As part of Artown in Reno there are numerous concerts in Wingfield Park downtown. Cassidy attended several with our friend Vanessa and her little one Billie Sky. Vanessa's friend Theresa joined us too. All in all, a great way to spend a Wednesday evening! Then on the last night of Artown, Matt and I took Cassidy to see the Funk Brothers and get a little taste of Motown. I love free events! I apreciate them even more after seeing the aftershocks of daycare costs...






Joining Rites of Passage and Empowerment (ROPE) has been key in helping us find community out here in the Berkshires. No sugar coating- this county is both white, rural, conservative, racist and full of theatre, music, the outdoors, and pockets of loving, open-minded people. Massachusetts may be the most liberal state in the US, but we are far from Boston. Here, minutes from New York and Vermont, the sounds of performative equity can be heard from the tone deaf school administrators who "don't see color" and have voiced that "race was not an issue till we brought it up", to the lack of representation in politics, restaurants, stores, and general day to day. We have lived in places across the country, and have yet to stumble upon a place that felt fully welcoming. I don't say this to complain, it is merely a statement of my lived experience thus far and an acknowledgement of the work it takes as a Black woman to make friends, have meaningful relationships, g...
Jeannette,
ReplyDeleteCassidy is so gorgeous!! Looks like you and Matt are going to have your hands full when she is older! She is going to be a heart breaker!! :)