Home Sweet Home Sold |
It’s funny, now that I have the precious gift of time, flying standby causes no anxiety, and I have easily gotten on my chosen flights. I had no idea how short the flight is from the East Coast to Chicago. I will be going back. I got to Logan Airport and easily jumped on the still free Silverline to South Station. Thank you, MBTA. How funny it is when life turns things around. As I walked to my car on the rooftop parking lot, I thought, “Wait, this isn’t my license plate.” Another breath, “Oh, yes, this also isn’t my car anymore. It’s Katie’s!”
Desperate for coffee, I stopped at the Dunkin Donuts in East Milton Square. Thankfully, I did not run into anyone I know, wasn’t in the “mood.” As I was driving to Mom’s my, Katie’s, trusty Rav automatically started on the route to 53 Pleasant Street. That’s when I started to sob, quickly got off that road, and steered the car in the direction of my Mom’s. Getting to Mom’s quiet, empty home, I proceeded to take a very long nap.
I
gratefully spent my few days in Milton catching up with my Closest Friends,
having appointments (Hairdresser, Financial advisor, Doctor), and good quiet
time with Mom. Thanksgiving, for one of
the very few times in my Adult life, I was simply a guest! I did bring Champagne and do the dishes. Katie wanted to do her first Thanksgiving,
and loved doing it. She outdid herself,
and a far as I’m concerned she can have that Holiday for as long as she
wants! It was a nice quiet one with just
the Girls, my Mom and me. Perfect. We went to my Cousin’s for dessert which gave
us the lovely chaos, confusion, and laughter at the end of a wonderful day.
I came back to NCY and my Hx3 on Friday, the day after Thanksgiving. As I walked into my Hx3, I was content, and grateful! I then went down to Central’s Holiday Market to help for a few hours at Tuff Kookooshka so the Gonye Family could have an evening out together. I also spent a few hours there on Saturday. Saturday evening I had a light dinner at my Sojourn as I had no food in the Hx3.
Monday I had signed up to volunteer at Lincoln
Square’s Winter’s Eve. I headed over to
the West Side early as I wanted to go to an exhibit at the New York Public Library
for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center.
As I walked down Broadway, I was a bit hungry. Not wanting to actually go to a restaurant, I
finally tried out a small taco food truck.
Delicious and only $2, perfect! I
happily entered the Library, and on my way to the exhibit I was there for, I
noticed beautiful photographs lining the hallway. An unheralded exhibition of Michael Peto’s Photography
took my breath away.
From the NYPL’s
website: “A
collaborative project with the University of Dundee, Scotland, National
Portrait Gallery, London, The Observer, and
The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh.
Three
institutions in London, New York and Edinburgh will program a season of
portfolio exhibitions by the Hungarian-born photojournalist Michael Peto (1908-1970)
from The Peto Collection
at the University of Dundee. Best known for his coverage of 1950s and 1960s
performance in London for The Observer newspaper, Tatler and The
(London) Times, this exhibition examines Peto's
signature approach to celebrity images of actors, musicians and dancers.
Featured in the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts exhibit
are his photographs of Ian McKellen, Maggie Smith, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard
Burton, the legendary partnership of Rudolph Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn, and,
celebrating the 50th anniversary of their stardom, The Beatles.”
I
then found my way into “The Line King. Al
Hirschfield.” OMG, it was an amazing
exhibit. Also from the NYPL webiste: “Al
Hirschfeld’s career began at Goldwyn Pictures in 1920 across the street from
the main branch of the New York Public Library, and over the next nine
decades, Hirschfeld and the Library grew even closer. Hirschfeld availed
himself of The Library’s book and picture collections, he attended its
events, and was a lifelong supporter. Over the years, the Library has
collected original Hirschfeld drawings, paintings, and prints, and its shelves
are filled with books and publications featuring Hirschfeld artwork (including
fifty years of the Best Plays series), as well as posters, album covers, and
all manner of ephemera. His barber chair and drawing table, where he created
virtually all of his work, now greets visitors to The New York Public Library
for the Performing Arts on the plaza of Lincoln Center.
Al
Hirschfeld (1903 – 2003) brought a new set of visual conventions to the task
of performance portraiture when he made his debut in 1926. His signature
work, defined by a linear calligraphic style, made his name a verb: to be
"Hirschfelded" was a sign that one has arrived. Hirschfeld said his
contribution was to take the character, created by the playwright and portrayed
by the actor, and reinvent it for the reader. Playwright Terrence McNally
wrote: "No one 'writes' more accurately of the performing arts than Al
Hirschfeld. He accomplishes on a blank page with his pen and ink in a few
strokes what many of us need a lifetime of words to say."
Now
for the first time, the largest library collection of Hirschfeld artwork and
archival material will be brought together in a new exhibition, The
Line King’s Library: Al Hirschfeld at The New York Public Library,
in the Oenslager Gallery at The New
York Public Library for the Performing Arts to commemorate the 110th
anniversary of Al Hirschfeld’s birth, and to celebrate the latest gift of
Hirschfeld papers and objects.”
Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews in My Fair Lady |
(New
Yorkers, and anyone coming to New York City, these exhibits both end January 4th
and are free! Run, don’t walk!
Accumulating a collection of lanyards! |
Because the night was still young, by New York City standards, I went into my standby, yes Sojourn, for more music with Karen and the Sugar Daddies. The air was electric. Everyone was up and wanted to play. We all danced. It was amazing!
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