We had a big birthday party (a big birthday, as well as a big party) for Arlene last weekend. Her sister and brother-in-law came up from New Jersey (with their daughter and a full complement of grandkids), her brother came from NJ also, and her aunt Lee flew in from Buffalo. I baked a double …
Daily Archives: February 22, 2006
August Wilson plays
I finished reading Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and Jitney, two plays by August Wilson. They were my reading assignment for Black History Month this year. I posted my reactions to them as a comment on Sister Judy’s blog at Mrs Hammer’s House: The Black History Month Contest. And thanks, Judy, for calling me Brother Dean …