Wednesday 27 April 2016: varied aspects of my life

Rhoda with the classics
Rhoda with the classics

I trained legs and shoulders at the gym, and then had lunch with Sharon at Panera, where I also prepared for my Russian lesson downtown with Daniil.

When I was in high school, I had a book: German through pictures.  I recently wondered if a Russian version existed, I ordered same through Amazon, and it arrived today.

In the evening, it was Loco Brits: I drove Rhonda.

Friday 22 April 2016: earth day

our hero
our hero

I upgraded Ubuntu to version 16.04 and improved performance by changing a tuning parameter -swappiness.

I trained back and triceps at the gym, and Sharon and I ate lunch at Red Robin, and shopped at Heinen’s – food.

I had a Russian lesson with Daniil at Troubadors, and we ate supper at home.

We enjoyed both the Indians and Cavs wins in Detroit.

Thursday 21 April 2016: some of this and some of that.

Our decorator of the week – Patti – came over, and we installed two new chairs and she showed us some of our new lighting.

new chair in living room.
new chair in living room new meets old
new chair in rec room
new chair in rec room
new lamp location
new location for old lamp
new lamp in basement rec room
new lamp in basement rec room
mid-century modern blending in...
mid-century modern blending in…
and more mid-century modern blending in...
and more mid-century modern blending in…

Some of my items date to 1966: for example the wall system, the cocktail table, and the pole lamp.

floor lamp relocated from quest room.
floor lamp relocated from guest room – in office
lamp relocated into office.
lamp relocated into office.
Patti holding new sconce
Patti holding new sconce
patti with new ceiling fixture
patti with new ceiling fixture
Babe was thrilled...
Babe was thrilled…

Thursday usually means a concert at Severance Hall, today included.

We had dinner before the concert at the Michelson-Morley Restaurant on the CWRU campus.

at the M-M
at the M-M

As we were walking into Severance, we talked with the bar manager – Danni – a friend: a friend of a bar is a friend for far…

The concert consisted of: Polonia Overture; Wagner; Piano Concerto No. 2, Chopin; and Symphony No. 3, Beethoven.

The conductor was Antoni Wit; and the soloist Jan Lislecki.

during the concert...
during the concert…

After his performance, Jan sat in the box two over from ours.

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He signed CD’s after the concert.

signing
signing

 

 

A great ending to a great day!

Monday 18 April 2016: Exercise and scenery

IFD!
IFD!

I trained at the gym, and then went home and prepared for close encounters with other humans…

Katie came over for yoga, and it was great: I did an air plane on either leg!

The Yoga Life...
The Yoga Life…

Sharon and I took a cruise in Rhoda through the Rocky River Reservation  with the hood down: hit 27C in Berea!

cnick
cnick

We bought food at Heinen’s in Bay and grilled out.