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28 April 2012 @ 11:47 pm
For all you Terry Pratchett fans-- Go see "Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents" at the Historic Mounds Theatre: http://www.moundstheatre.org/ Dean and I just went tonight. It was great fun! The actors really got into their characters. With just a few simple touches in costumes and props, they could become cats or rats as well as humans (and most played multiple parts). The play runs on weekends through May 13.
 
 
23 March 2012 @ 11:56 pm
Dean and I just got back from seeing "Coco's Diary" at the History Theatre in St. Paul. I highly recommend it. It's only playing two more days, Saturday and Sunday. Writer Peg Meier had found a copy of the diary at the History Center and had it published by the University of Minnesota Press under the title "Through No Fault of My Own." I went to her author talk at my library in December, where she was passing out flyers about the upcoming play. It's the story of Coco Irvine, who grew up in the house that is now the governor's mansion, told through her diary for 1927, when she was thirteen. She was a lively girl who loved jokes and pranks and was interested in boys, especially Him. There was a nice write-up in the Strib about it. The acting really brought it to life, with just three actors. Young Coco was a charming little ham, and the actors playing adult Coco and brother Tom also played all the other characters mentioned in the diary. Tom even played several women. Both also played the piano, and all three sang songs of that era. Dean and I recognized most of them from our piano rolls. Dean realized that his mother was almost exactly the same age as Coco. In our program book, they say that if we give our ticket stubs to friends, they will get $10 off adult or senior admission. So if you'd like to go, contact Dean. First come, first serve.
 
 
11 March 2011 @ 06:22 pm
Today was my first trip out of the house after bunion surgery a week ago. We had to go to the Chanhassen office of my foot doctor. The nurse removed the huge bandages and steri-strips and took x-rays. She said everything looks good. I have a three-inch incision and purple toes. She gave me a smaller surgical shoe to wear for about another week. She was concerned because the foot doctor is in Bali and they haven't heard from him in over 12 hours, after the quakes and tsunami. Most likely he just can't get word out from where he is.

Dean is taking good care of me, and four wonderful friends came over, one each weekday, to make lunch for me and socialize for a while, which was a big help. If anyone would like to come over next week, let me know. I can get around the downstairs pretty well with the surgical shoe, but getting in and out of Dean's van today was a challenge.
 
 
28 February 2011 @ 07:38 pm
Maggie Stiefvater is the author of several young adult novels-- Lament, Ballad, Shiver, Linger and the forthcoming Forever. She also writes a great blog on LJ. Besides being a talented writer, she is also a musician (she plays bagpipes!) and artist. I met her at a signing, and she's very funny and cool in person. She writes humorous and thoughtful posts and sometimes adds art and videos. She has done wonderful cut-paper videos to promote her books, and she decorated a guitar with a Sharpie and gave it away. She is having a contest I'd like to win so I'm giving a link to her blog here-- http://m-stiefvater.livejournal.com/194478.html
 
 
16 December 2010 @ 10:27 pm
We will be celebrating Dean's birthday (which is actually Dec. 23) on Sunday, Dec. 19, at 11:30 a.m. at Jun Bo. Please let us know if you are planning to join us.
 
 
23 May 2010 @ 10:52 pm
Anybody need a desk and credenza? Our next door neighbors are giving them away.
 
 
07 April 2010 @ 11:22 pm
We have yellow tulips blooming in the side yard. I think they are spreading, since it looks like more than last year. On my walk this evening I saw blooming daffodils and forsythia. The foliage for hostas is just starting to poke out of the ground.

I made a cheesecake today using cream cheese, sour cream, and Oreos left over from Minicon. (I combined two recipes I found online.) It was pretty good!
 
 
30 March 2010 @ 06:57 pm
It really feels like spring today. I went for a walk around the neighborhood and saw my first blossoming scilla and crocuses. Does anyone know how hot it got today in the Twin Cities? I tried searching, but the weather sites think you only want the upcoming forecast or current temperatures. It got up to at least 74.9 F, because that was the highest current temperature I could find. Does anyone know of a site that will tell you what the highest temperature was so far that same day?

I know walking is good for me, but my left knee is bothering me. I have a torn meniscus, and I was doing pretty well, but lately the least twisting motion makes it hurt again.

I'm looking forward to Minicon, but I don't feel anywhere near ready. Too much to do.
 
 
12 March 2010 @ 07:51 pm
Elise is having a sale!
http://elisem.livejournal.com/1576314.html?style=mine#cutid1
 
 
16 December 2009 @ 06:45 pm
We're planning on celebrating Dean's birthday (which is actually Dec. 23) with dim sum at Jun Bo on Sunday, Dec. 20, at 11:30 a.m. Please let us know if you plan to join us.