Thursday was Media Day at the Kansas City Renaissance Festival.  I'm not exactly sure what media it is the day for, but as a featured singing group of the Festival, Madrigalia Bar Nonne sends a group out to Media Day each year, to give people the flavor of the fair. This year, as usual, we … Continue reading KC Ren Fest Media Day →

Tonight was the third Wednesday night of the month. In Avondale that makes it the free community dinner. Tonight was a very successful dinner. The planners had asked some of the kids that attended previous dinners what they wanted to eat, and the overwhelming opinion was pizza. So tonight was pizza. The dinner was from … Continue reading Community update →

Today is another of those blogs where I feature music from Avondale United Methodist Church.   Today's Offertory was a quartet -- a capella, by myself, Betsy, Aaron (director of music) and Shannon. Shannon was soprano, Betsy the Alto, Aaron the Tenor, and me, whose voice is technically a first tenor, sang the bass. (I … Continue reading Sunday Quartet — His Name Medley →

One of the regular features of the day at our house is snack time.  We are usually good about not having sweets during the day, but in the evening we have something sweet before bedtime. Sometimes we buy packages of single serving items that can be used.  Other times we bake or make something from … Continue reading Mission Accomplished →

An excellent piece of writing on the need for private property -- and the right amount of government to protect it. http://accordingtohoyt.com/2014/08/14/the-tragedy-of-the-commons-and-society-bill-reader/

As season (translated gold) pass members of Worlds and Ocean of Fun we subscribe to an e-mail newsletter about what is going on at the parks. Today I got this blurb as part of the e-mail: Sizzlin' Saturdays! Oceans of Fun is celebrating summer coming to an end with Sizzlin' Saturdays! On Saturday, August 23, … Continue reading Short question →

Well, the day started brisk and cool, with the R Mech crew out here promptly at 8:30, and the inspector promptly at 10:30ish (real close to that 9 a.m. first call the city had told the R Mech crew). Once the inspector got here, the work moved quickly. Tim was already packing in the earth … Continue reading Back on Tap (Day 6 and final of without water) →

Today was to be the day we got our water back. We hired the company R Mech to replace the water line between the water main and the house. They had the lowest bid, along with the best detail in their bid about the work they would be doing. And they arrived promptly on Monday … Continue reading Day 5 with No Water: Hurry Up and Wait →

(Below written during Shawnee-Mission Theatre in the Park's Friday night production of Ragtime.) Betsy is enjoying listening to the music while she reads here at Theatre in the Park. The show we are waiting to see is Ragtime and the music is, of course, ragtime. We got here about 6:50 -- the gates opened at … Continue reading Ragtime pleasant musically but a rag plotwise →

Subtitle: Waterless in Kansas City -- Day 2 Thursday was day two of our water shortage.  It started with my checking with our home owner's insurance to see if it might cover any of the expense. The answer was no. It only covers anything within the frame of the house.  Anything sticking out, like pipes … Continue reading Water, water everywhere, but none in the pipes of the house →