What are you doing today, George?
What are you doing today, George?
Well, I was going to go to my parents' but my sister practically begged me to install more light fixtures in either or both of her houses and help with more moving stuff, so I probably won't have time to go to my parents'. She's moving back into her previous house that she still owns and had rented out, but now she wants to sell the house that she's been living in for the last eight or nine years.
What are you doing today, George?
Well, I was going to go to my parents' but my sister practically begged me to install more light fixtures in either or both of her houses and help with more moving stuff, so I probably won't have time to go to my parents'. She's moving back into her previous house that she still owns and had rented out, but now she wants to sell the house that she's been living in for the last eight or nine years.
Not that it is any of my business, but does her boyfriend ever help with any of these home projects?
Today is also Tumwater's 4th of July Parade, so if I don't leave my condo complex by 10:30 at the latest, the road will be blocked until about 1:00 pm.
Good morning, all!
Yes DR JANE....I don't have to take my pills this morning, but I am to take them this evening.....
I made it home safely. The trip is about 1,100 miles from door to door.
Oh, no I didn't
On Sunday, I made a combined birthday dinner for Mom and Dad. I made garlic-stuffed lamb, which is one of his favorites, as well as some oven-roasted Greek potatoes with garlic and oregano as well as a Greek salad and some snap peas with garlic.
In anticipation of the many many animals that will become lost this evening as a result of the fireworks, the county pound waived adoption fees to clear out the kennels.
I thought about it, but decided not to. I'll never find another cat as wonderful as Joshie.
I dunno. I took their car.On Sunday, I made a combined birthday dinner for Mom and Dad. I made garlic-stuffed lamb, which is one of his favorites, as well as some oven-roasted Greek potatoes with garlic and oregano as well as a Greek salad and some snap peas with garlic.
You are a good son
In anticipation of the many many animals that will become lost this evening as a result of the fireworks, the county pound waived adoption fees to clear out the kennels.
I thought about it, but decided not to. I'll never find another cat as wonderful as Joshie.
On Sunday, I made a combined birthday dinner for Mom and Dad. I made garlic-stuffed lamb, which is one of his favorites, as well as some oven-roasted Greek potatoes with garlic and oregano as well as a Greek salad and some snap peas with garlic.
You are a good son
TOD - 43 years ago today, Middletown celebrated The Bicentennial with a huge parade that ended at our new city building. Our theatre group had a float for which DR Elmore designed and constructed fabulous costumes, including a bustle dress that I wish I still had (and could still wear...).
TOD - 43 years ago today, Middletown celebrated The Bicentennial with a huge parade that ended at our new city building. Our theatre group had a float for which DR Elmore designed and constructed fabulous costumes, including a bustle dress that I wish I still had (and could still wear...).
I dunno. I took their car.On Sunday, I made a combined birthday dinner for Mom and Dad. I made garlic-stuffed lamb, which is one of his favorites, as well as some oven-roasted Greek potatoes with garlic and oregano as well as a Greek salad and some snap peas with garlic.
You are a good son
Probably not profitable, but still interesting. :)
Highlights from: POPULAR AND FOLK TUNES AND TV TUNES
http://freds-parody-musical.blogspot.com/2017/07/some-popular-folk-tunes-and-tv-tunes.html
Highlights from: SHOW TUNES & AMERICAN SONGBOOK TUNES
http://freds-parody-musical.blogspot.com/2017/07/show-tunes-american-songbook-tunes.html
TOD - 43 years ago today, Middletown celebrated The Bicentennial with a huge parade that ended at our new city building. Our theatre group had a float for which DR Elmore designed and constructed fabulous costumes, including a bustle dress that I wish I still had (and could still wear...).
I love this photo.
Hopefully in a few weeks, by end of July.
If you want the draft of the interior in advance, i can PDF it to you. Would love some thoughts on which lyrics are keepers, what to dump, and stuff like that if you're willing.
I dunno. I took their car.On Sunday, I made a combined birthday dinner for Mom and Dad. I made garlic-stuffed lamb, which is one of his favorites, as well as some oven-roasted Greek potatoes with garlic and oregano as well as a Greek salad and some snap peas with garlic.
You are a good son
Probably not profitable, but still interesting. :)
Highlights from: POPULAR AND FOLK TUNES AND TV TUNES
http://freds-parody-musical.blogspot.com/2017/07/some-popular-folk-tunes-and-tv-tunes.html
Highlights from: SHOW TUNES & AMERICAN SONGBOOK TUNES
http://freds-parody-musical.blogspot.com/2017/07/show-tunes-american-songbook-tunes.html
Everywhere on the trip, gas was in the $1.95-$2.10 range, except Louisville, where it was $2.47 a gallon. What's up with that?
I dunno. I took their car.On Sunday, I made a combined birthday dinner for Mom and Dad. I made garlic-stuffed lamb, which is one of his favorites, as well as some oven-roasted Greek potatoes with garlic and oregano as well as a Greek salad and some snap peas with garlic.
You are a good son
That was probably the best thing you could have done considering the circumstances. When it became apparent my dad was no longer safe behind the wheel we persuaded him to "lend" it to the Vixter (whom he adored) so she could get to work and school
DR Laura do you plan to foster kittens again?
TOD - 43 years ago today, Middletown celebrated The Bicentennial with a huge parade that ended at our new city building. Our theatre group had a float for which DR Elmore designed and constructed fabulous costumes, including a bustle dress that I wish I still had (and could still wear...).
I love this photo of you. I have always wanted a dress like this
TOD - 43 years ago today, Middletown celebrated The Bicentennial with a huge parade that ended at our new city building. Our theatre group had a float for which DR Elmore designed and constructed fabulous costumes, including a bustle dress that I wish I still had (and could still wear...).
I love this photo.
I do, too.
I dunno. I took their car.On Sunday, I made a combined birthday dinner for Mom and Dad. I made garlic-stuffed lamb, which is one of his favorites, as well as some oven-roasted Greek potatoes with garlic and oregano as well as a Greek salad and some snap peas with garlic.
You are a good son
That was probably the best thing you could have done considering the circumstances. When it became apparent my dad was no longer safe behind the wheel we persuaded him to "lend" it to the Vixter (whom he adored) so she could get to work and school
We had a similar experience with my Mom. She gave us her car for Rob, when he was about to start his first college co-op, in exchange for the golf cart we bought for her to tootle around the retirement community. She's been asking recently what happened to her car and lamenting that she had a lot of friends as long as she could drive them around.
DR Laura do you plan to foster kittens again?
I don't know. I've thought about it. The room they would be in is pretty much a storage room now.
Also, I have discovered some new cats in the back yard. There were two toms, but I have seen some small adults that are ear-tipped, meaning they have been spayed/neutered. I learned from Nextdoor.com that a nearby neighbor has trapped and neutered a few.
There are also kittens. Sandra wants to catch them and keep them. I don't know. I have appointments at the clinic to take them to be fixed if I can catch them.
Here is a photo of the (almost) complete float cast that shows the front of my dress:
TOD:
When I was seven, we went to visit Mom's side of the family in Germany. It included a trip to Heidelberg for a few days and happened to be over the Fourth of July. The castle there was lit up with the most spectacular fireworks show I've ever seen. And there were a few people who loudly went "oooh," "aaaaah," "eeeee" and "ohhhhhh" for the entire show. It made us laugh and we still do it.
As we were going over Mom's decades of postcards that she collected, we found several of Heidelberg and we all started up with the chorus of "ooooh" and "aaaaah" all over again.
vixmom - I think you might even be able to get a free signed copy. I know people who know people!
U've reached an hurdle with the NYMF show today. I cannot proceed wit "Pirate for Hire" until I hear from the composer. I have a score and a recording. The two do not match, so which are they doing?
Listening to the marvy music of Borodin. It's fun because you get to constantly realize where Wright and Forrest "borrowed" from to make the score to Kismet. Was listening to the string quartet number two and suddenly I'm hearing And This is My Beloved. But the symphonies (two and the incomplete third) are fantastic. I'd got two sets of them - Neemi Jarvi was the one everyone raved about and I got it, but like most of the Jarvi I hear, I'm not that fond of it, especially compared to the full throttle, exciting and lush performance in the other set from Melodiya, conducted by Svetlanov. I also have two other performances of the second symphony that I enjoy. The Jarvi does have the orchestration that was done for the third movement of the string quartet (And This is My Beloved), so that's nice. But for recommendations it's the Svetlanov. The two quartets are on a cheap Eloquence disc.
I dunno. I took their car.On Sunday, I made a combined birthday dinner for Mom and Dad. I made garlic-stuffed lamb, which is one of his favorites, as well as some oven-roasted Greek potatoes with garlic and oregano as well as a Greek salad and some snap peas with garlic.
You are a good son
That was probably the best thing you could have done considering the circumstances. When it became apparent my dad was no longer safe behind the wheel we persuaded him to "lend" it to the Vixter (whom he adored) so she could get to work and school
We had a similar experience with my Mom. She gave us her car for Rob, when he was about to start his first college co-op, in exchange for the golf cart we bought for her to tootle around the retirement community. She's been asking recently what happened to her car and lamenting that she had a lot of friends as long as she could drive them around.
It was difficult for me to deal emotionally with my father's dementia, yet he never made heartbreaking comments like this.
Darling Daughter is coming at four and we'll got get something to eat.
but not great. The three narrators were all British or Irish, and sadly they pronounced "guards" and "gods" the same way: "gawds." That wouldn't have been a problem except for the fact that the author used both words liberally.
I dunno. I took their car.On Sunday, I made a combined birthday dinner for Mom and Dad. I made garlic-stuffed lamb, which is one of his favorites, as well as some oven-roasted Greek potatoes with garlic and oregano as well as a Greek salad and some snap peas with garlic.
You are a good son
That was probably the best thing you could have done considering the circumstances. When it became apparent my dad was no longer safe behind the wheel we persuaded him to "lend" it to the Vixter (whom he adored) so she could get to work and school
We had a similar experience with my Mom. She gave us her car for Rob, when he was about to start his first college co-op, in exchange for the golf cart we bought for her to tootle around the retirement community. She's been asking recently what happened to her car and lamenting that she had a lot of friends as long as she could drive them around.
It was difficult for me to deal emotionally with my father's dementia, yet he never made heartbreaking comments like this.
That's just the tip of the iceberg, DR Jane.
When Rob visited her while I was in Chicago, she asked him if he had a girlfriend.
Probably not profitable, but still interesting. :)
Highlights from: POPULAR AND FOLK TUNES AND TV TUNES
http://freds-parody-musical.blogspot.com/2017/07/some-popular-folk-tunes-and-tv-tunes.html
Highlights from: SHOW TUNES & AMERICAN SONGBOOK TUNES
http://freds-parody-musical.blogspot.com/2017/07/show-tunes-american-songbook-tunes.html
The garden was glad to get a second watering today. Most of the plants survived, but several didn't. I think my oregano is dead. It was time for the marigolds; it's just too hot. But the tomatillo is surprisingly resilient. I don't know if there will be any fruit, but the leaves are coming back.
The habanero is covered with ripe fruit. I need to harvest them tonight.
On a cheerier note, we thoroughly enjoyed Rick's Independence Day carillon concert and had a nice chat with him afterwards. Richard and I had a late lunch/early dinner at Izzy's deli on Red Bank Road on the way home.
Probably not profitable, but still interesting. :)
Highlights from: POPULAR AND FOLK TUNES AND TV TUNES
http://freds-parody-musical.blogspot.com/2017/07/some-popular-folk-tunes-and-tv-tunes.html
Highlights from: SHOW TUNES & AMERICAN SONGBOOK TUNES
http://freds-parody-musical.blogspot.com/2017/07/show-tunes-american-songbook-tunes.html
My personal favorites are HEY, BIG TALKER, TRUMP IS HERE, and HEY, SO WHAT, SO WHAT.
Fred, I hope you'll be putting posting some of these here with vocals.
Probably not profitable, but still interesting. :)
Highlights from: POPULAR AND FOLK TUNES AND TV TUNES
http://freds-parody-musical.blogspot.com/2017/07/some-popular-folk-tunes-and-tv-tunes.html
Highlights from: SHOW TUNES & AMERICAN SONGBOOK TUNES
http://freds-parody-musical.blogspot.com/2017/07/show-tunes-american-songbook-tunes.html
My personal favorites are HEY, BIG TALKER, TRUMP IS HERE, and HEY, SO WHAT, SO WHAT.
Fred, I hope you'll be putting posting some of these here with vocals.
That's great. Thanks for letting me know, Jeanne.
(I'm not planning on recording the ones in the book, though. I'm getting the sense YouTube is over-saturated with Trump-themed videos.)
On a cheerier note, we thoroughly enjoyed Rick's Independence Day carillon concert and had a nice chat with him afterwards. Richard and I had a late lunch/early dinner at Izzy's deli on Red Bank Road on the way home.
There's an Izzy's here, in Santa Monica, but it isn't particularly good. Is yours good, DR Ginny?
John G, how are your parents doing? Apart from driving, are they able to get around OK?
I'm sure they loved the nice dinner you prepared for them.
On the way back yesterday, I listened to the new Stephen King novella, Gwendy's Button Box. Decent little story, nicely read.
The other book was called House of Names by Colm Tobin, the man who wrote Brooklyn. It's a retelling of the Oresteia. Very good, but not great. The three narrators were all British or Irish, and sadly they pronounced "guards" and "gods" the same way: "gawds." That wouldn't have been a problem except for the fact that the author used both words liberally.
I remember reading the Oresteia back in ninth grade and being taken with the bloody tale of Clytemnestra killing husband Agamemnon before son Orestes kills mom. Such passion, such hate, such gore.
I was going through some books earlier and found a Ted Hughes translation of the Oresteia. Guess I know what I'm going to read when I finish Proust.
On the way back yesterday, I listened to the new Stephen King novella, Gwendy's Button Box. Decent little story, nicely read.
The other book was called House of Names by Colm Tobin, the man who wrote Brooklyn. It's a retelling of the Oresteia. Very good, but not great. The three narrators were all British or Irish, and sadly they pronounced "guards" and "gods" the same way: "gawds." That wouldn't have been a problem except for the fact that the author used both words liberally.
I remember reading the Oresteia back in ninth grade and being taken with the bloody tale of Clytemnestra killing husband Agamemnon before son Orestes kills mom. Such passion, such hate, such gore.
I was going through some books earlier and found a Ted Hughes translation of the Oresteia. Guess I know what I'm going to read when I finish Proust.
Now read O'Neil's Mourning Becomes Electra.
DR Laura do you plan to foster kittens again?
I don't know. I've thought about it. The room they would be in is pretty much a storage room now.
Also, I have discovered some new cats in the back yard. There were two toms, but I have seen some small adults that are ear-tipped, meaning they have been spayed/neutered. I learned from Nextdoor.com that a nearby neighbor has trapped and neutered a few.
There are also kittens. Sandra wants to catch them and keep them. I don't know. I have appointments at the clinic to take them to be fixed if I can catch them.
Good luck with catching them all, and to Sandra on socializing the kittens so they are adoptable.
The garden was glad to get a second watering today. Most of the plants survived, but several didn't. I think my oregano is dead. It was time for the marigolds; it's just too hot. But the tomatillo is surprisingly resilient. I don't know if there will be any fruit, but the leaves are coming back.
The habanero is covered with ripe fruit. I need to harvest them tonight.
I've never heard of anyone growing their own tomatillos. Do many people in your area grow them?
I love verde sauce. I recall my days in San Diego when I obtained a recipe for a restaurant's verde sauce and looked high and low for tomatillos in the grocery stores. I probably could have grown my own then, but it never occurred to me.
Factor's Deli, where BK, Jane and Keith, and I had dinner was quite good, I thought.
Linda now seems to be taking the lead on the housing situation. She was going to talk with a real estate agent about what they might get for the house, which needs work. I hope it works. My mom is usually opposed to such things and might have a fit when it happens.
Linda also forced Mom to realize that Dad and she would likely have to leave Louisville when the house is sold, a move that really saddened Mom. But Mom did agree that they don't have many friends left, so they would do best to go to Lexington, San Antonio or Richmond, where one of their kids lives. She chose Richmond. Honestly, I don't think my dad cares, though he was sad to see his car go.
John, the hot pepper plants I planted over a year ago keep producing. I give them all away. I can't grow anything that I myself would eat -- it all dies.
The garden was glad to get a second watering today. Most of the plants survived, but several didn't. I think my oregano is dead. It was time for the marigolds; it's just too hot. But the tomatillo is surprisingly resilient. I don't know if there will be any fruit, but the leaves are coming back.
The habanero is covered with ripe fruit. I need to harvest them tonight.
I've never heard of anyone growing their own tomatillos. Do many people in your area grow them?
I love verde sauce. I recall my days in San Diego when I obtained a recipe for a restaurant's verde sauce and looked high and low for tomatillos in the grocery stores. I probably could have grown my own then, but it never occurred to me.
Linda now seems to be taking the lead on the housing situation. She was going to talk with a real estate agent about what they might get for the house, which needs work. I hope it works. My mom is usually opposed to such things and might have a fit when it happens.
Linda also forced Mom to realize that Dad and she would likely have to leave Louisville when the house is sold, a move that really saddened Mom. But Mom did agree that they don't have many friends left, so they would do best to go to Lexington, San Antonio or Richmond, where one of their kids lives. She chose Richmond. Honestly, I don't think my dad cares, though he was sad to see his car go.
It is sad about your mother's anger. Good vibes selling the house and moving goes well. Is your mother able to help your father keep track of his sugar levels?
Starting to watch Major Barbara with Wendy Hiller and Rex Harrison.
Starting to watch Major Barbara with Wendy Hiller and Rex Harrison.
I never liked that play. It's one of those I think I should like, like Uncle Vanya and Death of a Salesman.
I have the Percy Faith Kismet album - uploading it now.
I have the Percy Faith Kismet album - uploading it now.
It's been years since I played the vinyl. Is it only Borodin?
Linda now seems to be taking the lead on the housing situation. She was going to talk with a real estate agent about what they might get for the house, which needs work. I hope it works. My mom is usually opposed to such things and might have a fit when it happens.
Linda also forced Mom to realize that Dad and she would likely have to leave Louisville when the house is sold, a move that really saddened Mom. But Mom did agree that they don't have many friends left, so they would do best to go to Lexington, San Antonio or Richmond, where one of their kids lives. She chose Richmond. Honestly, I don't think my dad cares, though he was sad to see his car go.
It is sad about your mother's anger. Good vibes selling the house and moving goes well. Is your mother able to help your father keep track of his sugar levels?
My mother doesn't really understand them. Linda is also a diabetic and she'll be there for two or three more weeks. I think she might help. At least I hope so.
He said, I don't listen when you talk about grocery shopping
It's so nice to be able to eat that again
I wish I was there DR George sounds exciting.
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TOD - 43 years ago today, Middletown celebrated The Bicentennial with a huge parade that ended at our new city building. Our theatre group had a float for which DR Elmore designed and constructed fabulous costumes, including a bustle dress that I wish I still had (and could still wear...).