We bought Henry some kind of laser light, but the boy in front of him had the sword, and he just was smitten by the thing. As we left, he cried for a sword, and my dad had to run back to get it for him.
The other day, I asked 18 year old Henry if he remembered going to the circus - He said he remembered playing with that sword.
So we went to Ringling Brothers and I must say it's a bit mediocre. Can't compare to Cirque de Soleil. The choreography, music and acrobatics are just not that interesting. But that's me the adult speaking - Sonya loved it. And she adored watching the Elephants, dogs, horses and tigers.
I was struck by the sad, old appearance of the elephants, and couldn't help but feel sorry for them. The tigers were amazing, though. And you have to watch them under a huge zoo like cage.
The tiger wrangler particularly fascinating. I guess there is always the danger that he will be attacked by his Tigers. It makes watching him work very exciting, and scary too.
What an occupation - what a calling.
All in all it was a fun morning at the circus.
We dropped by at Props for Today. I wanted to show off my daughter to Dominique and Kerry and anyone else who might be around.
Sonya and Alice enjoyed looking at all the props. Even Louise my sister found the place fascinating. She suggested it would be a good place to do writing exercises because every aisle of furniture affords you a different period, a different mood, a different attitude.
She was struck by how the furniture altered one's sensibilities - from depression era club chairs to hi-tech glamour - all in the blink of an eye...
It seems that Props has downsized a bit. The 14th floor sales space has been cut down - It appears that they may be thinking of sub-leasing some of the space. That would be my guess.
There was maybe one customer in the store, and very few orders going out - at least that is what I could surmise. It certainly wasn't bustling with activity.
So that's my report from 34th street.
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