Nipped out during our lunch break to pick up tickets to a show tonight. This is the play:
And this is who is in the play:
The play I’m seeing tonight
Category: Something wonderful
Cheesecake!
What would a trip to the Big Apple be without some cheesecake?
When I was 17 I had some bad cheesecake and it put me off this dessert for decades. This creamy, feather-light version has restored my faith in cheesecake. All’s right with the world tonight on 45th Street in Manhattan.
Ah, the music of the night…
Just got in from seeing The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway. Visiting NYC includes wonderful moments. This was one of them.
I was lucky enough to get a ticket at the last minute…. And I had a seat in a box!
A look at the house from my seat.
The view of the stage from my box before the show. That’s the famous chandelier covered in the middle.
Tim, this one’s for you
I’m thrilled that I remembered my blog password. It has been too long since I posted…. my goal is to do a little more posting this last part of the year. Life got a little (read: lot) crazy at work back sometime in March … and I let the stress take over. During the family reunion the first week of September my cousin Tim told me he missed my postings. Thanks, Tim, for the gentle nudge. So, I’m back. More later on why it took me three weeks to post after the reunion.
For now – here’s a blog I want you all to visit. Nina Camic’s pictures of Wisconsin in the fall are beautiful. She came to this country as an 18-year-old au pair from Poland, and made her life here. Her blog “The Other Side of the Ocean” is tranquil and serene – a perfect way to end a Sunday evening.
Gratitude, no. 1
Since Thanksgiving I’ve been wondering what I want to do with this blog. (You’re sure to have noticed I haven’t posted since … early November.) Most blogs focus on a theme, something more narrow than a general catch-all web diary, which this one has been. Over Christmas I read the book One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are by Ann Voskamp. A friend dared Ann to capture one thousand blessings, one thousand things she was thankful for, in her journal. The experience changed the way she saw thanksgiving – eucharisteo.
That’s what I’m going to be doing now with Notes from Aunt Jim. Maybe I’ll even change the name one day. But I’m going to start documenting at least one blessing, one gift, per day. From simple to profound. From a clean pair of slacks that didn’t need ironing on a day when I was rushing out the door, to … who knows where this will lead. But I do expect it to change my attitude, and so my life.
Today, my gift was being able to hear Beth Greer. She spoke and sang at our church tonight for the Ladies’ Night Out. Her passion for Jesus revitalized my flagging spirit.
Something wonderful….
We’re already well into the New Year as marked by the Jewish calendar …. 5772!
Over the past week (Sept. 28-30) Jews celebrated Rosh Hashanah.
I started this past week in a bad mood. Then I saw this video. I played it every day since I saw it. My bad mood went away, just in time for a new year. I may be a day late, but Shanah Tovah, y’all!
Notes from Aunt Gem 