Even as the flood of 2015 was occurring on Christmas Eve, just hours after we had departed for New Orleans, we were acutely aware of the damage to the road along side Tween Creeks. When neighbors arrived with pizza our first night back, they regaled us with tales of the flood and the extreme road damage as well as apprised us of the efforts to mitigate the damage. Even now road work is underway to bring our road up to standard.
Off the beaten path is Hampstead is the more than three hundred year old Burgh House with a fascinating history. It’s now a community center, local museum, gallery, concert venue, event space, and more open to the public four days a week. We popped over for a bite to eat and to peruse the galleries to learn a little more about Hampstead history.
Ever since its debut on Broadway the two of us have wanted to see “Wicked the Musical”. Today we realized that dream. In the Apollo Victoria Theater in London’s West End we were witness to the incredible prequel to The Wizard of Oz, the story of the Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.
London’s National Portrait Gallery’s temporary exhibition, “Six Lives: The Stories of Henry VIII’s Queens” presents an amazing collection of portraits, jewelry, personal effects, books, costumes, and more to illustrate not only the lives of the six women who married the second Tudor king, but the effort across five centuries to keep their memory alive.
Hopefully your property didn’t suffer any damage in your absence. Happy Spring!
Other than the fact that the road coming up to our house was turned into a raging river by torrential rains in the wee small hours of Christmas Eve, we’re in good shape. Our neighbors had to deal with a road that was initially impassable then barely so but with the commencement of professional road repair, we’re now pretty much back to normal.