On Friday evening, we were invited to the Muny Opera with Margaret and Steve Culver for an incredible production of La Cage Aux Folles. We met at the Culvers’ house and traveled in to Forest Park together
Many years ago, I lived down the road from Steve and Margaret. The area has changed, but it is very familiar countryside full of memories – and deer. I took a picture of a group of resting deer along the roadway. The road is under serious repair, so there is no traffic at all, which is nice.
Being an outdoor venue, the Muny show starts at 8 PM, which is when we are normally close to bedtime. We did manage a nap to prepare for the late night, but it was 1 AM on Saturday before we got to bed. It was well worth the late night, though. The St. Louis Muny won a Tony this year as best Regional Theater in the country, and it was a spectacular show.
One of our favorite restaurants, when we moved back from Pike County twenty years ago, was Thai Gourmet. We became friends with Kan and her husband Bobby and their two children, Faye and Finn. To our dismay, they moved away about ten years ago, but we have remained friends. We were delighted that Bobby and Kan were in St. Louis to visit son Finn, and made time to come out for a visit on Saturday. Faye is now a doctor in Texas!
They arrived with a huge container of the delicious Thai food that we have missed for so long. They themselves are unchanged, except that Finn is a grown man working for Washington University! Margaret was able to join us, too, though Steve had to supervise workers doing a project at their house.
Today was Sweet Corn Sunday along the Katy Trail, a function of Magnificent Missouri organized by Don and Connie Burkhardt, who are two of the greatest treasures of this state. I had planned to bike, while Harry drove, but there was thunder rumbling, so the plan changed, and we drove together to Treloar, then on to Peers.
After enjoying Treloar for a while, we headed east to Peers, for more live music and a Storyteller.
It was a magical day, despite the weather, and we felt very fortunate, albeit exhausted by too much fun!
And, of course I have taken a few bird pictures. It was a big week for geese. A bold coyote visited while we were enjoying Thai lunch.
Life is busy, but never boring around here.
Be safe, be well, be grateful, be kind. Slava Ukraini! Peace…
Galloping Through 
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