Ok, I am trying to learn to add pictures to my posts, so here is a sample of my iris from this spring.

I had a good garage sale day yesterday. I bought a book of Ibsen plays. I learned last summer that he was originally Norweigen, but the Norweigens got fed up with him so he moved to Germany.

OK so I have learned to add photos to my blog so I am going to practice. Hope I can find some good pictures and "stuff."

Last Friday evening, I had the pleasure of attending my first roller derby. It was at the Douglas County Fairgrounds. The reason I ended up there was that my daughter Rosie was a skater in the event. Her team won 199/186. It was kind of a family event, as Rosie's boyfriend, two of her friends, Jon and Rachel, myself and Jon's friend Chris Dura all attended as a block. At one point we were asked if we were "
Rosie's family." Guess we were her fan club also.

Last evening I went to see "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum." It was at the Union Colony Dinner theater and was the last of their fifth season. It was OK. It really didn't have any socially redeeming value, except that it was good for a laugh. I guess in this world, that is good. The company was fun, my friends the Zumbrums. The food was also OK. But the acting was wonderful. There is something about live theater done well that can't be beat, even if the material is marginal. Same for the music. It is just kind of an insult to see really great actors/ musicians doing a great job on crumby material. But it was an enjoyable evening.

"The Northern Clemency" by Philip Hensher was a long (over 600 p) about Enland in the 70's. It has great character development, something I really like in a book. It also told about life in England, but many of the characters could be anywhere. It told about two families who were neighbors and how their lives were affected by the times and each other. Probably this book would bore most people to sleep, but I like it.
Pantechnican-moving van

I better up date this blog, as someone actually read it.
I read "Blood print" by Kitty Sewell. It was branded a "psychological thriller" not my usual read, but it was set in two places, Key West and Bath, England. These are two places I have visited and I really enjoyed them. Therefore, I was interested to read about them. It actually was a very good read. The book talked about children given up for adoption, as well as Cuban culture.
A recommend for anyone actually reading this paragraph.