Just a quick little post, sans pictures (since Flickr is apparently getting a massage).

Really, though, I don’t have that much to tell today. My niece came to visit for the weekend, which made Chappy very happy. Those of you who’ve met him know how much he loves having guests, and my niece is one of his favorites. It also made him very anxious to get up this morning, so he could say hello!

She had a gift card for the Fye shop at the mall, so we went up there this morning and she bought two CDs. We stopped at a grocery store on the way home and then ate lunch, took Chappy for a walk, and then I baked a cake and all four of us more or less went to “read.” As in, three of us sat down with books, but all ended up taking a nap. Mine was only about 10-15 minutes long because I had to check on the cake and the get up to start the meatballs for supper around 3:30. Which I did, along with starting the sauce, and then figured, I was tired and wanted to get the cake done, so I made the frosting so that wouldn’t be hanging over my head after supper. Tomorrow is the family birthday celebration for Dad. We’re all looking forward to it.

And now? I’m going to go make a cup of tea and then Mom, my niece, Chappy, and I are all going to watch Camelot. Not the so-so movie from the seventies with Vanessa Redgrave (who can’t sing), but the recorded-live-on-Broadway version from 1982. I mean, either way, you’ve got Richard Harris (yes, Dumbledore), and he made a delightful King Arthur. And, really? I can’t tell you how much I used to adore this musical. Just writing about it, I’ve got any number of the tunes going through my head. I’m really quite looking forward to watching this tonight. We actually saw it live on Broadway during Richard Harris’ short stint doing the role and it was just wonderful–one of my first Broadway shows, in fact, and I think I might still have the souvenir book, too…. Sheer magic, that show.

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