Creativity’s Battle – #1LinerWeds

Concert poster

Back in October, the day before I left for my whirlwind visit to Chicago, my daughter took me to a concert for my birthday. We saw Mary Chapin Carpenter at the Infinity Theater in Hartford. The Infinity is a small venue with an attached Bistro where we had dinner before the concert.

I have always liked Mary Chapin Carpenter, and the first concert I ever took Faith to was when Mary Chapin Carpenter was playing in nearby Springfield, MA.
Mary establishes a very nice rapport with her audience. She tells stories, she makes jokes and she answers questions. At one point, she told a story, that I could relate to. She had been playing in a different city, when an audience member asked her:

“Is that a real song, or did you write it?”

You’re wondering how I can relate…

I’m going to share that next week. I know it’s not like me to be bound to the whole one-liner thing, but I think sharing that story here would tax Linda’s patience. Also, the pictures I would want to share with that story would blow up the gallery.

This post is part of Linda G. Hill’s fun weekly series One-Liner Wednesday. If you have a one-liner, I encourage you to join the circus! You can follow this link to participate and to see the one-liners from the other participants.

The gallery includes photos from a walk Faith and I took between dinner and the concert. I was reluctant to go as far as we did – I didn’t want to be late – but Faith said “the river’s pretty at night and you can get photos for a blog post.” She’s pretty smart, that Faith. Mary Chapin did not want us to take pictures, she asked nicely so I complied.

This just in: If you want to read a little more about Mary Chapin Carpenter, check out Thom’s post over at The Immortal Jukebox.

This was after I returned from Chicago. I have laundry to put away.

On the way home from the concert.

Foggy Hartford

In the event of an emergency at the Science Center or the Convention Center – Go this way.

From Great River Park, to give you an idea where the other pictures were taken from. Just right of center.

Connecticut Science Center

Hartford river walk

Looking up and over the highway and levee

My favorite building in Hartford – Connecticut Science Center

I don’t even recognize this toy, but I know she wants me to try and take it from her.

Looking east over the CT River. That’s the Founders Bridge

Maddie uses me as a pillow and a barrier. It’s good to be useful. I thinks she was glad I came home.

It was near Halloween

Maddie is resting on her Scooby Doo blanket