Christmas Revels

It was 18 degrees this morning, and there was about 1/2 inch of snow left from last night's fall...  Flurries started a little after 1 p.m., but there was no build-up until after 5 p.m.  At that point in time, we were being seated at The Cheesecake Factory, and I pointed out the heavier snowfall to Kathy, Jim, and Anne.  The Christmas Revels was totally awesome, as it has been for the past five years - fantastic music, singing and dancing, Morris dancing, traditional wassailing songs, a traditional Mummer's play, and six songs that the audience was included in singing.
   Jim, as usual, wore a pine green sweater and his red Santa hat trimmed with white "fur."  Several smaller children stopped and waved at Jim, but we ended up with one of the trumpet players, from the Flagstaff Brass Quintet, chatting with us before the performance, during the intermission, and then at The Cheesecake Factory.  The man's name is Leonard Fahrni, he's a mathematics instructor, and a fan of Shakespeare's. He'll be heading for Prague this spring to see a Czech presentation of Troilus and Cressida, and then a production of Dvorjak's "Rusalka."  After the Revels, we were waiting for our table in the restaurant, and there he was again; and, once we had eaten and were leaving, we spoke yet again.  It was like we were being thrown together for a reason...
  In any event, we stuffed ourselves at supper, and we all had enough to take home for another meal.  The food and service was excellent, as always.  I came back home, grabbed a good book, and read until I fell asleep.
  It's sunny and clear out, and almost all of last night's snow has melted - and I'm writing this during the Broncos' half-time break.  Go Broncos!