELL!
I wonder if they'll record this: Jake Gyllenhaal to Sing on Broadway in ‘Sunday in the Park With George’ (http://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/jake-gyllenhaal-to-sing-on-broadway-in-%E2%80%98sunday-in-the-park-with-george%E2%80%99/ar-AAlw8UO). :)QuoteGyllenhaal will re-team with Annaleigh Ashford, with whom he starred in a concert version of the show in October as part of New York City Center's Encores series.
Sarna Lapine will direct the musical, which features a score by Sondheim and a book by James Lapine.
Performances are set to begin February 11, 2017, ahead of an official openinng on February 23. The limited run, which will play through April 23, will mark the reopening of Broadway's historic Hudson Theater on West 44th Street.
EVERYBODY!!! GET WELL!
Do as Laura says. Or there could be meatball salad in your future.
EVERYBODY!!! GET WELL!
Do as Laura says. Or there could be meatball salad in your future.
We went for a shorter walk than usual today as it is cold, windy, and beginning to snow. I bundled up with extra layers to protect my nose, mouth, and chest. Living in Michigan I learned not to breathe the cold air when I have a cough.
Continued feel-better vibes to George and to Jane!
EVERYBODY!!! GET WELL!
Do as Laura says. Or there could be meatball salad in your future.
:P I actually had one from Subway. It wasn't too pleasant. ::)
We went for a shorter walk than usual today as it is cold, windy, and beginning to snow. I bundled up with extra layers to protect my nose, mouth, and chest. Living in Michigan I learned not to breathe the cold air when I have a cough.
When I left for lunch, it was cool but not uncomfortable. When I left the restaurant, it was COLD! :-\
Continued feel-better vibes to George and to Jane!
Feel better vibes for DRs elmore, Jane and George (and anyone I may have missed)!
Temps in the single digits tonight - with wind chills making it seem below zero.....COLD warnings out until 11 a.m. Thursday.....then ice, sleet, and snow on Friday.
Saturday.....49 degrees......
I just finished posting the recipe for the Chocolate Candy Cane Doughnut Bread Pudding.
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Here you go, Jane:
http://savorsa.com/2016/12/give-your-holiday-brunch-a-sweet-touch/
It sounds totally delish!! :D
I am still in pain, but I have pain pills again.
Watched the first half of Fences. Pure unadulterated Oscar-bait filmmaking. Mr. Washington did this on Broadway recently, and then he managed to get the dough to do a film. It's instructive to watch James Earl Jones do one of the famous speeches on the Tonys (on You Tube) - his performance is so fierce and brilliant - then you watch Mr. Washington do the same speech from the revival and it gets - wait for it - laugh after laugh. Mr. Jones doesn't get any laughs - in fact you can hear a pin drop. I thought I was watching Neil Simon. I'm not sure I blame Mr. Washington as much as the incredibly stupid audience, but it's not directed well or I don't think it would get laughs.
I am still in pain, but I have pain pills again.
Did making the trip to get the pills increase your pain?
I am still in pain, but I have pain pills again.
Did making the trip to get the pills increase your pain?
The trip to the doctor was painful, but he got me in and out very quickly.
I figure something like that Tom. Is he following a state law?
He is more worried about the continuing disintegration of my lower spine.
He is more worried about the continuing disintegration of my lower spine.
He is more worried about the continuing disintegration of my lower spine.
Oh no!!!! 😔
Not that my spine is any worse than before.
Not that my spine is any worse than before.
Oh, OK. It is not getting worse? It is the same bad as it has been and will stay this way until a better treatment is found?
Got it. GOOD VIBES A BETTER TREATMENT IS FOUND!
Taking a break from the usual suspects until more CDs come in - right now listening to the marvelous La Strada ballet by Nino Rota, along with some other wonderful works by him, conducted by Ricardo Muti.
George is it snowing at your place?