Amaryllis

My amaryllis is finally ‘ryll.’ Ten blooms are in various stages of opening. This has been a two-month+ process!

Into the Woods

I watched the original cast of Into the Woods last evening. How brilliant is Sondheim? And why does at least one song in every Sondheim show make me cry? From Into the Woods, it’s “No More” and “No One Is Alone.” And did I say how brilliant Sondheim is?

Superb

Two superb stories from NPR! A crowd-sourced poem, broadcast yesterday: https://www.npr.org/2021/01/28/960688815/this-is-our-dream-a-crowdsourced-poem-to-inspire-hope On the 25th anniversary of the debut of the musical RENT: https://www.npr.org/2021/01/25/959666108/13-140-000-minutes-its-been-25-years-since-the-first-performance-of-rent

Cicely Tyson

I first met her in 1972, as the star of the movie Sounder, which I realize now is the first movie I ever watched that dealt with race in the United States of America. Reading the Newberry Award-winning book that year, it was all about the dog. But seeing her on the screen, this 11-year-old

Schnee

I was just musing to myself the other day about our lack of snow, and wondering if this would be the year that we saw none. Thanks be to God for snowfall.

Adventures

Some recent kitchen adventures . . . .

Buying local

Marketwagon.com is a local goods service that delivers to homes in a multi-county region. Since I’m not braving crowds, and since the farms are usually a far piece away from each other, I’m stocking up this week on some freezer essentials. Delivery is today. Well, the honey and cream are not freezer material, I guess.

Nelson

I’ve gone too long without a Nelson post!

Kitchen adventure

Saturday morning’s kitchen adventure? Apple/pear compote with Amaretto and almond extract. Saturday evening? Homemade from-scratch Sichuan orange chicken!

Brilliant

Thanks to Becky Lovins for pointing game to this brilliant cover of a British actor and others taking music from a French musical to make a statement about the American president. Just brilliant!!