Barbara Thompson

Such Joy

Monday, October 7, 2024 A carwash just fills me with joy. It is so exciting and so peaceful and so great. Keith and I stopped for car cleaning on the way home from brass band because I am the carpool driver for tomorrow, and we wanted to not have our car feel sad for being […]

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Still Summer

Saturday, October 5, 2024 We had the day free – no rehearsals, shows, or obligations. It was 80 degrees again, so we prioritized being in the pool in the mid afternoon. We crafted in the morning to finish our project. After swimming, Keith decided that the patio door in the basement needed to be fixed.

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Rent

Friday, October 4, 2024 When we saw the musical Rent for the first time in the late 1990s, I didn’t like it. There weren’t any characters that I liked or that I could root for. I think. That is what I remember thinking, but my memory is completely unreliable, so really, who knows? We went

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Achy and shaky

Tuesday, October 1, 2024 I got my covid vaccine last night. I started the day out with a bit of a fever and achy elbows. That seemed fine, but it progressed to more fever and achy everywhere and feeling bad. Small price to pay for vaccine protection. Keith made dinner. The tinfoil potatoes were great.

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