KateP's musings

Yesterday was absolutely awesome!   I got Daimian’s home a little after 1:30 as many others were as well.   We spent the afternoon talking about everything.   Including Condo’s, and history of the holocaust and how some movies and TV shows take liberties with historical moments such as the Nazi Occupation.    We also touched on certain situations that happened early in the history of the group.   For those who didn’t know about it.   There were so many other conversations.   We also celebrated Paula’s birthday.(it actually .was on Friday so I need to update the birthday list). There was s variety of delectable foods.   I tried so hard to be good.   I had the salad and fruit salad unfortunately; I had a piece of cake and biscotti, and candy.   I was feeling guilty.   I thought I would be so prepared.   I had had some nuts and protein drink before leaving for the meetup. The meetup started breaking up after 2 and ...

sad new s over night as an Iconic regional theater burns to the ground.  It was a theater that had produced featured Shakespearian productions and in later years could be used for other things until it closed in the early 80s.   I am sure i went there but no memory of it.  I just also knew about it because people talked about it.  I let Jim know about it and when I write Telka I will tell her about it. So how did the walk go this morning?  Joan had to work and Alice couldn’t make it and only one other person let us know they were not able to come.  So i pretty much walked the same route as last time but not as long.    I was finished by quarter of ten.  I was home 15 minutes later.  No mud bath or injuries. The funny thing is if I continued down on Rivercliff I would have been on a street that the Post Office frequently confused our mail with.  Quite often we would get the mail  for Grove Circle delivered to us...

Good morning everyone it is a quiet Sunday morning and I have been relaxing.   As I expected I didn’t fall asleep until way after Midnight so I stayed in bed well past 6 this morning.   I saw a lovely orange sky in between the houses come up over the horizon.   The kitties sure were not happy about that. After doing our morning ritual I headed back to bed and tried to sleep but Sky had been asking to go into the computer room (aka my old bedroom).   I didn’t want them in there yet but I broke down a short while ago because he was giving me a headache.   Tiger who had been at the foot of the bed headed in there as well.   I will be going there shortly to use the computer and do some organizing of files.   I won’t be there for long though. Today is the theater date with Liz.   I have to meet her at quarter of 1 at her house and then we will drive to Long Wharf theater in New Haven and see: Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery .   I ...

Later today I will be meeting up with Liz and several of her friends and Jenn (my nephew’s fiancé) at her house and then meet with others to the restaurant Serafino in Wallingford for dinner and then to Oakdale and see Wicked.  I am really looking forward to seeing it.  I have seen the advertisements and over the years have seen WOZ and the sequels and various side stories about it.  Many of my friends from FB have seen it and have had mixed reviews about it. I thought I would get up early today and get started on the day.  I had so many goals today.  Work on the e-cards, continue emptying my emails out and sort them and work on the bookkeeping.  All I have done so far is feed the cats, and made coffee for myself. At some point today I will have to take a nap (probably lunch time) so that I don’t get overtired and cranky (nor fall asleep through the performance) later. Speaking of the coffee I have tried both new flavors.  I have to say wh...

October 26, 2013 Dear Friends: Well as promised here is my post dinner check in.  We had a great time.  Mike & Roberta picked me up a little after 5 and we headed  to the North Haven Red Lobster on Universal Drive.  We had to wait a bit but that was fine.  We were seated and I feel waited on very well. We started off with cheddar biscuits I think.  We ordered our salads and then our meals. I had Parrot Isle Jumbo Coconut Shrimp with broccoli and mashed potatoes.  Mike had stuffed scrod with baked potato and Roberta had breaded tilapia.  We didn’t have dessert there we went to Friendly’s for ice cream. We had a good time as we laughed and talked about a lot of things including “politics”.  We didn’t get in deep but it was about who hired the website company for the affordable Healthcare site.  We also discussed local government stuff as well.  We then talked about Mike and Roberta’s future in CT.  Their plans to move to Nort...

There is just 58 minutes of this day left. It has been incredibly busy from morning until I got home by 9. I got up around 7:30 had breakfast and then got ready for bingo. I left the house around 9 and arrived a short time later to the nursing home. PJ was there as well. She would be running the annual Father’s Day social. We chatted about things such as my ankle and life in general. She did some stuff upstairs and I ran the bingo. I am a little disappointed that the girls did not come and help today. This is like the second week this has been going on. I am going to ask Telka to speak to them about it. If she doesn’t then I will. After Bingo I managed to get over to see Liz and Nelson so I could give Nelson his Father’s day card. I was pleasantly surprised to be able to see Adam, Jason, and of course little princess. Adam was on his way to Cheryl’s for a picnic and the kids were playing twister with Liz. The kids were awesome. At one point as they were running around both of them ran ...

Just have some time to write before getting ready for bed. Today was rather busy with everyone getting ready to leave for the trip back to Allentown and me off to bingo and church. Mom and I went to the Shiva for Senator Gayle Slosberg’s Father this afternoon. We had missed the mini service but we stayed until 8 and to me felt like a wake. Mom will probably go tomorrow for the Tessa had given us a little insight at the district meeting as to what to expect. I also remembered what Donna Grossman said to me earlier in the week. I got a call from the garage yesterday. The water hose is leaking and the timing belt needed to be replaced as well. The labor is what is going to kill me I think. In total it will be $650.00. He said that it would be Monday or Tuesday by the time it was ready. I called Dolette and asked her for a ride and she said she would pick me up but wasn’t sure what time. In between waiting for everyone to get ready and to arrive for the convoy I spent a lot of tim...

Sometime today Diane (my niece) along with the rest of the cast and crew of South Pacific arrived in the state to prepare for their five day performances at the Bushnell. I don’t know if she is going to be stopping in West Haven to see her parents or if she will be staying at the hotels near the theater. Had a pretty good day despite the fact I nearly knocked my manager into some cubicle walls. I didn’t realize how hard but I was just turning around from talking to Toni D and nearly ran into Susan. I felt awful. I asked her later if she was alright and she just said to me “gotta watch where you going…” my response was absolutely. When I told some others they rolled their eyes at me and some said I should have tried harder. Now to the best news! Toni D returned to work after a 6 week absence. She had some health issues and it was taken care of. Happily she looked great. She is back to her old self again. The new mail shelves for my desk arrived and they looked great. My desk ...

Friday was a bit of a tense day. The newbie to the Team Bruce had a problem with another team mate. I am not sure who it was as neither was he. Anyway there was a problem about attitudes and it really upset Bruce all morning. He talked with Gayle about it for a bit and she suggested he take cues from me (as be aggressive) about the files. Anyway he is going to talk more with Gayle on Monday. The revised petition is still going around the office in regards to the incident between Jerri K and Linda B I mentioned earlier this week Some people still have problems with the language and they really should. It is good to question and need to be specific as I told the newest organizer this past week. She seemed genuinely glad to hear what I have to say and she promised to let the committee know. Today I asked Linda B’s teammate (cubicle mate if you will) how she was doing. I regaled her with the fact it took me two months to find what happened. We then discussed what had occurred w...

We had a late start getting up for the day but we managed to leave the house a little after 9. We headed straight to town for the train and while we waited for the train (it was brutally cold) we waited in the waiting area inside the small train station. It was the first time either of us had been inside and it was a pleasant experience. There was a coffee clutch but in the next area there was a sitting room to watch TV and above were vintage model trains from a circus train to the updated Amtrak line on rails near the ceiling. We didn’t have long to wait. After having a brief chat with the cashier in the coffee clutch we caught our train. The train ride was uneventful (except for the loud young woman sitting in front of us) Mom found her annoying. I think it was the pitch of the young girl’s voice. Mom couldn’t hear the other woman occasionally speaking but I could. We made several stops until we got to Westport where the rest of the ride became an express to Grand Central Sta...

i wrote out an entry but haven't posted it yet so i decided to do this cold. it has been rather a few busy days. Thursday i worked and went to the DTC event and won the raffle. :) will come in very handy. i ate lots too. We couldn't park in the parking lot for some reason. Friday-worked, and hung out at home. Did some letter writing and laundry (whoohoo). Saturday went and finally picked up dry cleaning. New Policy is any thing below $50 cash only and above checks are accepted. That was a little inconvenient because i had to go to the bank prior to going. Sunday-Wow what a day! Went to Bingo and in the afternoon went to NYC to see Diane's play. "Honor" taken from "As you Like it". it was held at The Hudson Guild Theater on West 26th Street. We got to see Diane before and after the performance. She was part of the Talk back and it was awesome. WE had dinner at Chipolte on 7th Avenue. The 5 borough Bike Ride was also taking place and delaye...