Wednesday's Week in Pictures (and Words)

I've got a mixed bag for you this week: school events, family events, and random awesomeness found on the streets of New York City. Enjoy!

An independent pharmacy's nostalgic storefront display

Would you ever see this (and the typewriter at the top) in the window at a CVS? No. Support your local small businesses, people. They are the lifeblood of your communities!

Jacob said "Make me black & white!"

This week's "Streets of New York WTF" moment:

INVASION!

Ethan's class had a Revolutionary War Stories puppet show on Friday, the culmination of a long project in which they each researched and wrote original short plays about a historical figure from colonial & revolutionary times. Ethan's assigned person? None other than Nathan Hale.

Remember? The "I regret that I have but one life to give for my country!" guy? Yes, he was caught while spying for us, and hanged at 21. Which Ethan, of course, re-enacted with his puppet. With glee. Thanks, wonderful, creative 4th grade teacher.

But next time? Maybe pick a better role model for my kid?

 

 

We had lots of rain.

Rain

After the rain

Saturday night we had FREE tickets to the hottest new show in town:

Of course we were running late, and trying to hustle boys through Times Square on a Saturday night was, well, trying. Emerging from the subway at 50th street, Broadway was packed. Walking four abreast clearly impossible, we split into teams of two, hustled our buns, and made it to the show on time, literally sliding into our seats at 8:04 as the lights went down.

Ethan & Dan on Broadway

Peter and the Starcatcher was a great show. Wonderful acting, brilliant and creative and very playful staging. An enjoyable evening for all. (Thanks for the tickets Aunt Patty.)

Wordless Wednesday: Beauty

I usually post photos of my sons here, or some other meaning laden thing.

But not today.

Listen to Your Mother is almost upon us.  It is sold out! A huge success already. Which is wonderful! But also? Adds to the pressure - it had better be perfect!

Good thing it's a staged reading; about the real, about the journey, so perfection is absolutely NOT the goal.

But I do have to take care of all those little last minute details, things that still need to be done to line up the ducks. No matter how much careful pre-planning has gone into a show, there are always those final few headless chicken days - and these are them.

So I need to take a moment of respite, focus on something simple: The found beauty of my fair city. Flowers along its streets and some yummy architectural details. All Instagrammed of course, for our enhanced enjoyment.