Day 6 - 340 -- Saturday Smiles

Saturday has been rather calm. Some bits of housework were done and work files organized for the tasks that need completion by early next week. Sun shone early in the day with cloud returning by evening. I attended a Christmas radio play on the theatre with a friend. Many familiar faces and voices on stage. The script was written by a local playwright and incorporated many inside jokes with a cast of characters similar to those in town. The musical breaks were wonderful with a bell choir, women's a Capella choir, and a couple of solo and duet numbers from the amazing voices in town. The instrumentals were provided by a geology professor who played an acoustic guitar and flute as well as singing the final number. A harpist and the handbell choir added to the festive tone of some scenes and songs. It was sold out for the two nights it played.

From the laughter of the evening, I felt positive. I chose to walk the 10 minutes home rather than take the ride offered to me. There was a bit of snow falling and the wind had died down so it fell in a vertical manner rather than something more akin to horizontal snow <smile>. It was a peaceful walk that maintained the smiles I had from the play and visiting with a friend. Now that we are both retired, we don't see each other daily as we did for years. This part of the new retirement normal requires that we make concerted efforts to maintain those relationships that have been at the core of our work lives. Another challenge of change. <smile>

The song that closed the play tonight made me smile. I found a cover online by a musician from just down the road from home. I met him briefly at a friend's wedding when he'd played a concert in the hotel gardens that had have a 20 minute intermission so the vows could be exchanged. <smile> Enjoy!

Cool Yule -- Colin James