Macbeth was right by this rope swing and Matt took full advantage
Matt on the Rope Swing
Original Practice Shakespeare Festival: Macbeth at Laurelhurst Park
We return to a once-regular summer activity: Shakespeare in the park! Portland Actors Ensemble seems to have folded (a great loss!) but OPSFest lives on!
There was the usual great people watching before the show including this young person, who carefully laid out his napkin so his stuffed animals would have a nice seat like he did.
Preshow self portrait. There was a bit of preshow drama with one dog attacking another. But the attack was preceded by a very long, very loud scream of “Nooooooooooooooooooo!” by a woman who was racing after the attacking dog as it approached the other dog. So people got the dogs separated quickly and both sets of dog owners seemed okay, if shaken, by the interaction. Jennifer Lanier, who played Banquo, came out to check on everything and also complimented the yelling woman on her lungs.
Lauren Saville Allard as Macbeth was mesmerizing. Most all of my pictures were of her.
As with all OPSFest performances, the prompter (Keith Cable) and the prompter-in-training (Stew Towel) kept things moving along and amusing.
Brian Saville Allard played the gentleman Macbeth and he was also great.
Thanks, OPSFest for providing a great summer entertainment.
SKS: Oregon Coast
Postcard 2 of 2! Sara reports that the waves were not this high when they were visiting. Also that the sun has been out every day—quite perfection, really.
Having experienced the foggy summer mornings in the Humboldt area, I understand exactly why she says that.
Apparently the last family reunion was in 2016. Sara reports that all of the kids have grown so much, and some of them didn’t exist yet. She’s enjoying hanging out with the family.
SKS: Rochechouart
Another delightful French postcard from Sara. Rochechouart is the place where Sara’s stepmother Barbie (and her two sisters) bought a house. This is a picture of the chateau that is a five-minute walk from the house.
Sara reports that Barbie has invited me to come and stay! Such a good invitation!
SKS from Oregon
This is 1 of 2, but it’s mate didn’t arrive today.
Astute readers of this blog will note that Sara has sent me this postcard before. That’s okay. Newport probably isn’t a hotbed of unique postcards.
Sara reports that they are at Shawn’s family reunion and they are enjoying the company.
SKS: Rocamadour
Sara reports that they drove two hours from Rochechouart to his medieval city built into the rock. Also that they got glace and crepes!
Sounds like a wonderful day.
This one was posted on June 30 and arrived July 9, which is also a very quick turnaround for international postcards!
Postcard from Amsterdam
Dana sent me this beautiful postcard from Amsterdam where they had traveled after visiting Zürich, then the Alps, then a river cruise from Basel to Amsterdam. They also spent a few days in the Hague.
She reports that Amsterdam has bikes. Everywhere! And that it’s a good news, bad news situation.
This was a very fun postcard to receive!
SKS Postcard from Brașov
A very nice triptych of Brașov, where Shawn and Sara stayed.
Sara reported that they stayed in a wonderful small boutique hotel that their friends found for them. Also that Brașov was a great jumping off point for many adventures.
Also, it seems I got the prize for most postcards sent. Win!
SKS Postcard: Bran Castle
Sara sends this treasure from the once-home of Vlad the Impaler.
As I hung out with Hungarians, I knew that though Dracula is supposedly based on Vlad, Bram Stoker never visited. Hungarians can be very touchy about Dracula.
Sara sent this from Arcata because she couldn’t find any Romanian stamps. I also had trouble finding stamps in Romania.
Matt’s Birthday Dinner at Eem.
We had fancy birthday dinner at Eem on Williams. They have a strict proof-of-vaccination policy to dine indoors, which I appreciate. We ended up sitting outside because the indoor tables were full. I was fine with this as I don’t love dining indoors in a crowded restaurant.
The food was amazing! We got some hot cauliflower, fried chicken, and amazing fried rice. Then we also ordered curry (mine was green, Matt’s was red) and that was amazing too!
Plus, because I forgot what drink I ordered, and the drink delivery person delivered drinks to the wrong table, I got two cocktails for the price of one.
It was a great birthday dinner!