Duos (6/1/24)

We are in June. Time keeps flying by as the world gets ever crazier, if that’s even still possible.

When Bob and I first got to Bury, we signed up for a number of events, most of which occur in June. Last night, we attended one of them, a presentation of “The Carpenter’s Story” at The Apex theater in the heart of the town center. We made a night of it and had some small plates and drinks beforehand at The Wine Cellar, about a 5 minute walk from The Apex.

On our way to dinner, we stopped into The Apex to look around, as we hadn’t been inside before. The building is two levels, with a ticket office and cafe on the ground level and an art gallery, bar, and lounge area on the upper level. Inside the theater, there are 3 levels, orchestra, and lower and upper balcony.

After our snoop around The Apex, we headed to the Wine Cellar, where we had a lovely, leisurely meal, including drinks, nuts and olives, tomatoes and burrata, and some great salmon with dill crème freche and sourdough bread. The restaurant is dog friendly as well, as a couple came in with their dog shortly before we left (no causal relationship, just time for the show).

“The Carpenter’s Story” tells a little bit of the story of Richard and Karen Carpenter, but mostly serves as a way to share some of their more popular songs. The brother-sister duo performed for 14 years, recording 10 albums. Some of their best known songs include “Close to You,” “We’ve Only Just Begun,” and “Top of the World.” Richard was treated for drug addiction towards the end of their recording career, which was cut short by Karen’s untimely death at the age of 32 in 1983 from complications from anorexia. Even though neither of us were huge Carpenter fans growing up, there is something about hearing songs from your childhood that’s a bit comforting.

Of course, the duo that’s been our main form of entertainment for the past few weeks has been Mollie and Angus, the dogs that we are looking after. Mollie is our ferocious but sweet little guard dog, and Angus is the lovable goofball. Neither react to other dogs, so they’ve been very easy to walk.