Sunday, 14 August 2011: London
Another short posting from London just to keep things going. Almost all the important Underground lines are closed for maintenance this weekend--lucky me. But the buses do quite nicely.
Have seen the harrowing production of Journey's End, about the trenches in WWI, and the revised version of Sondheim's Bounce which is now know as Road Show. Will try for one more show tomorrow. Enjoyed a posh lunch at the restaurant atop the National Portrait Gallery, with wonderful views over Trafalgar Square and the London Eye. I guess I will get around to taking the Eye sometime, but the lines are just much too long now.
London is very crowded but the sun is shining and everyone is in good spirits. I had a good night's sleep at the Hilton last night, but I swear the waves were quite high as I sloshed about in the bed. Was rougher than the 12 nights at sea.
More when I return to the US.
Sunday, August 14, 2011
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At home in Tucson, AZ, since 2005, I live with my partner of over 47 years--and husband of six years--Will Feathers. I grew up in New York City (1947-67), earned my BA from CUNY in 1967 and my PhD in English from Indiana University/ Bloomington in 1974. I served on the full-time faculty of the English Department at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, from 1971 to 2004 (33 years), when I accepted an offer for early retirement. Last year (April 2022), we sold our house and moved into an Independent Living Senior Retirement Community in Tucson, where we have made many new friends.