2024 wasn’t awful, only challenging. Just before Thanksgiving we traveled to Minneapolis. We saw Agatha Christie’s Unexpected Guest at Theater in the Round and caught A Christmas Carol at the Guthrie. We came home and tested positive for covid. That’s our year in a nutshell. Good friends, family, good theater, followed by disaster or near disaster. How has your year been?
The American Players Theatre season was wonderful, everything from King Lear to The Virgin Queen Entertains Her Fool. (Note, she wasn’t a virgin, and he was no fool.) The weather in Spring Green was comfortable. No heat stroke this year. But our trip to Wollersheim Winery ended abruptly when the Dodge Ram behind us failed to stop at the red light. We had two cases of wine in the back. The police were amused; nothing broke except our back window. Do you see a pattern?
We both had birthdays again this year. Go figure. Pamela struggled with heartburn which turned out to be a heart attack. She recovered quickly. I published ten more stories and received 200 more rejections. We packed a lot of living into 2024, blessed to be surrounded by a community of friends.
The death of our devoted cat Sunny was followed by the loss of our 19-year-old Shih Tzu Manny. While we grieved, Pamela’s co-worker introduced us to the rescue kitten her daughter was fostering. We were smitten. CC (Caitlin Cat) joined us in September and helped us fill a void.
We remain thankful for family and friends. We are in a safe place. Despite the disasters of this last year–environmental, personal, and political–we are very blessed indeed. Blessings on you and yours.
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