Here are the topics for this week's blog post: tea for two?; autumn in the garden; nonfiction reading, baseball; Pippin, the musical; Indian summer

More political fireworks? If you thought the political situation was all too confusing, guess again. In the Daily Beast, Sally Kohn investigates the case for a left-wing Tea Party. That is, a group to steer Democrats further left, just as the original Tea Party had drawn Republicans further to the right. Imagine, a "dark side" group for both the liberals and conservatives. Oh, joy!

Fall veggies. As the days shorten and temperatures fall at night, the green in the garden slowly ebbs. A few tomatoes and squash remain to be harvested, but fall is definitely in the offing. Yesterday, the afternoon rain storm brought a short-lived dusting of snow to some of the highest peaks. The local weather prognosticators are busily assembling their models to tell us when the first frost and snow will occur here in the city.

Nonfiction reading. I Don’t Care If We Never Get Back: 30 Games in 30 Days on the Best Worst Baseball Road Trip Ever. I found the title on a friend's blog. He thought it an enjoyable read, even though he is not a baseball aficionado. Several friends and I very much enjoy reading about baseball, then the author  throws in a "road trip?" Should be good.

Pippin. This musical is only very loosely based on history. It was well staged, an enjoyable evening, but as is so often (too often?) the case, the staging overpowered the story. It was not unlike many current concerts where the theatrics overshadow the performer. On Saturday (20th) we have tickets to see Gordon Lightfoot at Denver's Paramount theater. Hopefully.........

Indian Summer seems to be in the offing for the next week or so. We have only had a very light frost here in the city.

Thank you for reading and enjoy the upcoming week.