Where we ate – We ate again at at the Clover and the Bee, and I got exactly what I got the first time: delicious chewy crusty bread with soft cheese, honey, and pistachios. Oddly, I didn’t remember what I’d had before, and Ann had to remind me. (This concludes today’s edition of “What I didn’t remember.” I have discovered my auditory memory is still strong – I can remember the exact words from the discussion about your second cousin and her husband’s gambling addiction from 20 years ago – but at the same time all my visuals are off. I picture that 20-year-old discussion happening in the car you bought seven years ago, and that’s impossible.)
What I wore – I saw a photo of Rene Fleming in the role of Blanche DuBois and she was wearing a tiara. “Ohh,” I thought, “I have the tiara I got for the Coronation of Poppea.” But then I realized the wig I wore has bangs, and what is more on theme for Blanche Dubois than a 63-year-old woman in bangs, I ask.
Who was there –
No SalmonPants, nor any of his kin, and no other notables. For the first time the seats next to us were empty, though they’ve been occupied with opera staff the last two times. While the opera wasn’t full of my personal celebrities, Webster Groves was packed with people for a summer Beatles tribute concert, and there was quite a crush.