We took a day off yesterday from the sometimes frantic pace of fall--think harvest, peaches, pickles, pears, tomatoes, pickles, etc., and all that goes along with "preparing"--and went to Provo for the day. First, of course, there was the usual "have to stop here" places and, thankfully, delivery of some honey. Then we hurried to the production of "The Cashore Marionettes".............
totally delightful!!!
The picture here shows "Lullaby"--a tired mother with her fussy baby--she rocks him, puts him in a cradle then kisses him goodnight...........and talk about looking real!!!! Not to mention the feelings and emotions you experience while watching! My goodness!!!! Oh! they were all so good!! The "Maestro Janos Zelinka"........well, all of them were amazing!! But he even got the vibrato going in the left hand/wrist and such action in the right wrist that I'm pretty sure our orchestra teacher here would try to tone it down some..........but on stage, in this form, it was enchanting! There is some talk that BYU will have him on the the performance schedule again next fall. If you get the chance here's another "show" I highly recommend!!
We ate at what used to be the "Cougareat".........Richard joined us there and shared the fresh-baked bread he had just purchased. Daniel and Michelle went and got two more loaves and we ate those too.........we watched some students practice/play with their yo-yos and listened to another student practice the piano (didn't sound much like practice) and then enjoyed a walk across campus.
The rest of the day was less delightful, though I got to spend it with some of my favorite people in all the world. It's amazing how that can salvage an otherwise rather disappointing event............
