What a glorious day

We have been so busy that I never got around to publishing this post from October 5.

Yet another day of glorious weather and fun things to do.  We took the bus into Centro and then walked to the San Miguel Playhouse, a lovely small theater in the Independencia neighborhood, to see Lady Zen, a remarkable singer trained as a mezzo soprano for the Met, but who left opera after hearing Bessie Smith.  (http://www.ladyzen.world/) In this show, she was singing Broadway favorites and was extraordinary. Her accompanist was Mark Hartman, a well-known NY musician and performer who was absolutely delightful.  (https://www.hartmanmark.com/) I haven't seen many Broadway shows, but I really enjoyed the music.

After the show, we walked back to Centro, had a good margarita and then attended the Storytelling Showcase.  Six different people took turns standing on stage and telling stories of various types. One was a very amusing tale about a woman trying to keep her own name after getting married back in the early 70s, a story close to our hearts.  One of the reasons we did not get married in Massachusetts in 1971 is because the law said I would have to take my husband's name.  No way!  We lived together in unwedded bliss for 24 years before finally making it legal.

We decided to walk back home and stopped at a restaurant we had heard about called Fiamma.  I had the best vegetarian pizza I'd ever had, hot from their wood-fired oven.  We will definitely go back to try their other varieties of pizza.