Well, it's actually eased up a bit now, so I was able to head to the library, where I am typing this.  It was coming down in sheets this morning, and the Robie House manager called to say they were cancelling all tours.  So I did laundry instead, and watched a bunch of episodes of "The Hour".  I don't get BBC America in my cable package, but it is ( Read more... )

There was a very interesting lecture/demonstration at the Spertus Institute last night. Fretwork, a consort of viols, did a program on "Jewish Musicians at the Court of Henry VIII". It is believed that some court musicians who came to England from Italy, specifically the Bassano and Lupo families, were, in fact, Jewish, although, if that were the ( Read more... )

I had a dentist appointment in the morning, so I decided to take the whole day off. Cleaning, a full set of X-rays (they do them digitally now and they pop right up on the computer, very cool), and an exam. Seems I need to replace a crown, so I set up those appointments ( Read more... )

I was awakened by thunder and lightning and rain! Fortunately, it stopped before I left the house. I took off work today in order to go to the dentist to have my new crown installed, so I was glad that the weather improved. The dental work went fine. The new crown fit perfectly - no adjustments needed at all ( Read more... )

There was an ice cream social yesterday for members of the Hyde Park Art Center. I went, only to find that it had turned into an ice cream sundae social! I had vanilla and neapolitan, on a brownie, with chocolate sauce and whipped cream. So much for dieting.

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