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Making Art—Not for the Faint of Heart

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Making Art—Not for the Faint of Heart

This is Dan, on set. He has been working hard building the set of the new show that will eventually replace Sleep No More. It is dirty work, but as you can see, he really gets into his job. Can you image the reaction of the other subway riders, when he plops down next to them at the end of his day? They are doing rehearsals now for the new show, so Dan and his crew of carpenters have to share the set that they are still building with the actors. This leads to odd work shifts. Something about power tools and stage dialog not playing very nicely with each other.

In other news, the coronavirus has struck. On Monday, David tested positive. He fortunately only has mild symptoms. This is good and I hope that he recovers quickly, and that the disease does not spread through the family, because we are planning on meeting them in Ann Arbor next week. Another note of caution is that Dan and Britt spent last weekend in Boston visiting Dave and Maren. 

In Sickness and In Health

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In Sickness and In Health

A week ago, Tuesday, Anne returned from Boston after her extended stay there doing duty as Grandmother. The following day, she took her first infusion of an experimental Alzheimer drug that she is testing as part of a medical study. The day after that she began feeling ill. Naturally, this was a matter of some concern. It quickly devolved into more cold-like symptoms though. She took a Covid test that came back negative and then spent most of the week lying sick on the couch. Eventually, her cold transitioned to its mucus filled coughing stage (Phlegm Jane! Phlegm!) and eventually, I picked it up too, but nowhere near as bad as hers. Mi cough-a su cough-a. I would wake up at night to find that she had moved to the couch, to spare me all of her coughing.

This week, she took another Covid test, to ease the mind of Amber our Gyro instructor and it also came back negative, but I went to Gyro alone anyway, for the third straight time. We got a spot of much needed rain yesterday and with it a cold front that has switched our weather like a light from summer to winter. She is definitely, on the mend now, not so lethargic anymore and in better humor again. It definitely was not Covid and probably not the flu or RSV either, since she has been vaccinated against all three. I have been taking care of her, feeding her (She liked the smell of some these dishes—definitely not Covid) and getting her anything she needed, as she exercised the “in sickness and in health” clause of our marriage contract. 

My Muse Has Returned

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Chris and Dad at Rio Grill

Anne returned to town Wednesday night, landing at Lambert. She just finished enjoying an extended stay in Boston getting to know her grandson better. Since then, she has received an infusion, had lunch at Southwest Diner with me, gone out drinking at aa wine bar with Joanie and Max at Cooper’s Hawk, dentist appointment and attending a play at the Rep. The infusion was part of an Alzheimer drug study that she has been participating in for most of the year now. It is a double-blind study, but based on how she is feeling now, afterwards, I do not think that she got the placebo. Yesterday, she had to get up early for her appointment, and afterwards, I treated her to lunch at Southwest Diner. Later that day, we met Joanie and her sister Max at a wine bar. It was very, very loud. We all got hoarse from shouting at ech other to be heard over the din. Max is in town for her fiftieth high school reunion. This morning, both Anne and I awoke with sore throats. She was worried about having caught Covid but tested negatively. Even the added inducement of getting out of a dentist appointment was not enough to dissuade her. Tonight, we have theater tickets for Twisted Melodies at the Rep. Joanie had already seen it and said it was very sad. Spoiler! At least, it is only ninety minutes and not three hours like the last Rep show that we saw about the Lehman Brothers. Speaking of the Rep, this theater company that we have been attending for almost forty years is in real financial difficulty now. They have cancelled their last two shows in the season, and they need to raise $2.5M by the end of the year. I hope that they survive. OBTW, the photo of Chris and Dad was taken by Kathy. I lifted it without permission off of her Facebook page. It is a great photo. Dad looks so happy!