Wow!
Now THAT was really something very special to experience on Saturday night. In spite of the difficulty with the wind earlier, it turned out to be a lovely evening--with the clouds shrouding the moon from time to time--making for a mysterious overtone to the event.-so I parked my car and walked up the dark path in the direction of the house...
AND THEN....
The colored strings of lights, the sound of rippling laughter, a tall stone tower illuminated from within by a small cooking fire!!!--I took it all in with wide eyes and with the sense that I had just entered another world, or at least, somehow gotten myself onto another plane of existence on this planet! As I took in all the sights and sounds , I didn't notice the backyard with the embedded rocks and long pools filled with water right away--and when I did, Zowie! Another gasp!
The shadow puppets were so expertly made; and the characters in the skit were funny, clever, and lovely. (Heather, as the Bearded Lady was a superstar. Perfect role for her!) Finally, with the skit over--the grand finale with the dancing girls in the lam'e skirts and those TERRIFIC hats and cone-shaped bras--fabulous--I thought, "Well, I'm tired...I think I'll call it a night..." and I was about to go when suddenly you grabbed my hand and said, "Stay for the fire-dancers!" OKAY!! I was definitely up for THAT, and I'm so glad I stayed--the space with the reflecting pools and the different levels of rock and grass and pathways was nothing short of SPECTACULAR!
-J.Erickson
Now THAT was really something very special to experience on Saturday night. In spite of the difficulty with the wind earlier, it turned out to be a lovely evening--with the clouds shrouding the moon from time to time--making for a mysterious overtone to the event.-so I parked my car and walked up the dark path in the direction of the house...
AND THEN....
The colored strings of lights, the sound of rippling laughter, a tall stone tower illuminated from within by a small cooking fire!!!--I took it all in with wide eyes and with the sense that I had just entered another world, or at least, somehow gotten myself onto another plane of existence on this planet! As I took in all the sights and sounds , I didn't notice the backyard with the embedded rocks and long pools filled with water right away--and when I did, Zowie! Another gasp!
The shadow puppets were so expertly made; and the characters in the skit were funny, clever, and lovely. (Heather, as the Bearded Lady was a superstar. Perfect role for her!) Finally, with the skit over--the grand finale with the dancing girls in the lam'e skirts and those TERRIFIC hats and cone-shaped bras--fabulous--I thought, "Well, I'm tired...I think I'll call it a night..." and I was about to go when suddenly you grabbed my hand and said, "Stay for the fire-dancers!" OKAY!! I was definitely up for THAT, and I'm so glad I stayed--the space with the reflecting pools and the different levels of rock and grass and pathways was nothing short of SPECTACULAR!
-J.Erickson