trick or blach!!

 This was a pretty darn good day

    Emily, Jackie and I went to the Paramount Theater in Aurora to see Come From Away.

    Emily has seen the play several times, this was my second.

    It's based on the Sept. 11 events when thousands of people were diverted to Newfoundland and Gander Air Base after air space in the US was closed.

    It's a wonderful musical.  It focuses on the town of 6,000 people feeding, housing, hosting and greeting passengers from 200 airplanes that were diverted there.

    What made this show tonight extra  special is knowing a main character!  

    Russ did a tremendous job as the town mayor and a host of other characters in the show.  Each cast member had several roles as they played the townspeople and the passengers.  I did not realize he had such a good voice!  It was a pleasure to see him on stage.

    As a side note....I believe my brother Denny went to Gander while he was in the Air Force and stationed in Bangor ,Maine.  He was at a Strategic Air Command (SAC) base, and Gander was also a SAC base, and I think he went up there once or twice.  But that would have been in the 1960s......

    Anyway, glad I got to see the show again.  It's a very positive, uplifting show that honors what happened that and the following days.

    Julia, Emily and some other folks went to Autumn on Parade  in Oregon on Saturday.

    They stopped by and left some goodies....apple fritters, small pies, and a little bag of orange treats that looked like Cheerios.

    Those were sitting on the table where Jackie sits in the morning.  They were open and when I went to move them this morning, several fell out.  I picked them up so Beth would not get them. and popped them in my mouth.  (FYI..there is no 5 second rule in my house.  If it hits the floor, it's either me or Beth that eats it.)

    They were terrible!  Yes, they were cheddary, but they were dry and blach!

    I asked Jackie if she liked them.  She looked at me and said, "Those are dog treats.  Julia got them for Beth."

    I don't know how long I rinsed my mouth....but it wasn't long enough.  I can still taste them.

Peace and Love

Great job, Russ!!