We began our week at the library looking at Consumer Report for evaluations on good used vehicles. So far, the Kia has been driving well and the "check engine" light sometimes appears, sometime goes away.
Tuesday was Pi Day and our ward had a Bring A Pie potluck that evening. What a great idea! I brought a gluten-free lemon pie that I put on the GF pie table which also had a chocolate peanut butter pie as well as a shepherd's pie. I had a tamale pie at home in the crockpot but we ate lunch so late (because we were at the temple that morning) we weren't hungry for it when it was time to leave for the church event so we have been eating it ever since as leftovers. I couldn't linger at the Pi Day event as I had to get to orchestra rehearsal and as I was getting into the car, someone arrived carrying two large pizza pies. Saint Louis celebrates March 14th in its own special way since the telephone area code for the city is 314. Many restaurants offer discounts on food to celebrate and this pizza place had a "buy one, get one for $3.14" deal. So many delicious pie options!
Wednesday, I was able to pick up my sewing machine, Betty White, from the repair shop and now when I sew, she purrs like a kitten
Thursday evening, Steve and I went to a Saint Louis Symphony concert and heard an amazing performance of the pieces they will be playing in their upcoming European tour: Prokofiev's The Love for Three Oranges Suite, Grieg's piano concerto, and Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Dances. I had played the dances over twenty years ago in Columbia Civic Orchestra and I wanted to hear them again. We always get tickets in the "cheap seats" but the acoustics in Powell Hall are so fabulous, there isn't a bad seat in the house.
Friday, Saint Patrick's Day, was a bitterly cold, windy day. We were supposed to have dinner with some friends but the wife, Karen, got a pneumonia shot the day before and was having a bad reaction so she had to cancel. So, Steve and I enjoyed a quiet corned beef and cabbage meal all on our own. Dinner was late, however, because Steve spent the afternoon as a judge for a regional speech and debate tournament in Ladue. He was recruited through Steven through Tamara who teaches at Rock Bridge high school and who needed to find additional judges or forfeit some of their contestants.
We had the temple baptistry Saturday morning followed by piano lessons at the Southerlands and a make-up cello/violin lesson with Eliza Brandt. We were supposed to have a couple over to talk about Billion Graves and tour the across-the-street cemetery but temperatures were so cold, we rescheduled for another, hopefully warmer day. Frankly, I was grateful because both Steve and I were out of steam and needed an evening of downtime.
It has been BITTERLY COLD much of the week. Only Wednesday was tolerable and that was the day I got the rest of the black dirt to fill up my garden containers. The garden is now ready for planting but I won't even think about doing that for several weeks. In spite of the bitter temperatures, the spring plants continue to pop up and my front flower bed is looking very "springy". Sadly, these photos don't do it justice.
Steve and I are caught up on Picard and, since we are subscribing to Paramount Plus to watch it, we saw the first episode of Star Trek - Strange New Worlds last night. I, myself, re-watched "Cast Away" Wednesday night while Steve was at youth activities and, while he was judging debates on Friday, I re-watched "Steel Magnolias".
So, it was a good week, even if we had to wear winter coats almost every day. Now the dogs are telling me it is time for their breakfast so I will close....
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