Early last spring we faced the disappointing fact that the balsam trees that we had planted in the early 1980’s had succumbed to the wooly adelgid. We opted not for the expensive treatment program but to remove them. Then we discovered that the space where they had been would be a great space for deck expansion but we missed their screening aspect. Now we are planting six Green Giants. They are cedar trees that should grow fairly fast and give us a green screen on the north side of our house.
Off the beaten path is Hampstead is the more than three hundred year old Burgh House with a fascinating history. It’s now a community center, local museum, gallery, concert venue, event space, and more open to the public four days a week. We popped over for a bite to eat and to peruse the galleries to learn a little more about Hampstead history.
Ever since its debut on Broadway the two of us have wanted to see “Wicked the Musical”. Today we realized that dream. In the Apollo Victoria Theater in London’s West End we were witness to the incredible prequel to The Wizard of Oz, the story of the Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.
London’s National Portrait Gallery’s temporary exhibition, “Six Lives: The Stories of Henry VIII’s Queens” presents an amazing collection of portraits, jewelry, personal effects, books, costumes, and more to illustrate not only the lives of the six women who married the second Tudor king, but the effort across five centuries to keep their memory alive.
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