songbird's crazy world

 Weird night …there’s been a helicopter circling my house again … So the governor has declared that we are officially in a drought.  Oh, fun …We are supposed to get some rain later this week, but not nearly enough.  Can I say that I absolutely hate this?  So annoyed, I went to the supermarket yesterday and bought a couple of bottles of teriyaki sauce.  I was so careful packing up my shopping bags.  Or, at least I thought I was careful.  I apparently cracked one of the bottles when I packed up the car, and it leaked all over the shopping bag.  Ugh. But I picked up the ham for our Friendsgiving.  I’ve never cooked a ham before. Drew prepared a ham once.  So I’m sure we will figure out what to do with this ham.  We get the frozen turkey on Monday.   I’m going to make the mushrooms stuffed with Boursin and I’m going to bake gluten free cornbread—  I use a mix but I “doctor” it by adding honey to the batter.  Still haven’t figured out what I’m getting from the gluten free bakery,  But thing

 Ring alerted me to a person in the back yard. There you go, proof that cats are people too. He’s a big boy …

 So, as I mentioned yesterday, I’ve seen the stage production of Wicked  twice.  First time was in 2003, when it was in previews on Broadway, and the second time was in 2014.  I loved the show and I was waiting for the movie … it opens on Friday, but Drew got an offer from Fandango, and we saw a special preview showing last night. This being Long Island, home of the quintessential theater nerds, virtually the entire movie audience was more than familiar with the Broadway production.  Many of the (mostly female) audience were wearing pink and green (the colors featured in the movie) and/or shirts with Wicked graphics.  The two women in the row in front of us were wearing witch’s hats.  And one woman was dressed in her best Glinda cosplay. This being a theater nerd audience, several people actually applauded after the musical numbers. We saw it in IMAX, which makes the special effects really pop. *spoiler alert* *spoiler alert* *spoiler alert* *spoiler alert* This movie is actually part

 Simple pleasure.  A bowl of strawberries, blueberries and some Reddi Whip. We’re going to the movies tonight.  We usually don’t go out on a weeknight, but we have the opportunity to see Wicked  before its official opening.  Although we did see a big-screen showing of  The Wizard of Oz  on a Wednesday night.  I’ve seen the Broadway musical twice, once when the show was in previews and again in  2014 .  I’m excited to see the movie.  So it’s not even Thanksgiving yet, but we are talking about New Year’s Eve.  We usually celebratewith a small group of friends.  Last year we went to a restaurant that threw a party.  It was not a success evening.  The previous year we had a very lovely evening at Drew’s house   That seems to be the pattern.  So it looks like Drew and I will be hosting again.  We have a very good next door neighbor.  His shrubs overhang our driveway.  He comes over to our side of the fence to trim the shrubs.  We don’t really know our neighbors, but I’m glad they’re taking

 The forecast calls for rain, lots of rain, Wednesday night/Thursday morning. I never thought I’d be hoping for a rainy day! But the drought … Anyone remember when “rain” was the  Music Monday  theme?   A couple of the videos I posted are apparently no longer available, but we can still enjoy the rest.

This week’s theme?  Marie at XmasDolly suggested that we come up with songs about winter, cold weather sports, or snuggling up with friends. It’s just around the corner folks! I’m not particularly fond of winter, so …    But I think we can manage a few happier songs …