Stratford, part 1
Aug. 29th, 2013 08:25 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
neadodsI'm not talking about my house being part empty on FB, but enough people have left LJ that I feel that I'm not drawing a target on the house by admitting that I am now in the land of poutine for a while.
M and I got here Tuesday. Yesterday was only one show for me - The Three Musketeers, which was good, but also spun to be very dark. There was a note taped to my seat inviting me to a chat with D'Artangnan and Lord Buckingham after; a large but private reception where the actors answered questions. (D'A said that "gritty reboots are the fashion" when asked to compare this production to the sunny first one of '68. To a woman who'd seen the one in '68!)
The rest of the time I shopped my wallet flat - not good going for my plans for this one to be the "cheap" vacation before JASNA! But there are dark chocolate lemon creams to buy, and minties, and there's a new store called Olive Your Favorites with flavored oils and vinegars for mixing and matching and ZOMG, I spent almost $200 on vinegars alone. (They loooooove me there...) I have GOT to learn to flavor my own oils and vinegars!
I'm light on plays this year, so I'm doing other town events instead. In lieu of an evening show, I took a market class and watched the instructor make labneh, queso fresco, and paneer. Then off to Raja for superb saag paneer.
In writing news, I've joined the John H Watson Society and sent them an essay for their journal. In with the edits, the said that my description of Elementary made her want to see it and she thinks it will inspire others to see it too.
I find this hilarious.
M and I got here Tuesday. Yesterday was only one show for me - The Three Musketeers, which was good, but also spun to be very dark. There was a note taped to my seat inviting me to a chat with D'Artangnan and Lord Buckingham after; a large but private reception where the actors answered questions. (D'A said that "gritty reboots are the fashion" when asked to compare this production to the sunny first one of '68. To a woman who'd seen the one in '68!)
The rest of the time I shopped my wallet flat - not good going for my plans for this one to be the "cheap" vacation before JASNA! But there are dark chocolate lemon creams to buy, and minties, and there's a new store called Olive Your Favorites with flavored oils and vinegars for mixing and matching and ZOMG, I spent almost $200 on vinegars alone. (They loooooove me there...) I have GOT to learn to flavor my own oils and vinegars!
I'm light on plays this year, so I'm doing other town events instead. In lieu of an evening show, I took a market class and watched the instructor make labneh, queso fresco, and paneer. Then off to Raja for superb saag paneer.
In writing news, I've joined the John H Watson Society and sent them an essay for their journal. In with the edits, the said that my description of Elementary made her want to see it and she thinks it will inspire others to see it too.
I find this hilarious.
