Today we began the day with what we thought would be a good-bye to Onelsis, but she said that she would be coming on Tuesday.  That was supposed to be our first farewell.  We had a visit from Joanne, Ellie and Geoffrey.  It was a great visit and nice to see them all.  Joanne told David how much he has improved and, as usual, he didn’t believe it.

Our next farewell with with Sal, Susan and Jackie from UNIS.  We walked down the street to Artisinal, and had a great meal, complete with mimosas!  What a nice way to say good-bye.  When we got home, David was exhausted.  He got into bed, and I did some cooking.

Then, at 5pm, we got ready to meet Liz and Gene at Nomad on Broadway and 28th Street.  It was a beautiful restaurant, and the meal was delightful.  The waiter was very helpful, and shared some appetizers and then I have scallops, David had duck and Liz and Gene had the chicken.  The best part of the dinner was the company, and one of the best parts of the space was the ease that we were able to talk.  No loud music, tables spaced nicely and there was no din of echoed voices.  Also, we sat under the huge skylight, so there was a lot of light too.  We bid Gene and Liz a sad good-bye, and headed home.

We got settled in time for the Tony’s and I was please with the outcome.  It did remind me that I didn’t write about one of the best moments in Pippin.  For those of you who know the show, at the end, the Leading Player shuts down the production, and removes costumes and sets and leaves Pippin, Catherine and Theo on stage in work lights.  She also instructs the audio technicians to turn off their mic’s, and when Pippin begins to sing, I felt such a relief to hear his voice without amplification.  Pure and simple.  I miss that, and I realized how overly amplified the rest of the show had been.  It was a really nice moment.

David went to bed just before the best musical award was announced, and we didn’t blog or read.  Tomorrow.  Speaking of tomorrow, we have more visits tomorrow and dinner with Joy and her daughters.  Thanks Gene and Liz; Sal, Susan and Jackie; and Joanne, Ellie and Geoffrey.