which was very good. However, I saw Cirque du Soleil in the early 1990s (before it became an international phenomenon) in its circus tent which hosted a smaller audience and was a more intimate experience. (I recall tickets were extremely expensive to attend Cirque Du Soleil in the 1990s as a result.) Although Alegria was very well done, I missed the circus tent feel to it!
My dh and I also saw Bryan Adams on his Bare Bones tour. For the Bryan Adams' fan (me), it was a delightful concert. He encouraged us to sing along and interacted with the audience. It was a lot of fun! I was a bit disheartened that he didn't sing, "Cuts like a Knife"! He's had a lot of hits!
Last weekend's excuse for not blogging was that we had a storm Saturday evening which knocked out television and internet capacity until Monday morning. What a step back into the 1980s that was! So bored with nothing to do, everyone got lots of shut-eye that weekend! The weather on Sunday evening was awful and we actually had to listen to the radio to determine whether there was a weather watch (although we could have phoned the weather hotline).
Also, I've had the opportunity to test-try my kitchen which was deliberately made ergonomic because of my chronic back issues. (I've had 2 series of back issues in August, more recently last weekend when my back went out.) This is what I loved about the kitchen last weekend because my back wouldn't permit me to reach lower than my upper thighs:
My back hasn't recovered fully by this weekend yet so I enjoyed using my Mixer Lifter to make cookie batter. Even if I didn't have a poor back, I would still install the Mixer Lifter (which could be used for any heavy appliance such as a food processor as it accommodates up to about 60 lbs) in the kitchen. My mixer is about 18 lbs and I know, bad back or not, I wouldn't be bringing it out regularly to use because it is too cumbersome to get out of a lower cabinet. Now I bring it out just because I have the Mixer Lifter! If you have it, use it!
