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  • Tea and Snackery Puppets

    Tea and Snackery Puppets

    I love hibiscus tea! The flavor is bright yet soothing. I make it all the time. Until my puppetry epiphany, I had been throwing the empty boxes into the recycling. What a waste! This…

  • Head2Head

    Head2Head

    Ok, so a good friend of mine loves to meet for coffee, tea, whatever. During these meetings, we often see another pair. They remind us of us. Happy to see each other. Love to…

  • The Great Leap

    Recentlyttended another great production today At the Steppenwolf Theater. It is about an American basketball team that travels to Beijing amid tensions in the 1980s. Past relationships collide with present day revelations. Witty and…

  • Emotional Support Ballerina…

    Emotional Support Ballerina…

    This happened while I was supposed to be journaling. I was thinking about a friend of mine who is has a long-term illness. He never complains or shares, but every now and then I…

  • BALLALLE & MAURICE

    BALLALLE & MAURICE

    Thought I would put Balla and Maurice together. The combination of one-the-spot innovations often seen in tap and the very restrained and regimented forms of classical ballet is interesting to me. Working on the…

  • Oak Street Structures

    Oak Street Structures

    Today I went walkabout to see what I could see. So glad I did. I strolled with no destination in mind until I happened upon this interesting collection of planes and angles.

  • SSSERP 2019

    SSSERP 2019

    This is Ssserp! He is another in my collection of articulated puppets. He is a worm who considers himself to be a huge and fearsome serpent! The other creatures who leave nearby indulge his…

  • And I’m Back!

    And I’m Back!

    I am really into my articulated puppet era right now. I was thinking about the Hines Brothers. Maurice and Gregory! Superstars of Dance. I watched them performing together in the movie, Cotton Club, and…

  • Oak Street Structures – 2

    Oak Street Structures – 2

    Spotted this column and had to capture it. The nearby door did nothing for me, so I didn’t include it. So, just the column.