This weekend was fun. Thursday was just a run-of-the mill kind of evening. Not too busy, not too boring. Friday- Katie bar the door! Another house full of fun. Thanks to the Meridian Class who celebrated their 35th reunion with us. I had a great time touring you all through the building, and really appreciate your interest in the Historical Society's restoration project.
Saturday, the Society hosted a Riedel Wine Tasting Event as another fundraiser for our efforts to renovate the street level, and to eventually restore the opera house. A good crowd of about 76 or so gathered to listen to Sean Petrie, the wine-guru of Riedel. Sean and I met about 4 years ago, and it's always fun to see him. Remarkably, this is the first visit in a while that I've reconnected with him and he HAS NOT had another baby- the man has 8... yes 8 kids. Sean and Tom did a great job emceeing the event and repping Riedel. Watch the PHouse website for details- we'll be working again with Sean and Tom later this fall.
Sunday was a lot of fun. Malarie Yolen-Cohen, a writer and historian of Route 6, paid the PHouse a visit. Malarie is traveling hwy 6, visiting unique places and cool spots. She's currently blogging her travels. Friend should be featured on her blog tomorrow- I'll share the link. It was great to talk with her- she was kind of an old shoe- easy to talk with... fun to listen to. After a hummus platter and a sip of Little Red Writinghood, Malarie was on her way to Hastings, and I was out the door on my way to Superior.
So, as of last night, I dove head first into my next screenplay. Today, from the Screenwriter's Colony Workshop, I will pitch 3 ideas to my fellow writers, and we'll see what takes shape. It's just fantastic being back in the house. I'm again in the Dey sister's room (aka wicker room), and have now met all of my fellow attendees. Lew is doing great- have not seen Pamela yet, but did run in to Prof. David from Ohio this morning in the kitchen. He'll be guest teaching again (was a mentor in 2009)... so karma is good, familiarity is good, old friends are good... it's all good! And best of all, Mike, Tina, Christine, Noelle & Todd have the PHouse under control. The plant waterers are in place, the cat sitter is on retainer, Tank is still in puppy boot camp- so everything is taken care of!
Stay tuned, we may blog a little from here in the Colony, and we may just make a little roadtrip to visit PHouse and sip some wine (to stimulate creative thoughts)... one day soon. As Connie P says, "you gotta feed your soul".
Cheers, and as Lew says... Write On! :)
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