Filling In.

In addition to reading aloud from Ernest Gaines' A Lesson Before Dying, several things have happened since we visited The Clark Institute: (1) I was supposed to lead the Dummmerston choir in Here I Am, Lord on May 18th, but didn't feel up for it and passed it on to Mary Westbrook. I listened later to the service on Facebook, and the choir sounded great. (2) I observed the 27th anniversary of Shirley's death on May 24th by listening to one of her 1997 GCC services (from the GCC archive available on the GCC homepage). (3) The Morris Dancers held their annual Memorial Day weekend Ale, with several groups at the GCC pavilion after church on May 25th. (4) Peter Falion, Helen Merena and Andy Davis came on Wednesdays to be with me while Ellen took some time off (typically to meet someone for lunch - like her sister Katie). Fred Breunig is coming today. (5) We had the last session of our retired Clergy group this spring on May 29th; we'll reconvene in the fall. (6) A small Group from rhe Guilford Choir came and sang hymns for me at home, later in the afternoon on May 29th. (7) Plus, Ellen has created a lovely deck garden, despite a lot of cold, rainy weather. And last Monday, we had an unexplained power outage - a short one, fortunately - which caught us by surprise (i.e., no bad weather).

Above: Morris Dancers at GCC Pavilion.

Group that came to sing for me: Nan, Fred, Ginny, Cathy, Helen, Rachel and Carole. Plus Ellen.

Green Mountain Power Truck, checking out our power outage.

Deck Garden.*********************************** Oh yes, and one more thing: We've made a big change in the livingroom. With John's help, we moved the TV from the upstairs bedroom down to the end of the couch in the livingroom. This means I don't have to go upstairs to watch TV, and in particular, it means if I have to use the bathroom during a TV program, I don't have to come downstairs and then go back up again. John got a long coaxial cable to extend the antenna cable from upstairs down to the LR, and since a long cable weakens the signal from the antenna, he found a signal booster which he added to the system. He also has gotten an additional cable which links my iPhone to the TV, so now we can watch a program or movie on the phone and display it on the TV. This has been great! We most recently watched The Autobiography of Jane Pittman, which is on YouTube, and very much worth a look if you are interested.

The TV in its new location.