Over those last ten days, we have managed
to be part of an audience for five different concerts and musical shows. It has
been great! The added bonus is that all five shows have involved local talent
and the productions have all been in a radius of thirty kilometres. Two of the
shows have even been within walking distance from our house. All have been
excellent.
There has been one small drawback. None of
the shows or concerts have had assigned seating. Because of my sight, or should
I say limited sight, I like to sit at the very front of an audience. When
seating isn’t assigned, this usually means getting to the theatre or facility
well in advance of the curtain call.
While I could probably make a fuss about
this and speak with the ticket sellers ahead of time, we usually just choose to
go early. When we do sit at the front, I sometimes wonder if other people think
that we have been given some sort of special privilege. If I know that the
theatre is all on one level, I don’t take my white cane. I usually wear my ID
badge instead, but that isn’t always visible in a crowd. I hope that people
don’t think that I am just being pushy!
I have digressed a little from what I intended
to say with this post. I want especially to mention the Christmas concert sponsored
by our local funeral home and by other local businesses. This weekend was the
third annual Christmas concert. The management team at the funeral home see the
concert as a way of giving back to the community, and the performances are free
of charge. Lyle and I find this an amazing concept and the quality of the
performance is top notch. This year the three shows were performed for sold out
audiences.
You can get a glimpse of this if you go to YouTube and check out:
YouTube – Wombold Family Funeral Homes Christmas
at Home 2019 Saturday.
{Please note that sound does not begin until 23 minutes into the
video.}
There are two pictures with this post. In
the first I am sitting in the decorative sleigh outside the front door of the
funeral home. In the second picture Lyle and I am standing inside the building
in front of the fireplace. There were coloured lights everywhere inside with at
least a dozen different sized decorated trees enhancing the Christmas
atmosphere.
Lyle and I would like to wish all the
readers of this blog a very merry Christmas!
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| Sue on a sleigh |
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| Lyle and Sue in front of the fireplace |
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