After whirlwind visits with grandchildren on both coasts we
drove to Florida over 4 days rather than straight through for 26 hours. I always say whirlwind because it feels that
way – always wishing we lived closer to one another, always missing that warm Grammy
feeling like comfort food and cinnamon toast.
[Drew is sleeping until noon each day and up until 12:30
every night as he fights off the ever lingering cold.] We are rested and ready to relax some more.
I must show a few pix from the grandkids snow fun in New
Hampshire to the Disney LA Philharmonic Hall in downtown LA, Broad Museum
and of course, Isabelle.
Mazu loving the cold and snow
We also attended the Currier Museum of Art NoonYears celebration for kids. Hundreds of balloons fall from the ceiling as kids stomp on bubble rap to simulate firecrackers.
LA sites
Disney Center carpet designed to look like sails as is the outside.
Sarah, Yeang, Mazu (who flew to LA) and Isabelle
Eye of the Broad Museum next to Disney auditorium across from LA Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) that we loved.
The DAILY TO DO LIST:
BOAT PROJECTS: adding a TV. If we are
going to live on the boat for more months I’ve decided I need TV to follow the news
and political circus. Our friend
installed a great system over his Nav Station with a 24” LED TV with DVD
insert, a good Mohu Leaf antenna and a strong swivel motion bracket thru bolted
on the wall. Yippee, no
expensive cable connection required. We got the TV with the antenna is sitting on top of shelves. The TV sitting on the table awaiting wall bracket from Amazon.
Easiest project is the helm seat that turned white during the wettest January on record in Miami with several inches of rain.
Then the plastic on top of the pier pole kept slipping off and was unstable to grab so I screwed in a couple of securing screws to fix that problem. [ Also hammered in nails that had come up out of the dock.]
Next, the gas tank on the new dinghy needed strap holders - the little black piece on the floor - screwed into the floor so the gas tank doesn't slide around when we are zipping about.
View from dinghy while I work.
Saturday we
drove over to Miami Beach for an extraordinary free Wallcast Concert of the New
World Symphony with friends. We brought dinner, sitting on blankets. They played Franck
: The Accursed Huntsman Mozart
: Piano Concerto No. 22 , R.
Strauss : Thus Spoke Zarathustra
The lyrical Mozart
Piano Concerto #22 with Jeffrey Kahane on piano was spellbinding. See here.
I tried out the sail on my paddleboard, but felt I needed a
bit more wind for it to be worthwhile. Today I
could paddle faster. Mazu had a little
ride and likes it since she jumps right onto the board, trembles for a minute and
settles in watching the passing scenery.
I fell in for the first time in the wonderfully warm water then easily
climbed back on board. Good to know I
can do that.
When we arrived in Coconut Grove the place was covered in lasers and trailers
in the parks surrounding Dinner Key for the ISAF Olympic trials and Sailing World Cup
Miami. Here’s just some of the support boats from all over the
world.
winners of the races.
Reading the book on race, Between the World and Me by
Tahnesi Coates, a letter to his son.
Best book in a while was A Man Called Ove: A Novel by Fredrik
Backman. Brooklyn by Colm Toibin was disappointing with what I
think is a copout ending; maybe to allow a sequel. Great series on Netflix is “Occupied,” highly recommend this thriller set in Norway
about solving the world’s energy crisis but then the Russians occupying Norway
to ensure they don’t use the energy answer and gain power. Interesting premise and highly
plausible. The series was produced by
Norway and France.
And then we are frequently on our devices: (picture courtesy of Dr. Chng)
Drew sneaking a peek at my Facebook.
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