Warm Wednesday

Today is warmer and more humid. Not oppressively so, but noticeable. Thunderstorms and even hail were forecast, but I haven't seen that yet. It could still happen. We could have gone up to Marlboro this morning,  but we didn't. It was easier to just stay home and take it easy.

I think I may have failed to mention in a previous post that on Monday, I took our Impreza into Brattleboro Subaru for major work - primarily a recall to replace valve springs, but also to fix the oil leak in the timing chain case which was noticed back at the Subaru garage in Jackson, WY. And it turned out, our air conditioner compressor was leaking fluid also, and we were due for new spark plugs. So the "free" recall work ended up costing quite a bit. More ammunition for the idea that maybe it's time to get a new (or at least newer) car. But we couldn't deal with that right now, so we got the work done. It stretched over two days, so they gave me a "loaner" - a new Subaru Legacy. A much bigger car. It was nerve-racking because if it got "dinged," we would have to pay. But it didn't. We returned it today and got our car back. We only put about 100 miles on the loaner.

So, I got the car, came home, had a bite of lunch, and then took Ellen to the movies, where she met Nancy T., while I went to Centering Prayer at the Guilford Church. They saw Wild Rose and liked it. It is, says a review, a "rare film that tells truth about what it means to be female artist." Now we are at the Coop, where we will get something to eat and go up to Marlboro for the Wednesday evening concert.

A view from my seat at the Guilford Church

Later:

Our program tonight is a Schumann Piano Trio, Lieder by Gustav Mahler and a String Quartet by Beethoven!