OMG holidays!
Thanksgiving was good! We (3RR, TW & I) went to a friend's home for turkey day, and he did his best to feed us and some other friends until we all popped. (Have a mint, they're *wafer* thin!) *G* Plus there were funny moments of Cats Eyeing the Pie. And a good bit of wine. Good times!
3RR & I went out to Staunton to catch Measure for Measure at the Blackfriars Theater. Their motto: "We do it with the lights on!". There is no dimming of the house lights and the cast interacts a lot with the audience. If you take one of the onstage seats, there is a high chance that you'll get used as a prop at some point.
I very much enjoyed the performance, and would got back there again to see another one. I was particularly amused at the pre-show and intermission bits, where acoustic versions of pop songs with a a thematic connection to the play were performed by the actors. Really, you haven't lived until you've seen a man in full Elizabethan nobles (doublet,cape, flat cap, pumpkin pants, etc.)singing George Micheal's "Faith". Really.
We also had some yummy meals at places like the Staunton Grocery (high foodie art, I tell you.)And another place called Zynodoa, that was also quite good.
There were also lots of antique stores, and a short loop drive thru the mountains near Waynesboro. Pretty, even after the leaves are gone.
Now comes the run -up to the holidays!And a Trip to the Midwest to see my transplanted family, and the new house my folks have finally moved into, after living in my sister's basement for a year or so. (it's a nice basement!) Holiday parties here and there and all the usual bustle. I'm sure we'll survive in a festive manner. :P
3RR & I went out to Staunton to catch Measure for Measure at the Blackfriars Theater. Their motto: "We do it with the lights on!". There is no dimming of the house lights and the cast interacts a lot with the audience. If you take one of the onstage seats, there is a high chance that you'll get used as a prop at some point.
I very much enjoyed the performance, and would got back there again to see another one. I was particularly amused at the pre-show and intermission bits, where acoustic versions of pop songs with a a thematic connection to the play were performed by the actors. Really, you haven't lived until you've seen a man in full Elizabethan nobles (doublet,cape, flat cap, pumpkin pants, etc.)singing George Micheal's "Faith". Really.
We also had some yummy meals at places like the Staunton Grocery (high foodie art, I tell you.)And another place called Zynodoa, that was also quite good.
There were also lots of antique stores, and a short loop drive thru the mountains near Waynesboro. Pretty, even after the leaves are gone.
Now comes the run -up to the holidays!And a Trip to the Midwest to see my transplanted family, and the new house my folks have finally moved into, after living in my sister's basement for a year or so. (it's a nice basement!) Holiday parties here and there and all the usual bustle. I'm sure we'll survive in a festive manner. :P