Today I worked on campus and walked with Hardingfele at lunch. I had a meeting in the afternoon to discuss gift funds, but otherwise it was a gloomy, unremarkable day. In the evening I braved the drizzle to go to Moldy Jam, and that was as fun as always. I brought Mandy so I could do either melody or chords.
Sadly, they are sending the rhinoceros from our zoo to another zoo, so I asked Travalon if he could sign a farewell card. He signed it for both of us (but I've erased our names).
There are things about menopause that nobody ever told me, so listen because I'm going to tell you. The first is that perimenopause goes much more smoothly if you drink soy milk and eat blueberries, since they have some estrogen in them. I was miserable until trying this, and it really works! The next is that I didn't know I'd need "summer" rings because my fingers would swell in the heat. Seriously, for years I wore my original wedding band and engagement ring all year round, but all of a sudden I needed to get something else for the summer, so fortunately we found a lovely claddagh ring with an aquamarine in it that fit my fat summer finger. The final thing I can think of offhand is how many different blankets you'll need because in the morning you'll be cold and want to snuggle under a heavy one, but in the evening you'll want a light one you can quickly kick off, and make sure your hoodies zip up so they're easier to take off. I don't know if I've ever had an actual "hot flash" the way people describe them, but I do get warm in the evening. And then cold. And then warm again. It's like being sick, except it's just getting old.
As promised, here are photos of China Lights. These are the photos that I took. You can see that it wasn't quite dark yet when we got there, but it was such a gloomy day that the lights still looked good.
I still have videos from GLEAM and China Lights to make into a movie, so watch for that.
Famous Hat
