30 THE QUEENS COURIER • APRIL 25, 2013 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com victoria’s secrets VICTORIA SCHNEPS [email protected] There’s something spectacular for me about the first blooms of spring. It’s always a favorite season of mine because of its magical burst of buds on the trees as they come to life -- and it’s my daughter Elizabeth’s birthday. Since she was my second child and Lara had been delivered by Caesarian section I was told all my children would be delivered the same way. So Elizabeth’s My stepchildren Jim and Mimi Broner joined me at the ceremony. birth was planned and I went into the hospital the night before. I was feeling terrific, as I had with all my pregnancies, and my mom had bought me a gorgeous hot pink pegnoir. The coat featured a luscious collar of pink marabou feathers. As I walked around the delivery floor with my bulging belly I became a sensation. All the interns and residents appeared at my door. No one had seen anything like me! After all, most women come into the delivery rooms in a state of anxiety and pain. Like clockwork Elizabeth was delivered the next morning, an energetic redhead born as beautiful as a doll without a mark because of the C section. In those years women stayed in the hospital for eight days to recover from the surgery. When I took Elizabeth home all the trees were blooming with what I call “virgin green,” the beginning burst of the buds before they get mature and become the deep, rich color we enjoy for months. So for me the greatest beauty is in early spring when my beloved daughter was born! Spring is also an emotional time, as somehow I think the earth’s rebirth has a draw on my emotions. Recently I was watching a detective show that Stu and I both loved to watch together. We’d sit In the bedroom, he in his chair and me on the bed reading or typing on my iPad. As the episode drew to an end, the nostalgic music played and it just struck me like lightning. I just sobbed and sobbed. It’s strange how something as simple as a song can have that power. come in for our WINTER specials DYNAMIC DENTAL WORK 718-297-4100 • 718-297-4106 175-15 JAMAICA AVENUE • JAMAICA $500 OFF $500 OFF No matter what challenges face us, it is our sense of humor that helps keep us strong. Just ask Jon Avner and his Killing Kompany comedy theatre troupe. Since the early 1990s, he and his revolving cast of charactersall professional actors-- have entertained throughout the greater metropolitan area; In fact, anywhere they can get away with making you laugh! \Let’s go back to the scene of the crime. It’s Friday at Villa Umberto’s fine restaurant. They’re located near the city line at 90 Meacham Ave, Elmont. Must be close to 100 guests enjoying a great meal and a performance of “Murder by Reality TV; Redneck Rehab.” The actors are chatting with the guests at each table. They are dressed in costume and remain in character all evening. There’s Doc Billy Bob (Bob Ader) eyeing the eggplant rollatini. That’s Doc Billy Ray (John Nelson) enjoying the Rigatoni a la Vodka while he flirts with the ladies. Why is rehab patient Billi Jo (Cindi Kostello) staggering over to the bar while the Caesar Salad is served? Of course Police Sergeant Michael Dorsey (Jon Avner) ad libs his questions and comments as he strolls from table to table. \A whistle blows! Did someone drop their knives and forks? There’s been a mishap and someone is to blame! The Sergeant questions the Docs and their surprisingly tipsy patient. He then calls witnesses to the center of the ballroom for good natured interrogation. After the comical questions there’s more dancing and more food. \Shots ring out between courses. Who could have done it and why? Well, there’s an evidence table nearby. Make your accusations by utilizing the documents in the center of your dinner table. A reward is in store for the best guesser. \It’s been a great evening for food, fun and mystery. The Killing Kompany has solved another case. Many of the guests have attended these shows previously and keep returning. My personal confession? I have reviewed ten, yes ten of Jon Avner’s comedy dinner programs since 1993. And that’s a fact! \For information on future programs or to enjoy a private event with family and friends call 888 SHOOTEM or email them at killingkompany@killingkompany. com. There’s a website at www.killingkompany.com, or follow them on facebook and twitter. As always, save me a seat on the aisle. Killing Kompany Kontinues Komedy But the next morning brought a new day, and with it the pitter patter of my little grandchildren coming into my room calling “grandma, grandma!” How delicious they are, my little treasures. I decided to take them that morning to a local garden center to buy flowers and vegetables for planting in our garden. I wanted to surround myself with the bursting colors of spring, and with their help I did! Life was beginning again . . . On Sunday I had the unique experience of writing a letter in my synagogue’s new Torah, which is being inscribed by our members. The scribe, Rabbi Moshe Druin, had come from Florida to help us experience what is considered the Mitzvah 613. As the rabbi explained it, the power of taking the quill in my hand to write a letter in the Torah is to take action. It represents a powerful mitzvah, which means good deed. The rabbi gave us as an example the husband who spends an hour telling his wife how much he loves her. During his long list of kudos she asks him for a glass of water. But he says he’s too busy telling her how much he loves her. No water, her need is left unmet. The basic tenet taught is that words mean little, it’s the act that has real meaning. And so for me that day, being there was more meaningful by taking action, not just talking about it. So wise, so true! A VIEW FROM THE CLIFF BY CLIFF KASDEN Spring comes and life begins anew Addison and Jonah helped me plant flowers.
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