We did something today we haven’t done in years. We attended a Baltimore Symphony concert. We got tickets for the season. Hopefully we’ll be able to attend all the concerts. But for today, the BSO sounded grand. It wasn’t easy getting in. We needed our tickets, our masks, our photo IDs, and proof of vaccination. Entry was surprisingly well organized.
Now we’re looking forward to another thing we haven’t done in years — travel. We’re taking a week to visit Kathryn on her farm in New York and Mark on the drive home. We’ve had so many travel plans cancelled I felt like I should get a rubber stamp that says “Cancelled by Covid”. But this trip looks like it’s a go all the way. We leave Tuesday morning and return the following Sunday. I spent many hours this week getting all the house monitoring systems wired up and running. I had been making modifications and left them unfinished in disgust. But now everything is working and we’re good to go. We’re looking forward to seeing our two children “Up North”.
Other news comes on the Bud front. His TV remote stopped working. I making two trips to Riderwood with Danita. One was to get a temporary remote working. The other is to set up a new “Big Button” remote. We tried calling Xfinity, but it is impossible to talk to a human unless you know the account number or the phone number to which the account is assigned. It seems that at the CCRC, they have a special bulk account, so we were unable to talk to anybody on the phone. Fortunately, Danita found an Xfinity store in Laurel that was happy to give her a new big button remote.
Danita was working on her parent’s jewelry. She had the jeweler sort it into costume, real, and valuable. She had some of it appraised. While she was at it she had our jewelry appraisals updated. I didn’t realize this, but even though our homeowner’s insurance is replacement value, the jewelry rider is only for the most recently appraised value. She also had her engagement ring repointed. It looks fabulous.
The other thing that happened this weekend was the annual SOCA crab feast. As we did last year, Danita went with Carmel Jones. Jeff and I went out for hamburgers. I was looking at the menu and saw the milkshakes. I obviously didn’t buy one because I absolutely don’t need it. But after dinner, I was still thinking about the chocolate one with Oreo cookies. I ended up going back. My hamburger and milkshake cost more than Danita’s ticket to the crab feast!
I hope this finds everybody doing well.