Sunday, August 6, 2017.
The big news is the heavy flooding that took place on the South Shore today, creating scary-deep water features throughout large parts of the city. From what I can see on television, this was reminiscent of the floods in the 1980, which were at least as awful as this one. My best man Oliver, who lived upstairs with his wife, helped me to jack up all my typesetting equipment on bricks to keep it all above water. But this also took a toll on Oliver's building. We had at least six inches of water inside. It would happen three times in the eight years I lived there. This familiarity does nothing to ease the pain of people who caught this flood. The Cool Water Ranch, meanwhile, has had no problems.
Mary Ann said that she would allow us to go out to one of my favorite places today, mentioning La Provence. But we learn only that the restaurant under new ownership (this took place a few weeks ago) will no longer remain open through the afternoon and early evening on Sunday nights. Drat! That was one of my favorite meals on the North Shore, one that I enjoyed many (but apparently not enough) times over the years. The place now closes at four in the afternoon. That probably means an end to the enjoyment of listening to Ronnie Kole playing his piano and allowing me to sing alongside him.
