Garden Party

Last night we went to a garden party - a Laughing Squid production that was called "Paradise Lost." It was probably the closest we'll ever get to the middle of the desert event known as Burning Man. It was at Flora Grubb Gardens - a fancy garden shop in a bad neighborhood, where there is actually enough room to have oversize lot full of "exceptional plants and furnishings." Our friend Dr. Robby Virus was performing with his snazzy combo Project Pimento -- how could we miss such an event?


It was lots of fun - along with the hypnotic sounds of Project Pimento, there were flame throwing contraptions, steam powered vehicles, people wearing hula skirts, micro-brewed beer and coffee, comedy routines, friendly old people (hooray!), a Photoboof, light-sabre nerds -- all smack dab in the middle of "exceptional plants and furnishings." We missed Mrs. Virus, but she was kicking up her heels in the UK (and she has seen Project Pimento way more times than we have!)

Speaking of the happy kicking up of heels - it was two years ago that we were having some of that action in St. Paul, MN at the joyous wedding celebration of the Librarian and her legally wed sweetheart. There was no flame-throwing (whew) but there was crazy fun with longtime friends and delicious cupcakes. There are always lots of fancy words spoken on the subject of love at these sorts of events, and some extra special good ones on this happy occasion. The librarian and her sweetheart have proven all of these fancy words to be true (which is a rare and precious thing indeed.)

Happy Anniversary to the Librarian and her sweetheart!