Archive for the ‘Mount Calvary Lutheran Church in Excelsior MN’ Tag
In no particular order:
- Hot showers
- Warm bed
- Minimal injuries on April 15, 2015
- Auto insurance
- Health insurance
- Medicare
- Friends – those still here and those who have completed their journey. Too many to mention by name
- Caring parents
- Who saw to my healthcare
- Who supported my education all the way through
- Who set an example of happy, competent, responsible living
- Who avoided humiliation and shame at all costs.
- My son who’s fun to travel with, a super helper, and a source of pride
- My daughter who’s fun to shop with, my super advisor, and a source of pride
- My granddaughter – my favorite editor and hugger.
- My grandson – wish I could see more of him
- The rest of my family, both close and distant
- Good health
- Pension
- Chiropractor/nutritionist who keeps me in good shape
- Christmas – the goal of every year
- Holland America Line
- Travel
- Mount Calvary Lutheran Church in Excelsior, Minnesota
- Shepherd of the Hill Presbyterian Church in Chaska, Minnesota
- Connecticut College
- Boston University
- A delightful career that wouldn’t have been possible without the two preceding items.
- Psychology and Psychologists
- Warm, comfortable clothes in current style
- My patient and creative hair dresser
- Computer
- Cell phone
- Soap
- Shampoo
- Neighbors
- My writers group
- My Kindle
- Time for writing
- Time for reading
- Memories of High School Boyfriends
- Memories of young love with my former husband
- The energy I once had
- The remaining remnants of energy
- Faith, based on experience, that bad times will ultimately yield to better times
- Patience to wait for decades
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Things are getting back to order bit by bit here after the time from Thanksgiving until last weekend was dedicated mostly to preparation for “The Sound of Music.” It was really well received. Some people came a second time because they enjoyed it so much the first time. We had sold out houses and nearly-sold-out houses, with praises still coming in.
Yesterday, in a whole different vein, I did a presentation on “The Function of Punishment” at the Community Center. Today is busy with other stuff. Tomorrow I can’t postpone it any longer — I have to pull together my income tax information. But now I want to share some photos of the set. I promise photos of the nuns, etc., will follow.
Here’s the whole thing, constructed in the sanctuary of Mount Calvary Lutheran Church in Excelsior. That’s why you see the stained glass windows in the background, basically incorporated into Doug’s set. (Remember you can enlarge the photo by clicking on it.)
Turn the Gazebo around and light the photo of the interior of the Salzburg Cathedral above and you have the abbey where Sisters Margaretta, Sophia, and Berte hang out with the Mother Abbess. (I’ll have photos of them in a later blog.)
Turn the altar around again and you have the gazebo in the garden with a shot of the Salzburg alps in the background.
And finally the bedroom side of the set.
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So this is where my time is going, plus all the time it takes to “dress warm” in this wild climate.
Well, actually this isn’t all that’s keeping me busy. I’m still working at “selling” Mrs. Job, whose working title is now “Pomegranates and Special Cheeses.” And then there’s “My Father’s House” which is going to need major repair once rehearsals are done and I can get back down to it.
Oh, and the daily emergencies — computer problems, plumbing problems, and whatever surprises arise each day.
Besides, there are all the wonderful blog friends whom I have pretty much neglected comment-wise, but I have been keeping track of all of you. I’m in touch, even if you don’t know it.
If you are in the neighborhood, come see me doing whatever I end up doing as Sister Margaretta. Who knows, I might even get it all right and add sparkle as well. I guarantee the directors are very talented. And the set! Amazing ..
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