This weekend, I am heading off to a celebration of long-lasting love and commitment.  Two dear friends are celebrating their recent marriage after having been together for many years, and this to me makes it all the sweeter.  They are dear, caring, private people who have raised a beautiful child, and worked together through many health issues, and it is an honour to be part of their special day of celebration.

I am spending this weekend learning how to describe theatrical performances for vision compromised patrons. It is a highly specialized skill, and I have been in awe, watching and listening to four of my skilled colleagues as they describe 2 hour long performances, inserting descriptions between dialogue, and painting the picture of the story, without any subjective terms or personal interjections, so as to leave the patron with a clear, objective view of the story. This all happens as the play is going on!

I feel like phoning my younger son’s super-cool Science teacher, and inviting her over to the kitchen for this week’s exploration. I really want to put on my lab coat (I was given one, by a doctor friend, for auditions.  I have, I think quite convincingly, played many a nurse/lab technician on TV), and my elder son’s chemistry glasses.  Okay, maybe that is taking it a little too far. I am delving into the research section of the Ecole Chocolat curriculum, and am conducting Philippe Conticini’s Flavor Experiment.