Marley Brown is a clever — and now homebound — Staples High School freshman.
Last week she challenged her family to a week of “theme nights.” Everyone had 30 minutes to create their own costume. Then they took a photo together, and ate dinner dressed up.
Themes included Disney, Marvel, Star Wars, Gala, Movies and Broadway. “Gala night” ended up with a dance party. On Sunday her brother, Pierce, picked the winner. (It was his 13th birthday.)
“It was a great idea to break up the monotony of our days, and give us a way to jump start our creativity each evening,” says her mom, Shandley McMurray.
What’s your family doing to break up routine? Email dwoog@optonline.net!
A typical night in the Brown house.
Years ago, Miggs Burroughs wrote a book. The What If? Book of Questions is a quick and simple read — but it’s hardly quick and simple. The thought-provoking, inspirational work gets you thinking in random, odd ways. You think about things you’ve thought of often, and things you never imagined would enter your brain. For example:
What if the most important moment in your life is this one? Can you handle the power it gives you to choose how you will spend the next one?
Westport knows Miggs as a brilliant graphic artist and photographer. He is the go-to guy for designing company and non-profit logos, t-shirts, even the town flag. He is very generous with his pro bono work.
Once again, Miggs’ generosity knows no bounds. Though What If? is still available on Amazon he’s now providing a free digital version. It’s “a way to offer a small distraction and meditation on our current situation.”
Click here to download, at no cost. Then, What If you have your own questions about the crisis? Just click “Comments” below!
Like many of us, Peter Saverine knows the importance of wearing a mask.
His day job is director of development at STAR Lighting the Way. But he may have a second career as a designer.
He created his own (very) inexpensive mask using a cheap coffee filter, 2 rubber bands and scotch tape. Then he let his imagination run wild.
The result is below. Enjoy — and to show off your own creations, email dwoog@optonline.net.
Staples High School 2004 graduate Brittney Levine hosts a podcast: “Be My Neighbor.”
Yesterday, her guest was Rebecca Boas — a neighbor, and a Staples 2005 grad.
What makes this particularly COVID Roundup-worthy is that Rebecca is now Dr. Boas. She’s an assistant professor of medicine at NYU.
These days, she’s very busy. But she took time out of her Sunday to answer all kinds of listeners’ questions about treatment, masks, etc., etc., etc. Click below for the fascinating segment.
Beechwood Arts’ next immersive, interactive event is this Wednesday, April 8 (6 to 7 p.m.). The theme is “Homebodies,” which should resonate with every Westporter. There’s live music, art and special guests. For more information — including how to log in — click the video below.
Still wondering where to order a Passover or Easter meal? Click on the Westport Weston Chamber of Commerce’s 2 great lists of restaurants, grocery stores and markets that may offer them (scroll down on the home page). OneWestport is another site with similar information.
Statewide, CTBites has its own lists too (including a few caterers).
The crowd may be smaller this year. But the food can be as good as ever.
They should call it “Face the Nation Featuring Scott Gottlieb.” For the 2nd straight week — and 3rd time in 4 — the former FDA commissioner was on the CBS Sunday morning show.
Once again, he appeared live from his Westport home. Click below; jump to 5:58 to see our neighbor. (Hat tip: Dennis Jackson)
And finally, an opera singer serenaded residents of a retirement community in Santa Cruz, California. But he wasn’t the only one there who could sing!
Dan, thank you not only for the Beechwood call out for Wednesday, but for your tireless round up of all the local goings on. Last week our theme was Resilience (still up on Beechwood’s Facebook Page) and it is so clear that we live in a resilient town, in spite of, and in the face of extreme challenges. At the same time that everyone is “sheltering in place” so many are finding ways to “move” within the restrictions to help, to connect and even to have fun while also keeping each other safe. No where is that more humanly presented than on your daily blog where we can feel generosity and connectedness of our Westport. You’re our unsung hero this month!!
Thanks, Jeanine, but we are truly all in this together. You and Frederic inspire all of us — and then we go out and inspire others. It’s the magic of Westport, art and humanity!