Thurs. March 14, 2024: On the Picket Line with Scabby
Scabby the inflatable rat. Photo by Devon Ellington Thursday, March 14, 2024
Waxing Moon
Partly Cloudy and mild
You can read the latest on the garden over on Gratitude and Growth.
Today’s serial episode is from LEGERDEMAIN:
Episode 172: The Visitor from Aloofquina
A visitor from a strongly isolationist kingdom is in Legerdemain for more than theatre.
I got all the morning chores done, cut up the two batches of brownies and packed them in small foil packets, and walked down to MASSMoCA. I joined the picket line for a couple of hours. It was a lovely day to be out. Energy is good on the line. I was happy to see how few visitors crossed the picket line, and how much support passing drivers showed.
Walked home, shed some stuff, picked up the pre-packed bags I’d done for errands. My mom wasn’t feeling well, so I made her drink juice. Turned out she was dehydrated, and felt much, much better once she was properly hydrated. It’s got to be a constant cycle of juice, water, tea when she’s on this medication.
I ran errands. There was a mess up in the medication at CVS. The pharmacist was great about helping navigate through it; the insurance company was a prick, as they are. Picked up a few things at Big Y, including coffee filters. Did the library drop off/pick up.
Home, and exhausted. We had a somewhat late lunch. I worked on the next book for review while we enjoyed the sunshine on the porch. I should be able to do the review today, and hopefully get my next assignments.
Received the estimate for the car repair. More than I hoped; less than I feared. Now I have to book the appointment and get it done before I have to head out to Cooperstown for my play.
I went to tarot circle, which was terrific. I’m so grateful for that community.
Home, dinner, read B IS FOR BURGLAR (Sue Grafton). I had a later edition of the book, and it didn’t have the logistical lapses that my friend found when she read it a few weeks ago. Mine was published about eight years after it was first released. It may have been fixed in that edition or maybe the mistakes weren’t caught in the British edition. I was specifically watching the tracking logic of the stolen identities, and it followed through on this edition. Which is interesting.
I did not have it in me to do any script coverage; I have one today, and I hope to get in some more for today and tomorrow.
I’m thrilled to hear that off-Broadway crews are doing union organizing. May the coming generations struggle less than I had to!
On today’s agenda: meditation, writing, a book review, work on some videos, work on the grant proposals. I think I’ve figured out at least the next few episodes of LEGERDEMAIN. I need to do a run down to Pittsfield to pick up a couple of things I can’t get here. That will be later in the day, since they are doing some paving work around here, and it’s not like I can get the car out and take it anywhere at the moment. The computer has been running poorly, but until the car repair is done, there’s nothing I can do about the computer.
I put together a resource list for the artists in my cohort, and will send that out today. I will also bake lemon cupcakes to take to the picket line tomorrow.
I’m going to Suzette Martin’s open studios tonight, where she will show her new large canvases in progress, and talk about her work built around eco-grief. Suzette is such a lovely person (as well as being a talented artist). I’m looking forward to it.
Have a good one!
