Scattered Thoughts . . .

T his past Saturday, we went way out to Greensboro at the Highland Center for the Arts for our granddaughter, Ellie's, dance recital.  We found that this venue was surprisingly nice and comfortable.  It was a long drive to get there but the huge advantage is that it was very comfortable making the long drive very worthwhile!  This was immensely better than being jam-packed into a primary school gym on uncomfortable folding chairs...  way, way better! There was a small bake sale in the lobby before the recital so Sheila is shown below purchasing a brownie... The seats were comfortable and there was plenty of leg room! Here, below, is an ultra wide angle panoramic view from our seats while we were waiting for the show to begin.  Our view was great! Before long, the show began... These girls, below, are aged 3-5... They are dancing to "Happy Working Song"... Below, Ellie is on stage for her dance routine.  She is in a group aged 5-7 and dancing to Nan's favori...

S heila and our granddaughter, Ellie, share a birthday so we tend to celebrate both birthdays together each year.  For their birthdays over the past few years, we've visited the ECHO Science Museum in Burlington and then gone out for lunch and this is what we did this year too.  It was a really nice day for all of us especially for Ellie and Gee! Our drive up to Burlington was longer than usual with far more traffic because the interstate highway was closed due to a bad accident.  The traffic didn't actually get bad until the last 15 miles...  from Richmond into Burlington.  From Richmond on, we were in bumper to bumper, slow-moving traffic. We had to travel on US Route 2 which is only one lane each way.  Fortunately, I actually enjoy the drive on this road and we hadn't driven this route since last summer so it was a really nice change until traffic was too heavy.   I used to live on US Route 2 for many years and I liked that it is one of the lon...