I am the most optimistic when I am playing or listening to music. It is a true gift to be able to play an instrument, and it's really difficult to be depressed or anxious while playing with your group. Or listening to your husband's group! Here are a couple of pictures from our trip to …
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Out-of-the-ordinary Christmas music
I am a Jew who loves Christmas music. All year round, my internal tape has carols playing. Since 1991, I have collected CDs of unusual Christmas music. I try to buy something new each year, and I have accumulated quite a collection of those outdated compact discs. My collection ranges from medieval and Renaissance music, …
Properly Grateful…Joy of Giving
I like to think that I count my blessings every day, not just on Thanksgiving Day. This year, I've had numerous occasions to reflect on the manifest blessings in my life, and my country. I was fortunate to be born in the United States of America, which has, since its founding in the 18th Century, …
Photo Essay: University of Cambridge, Summer 1991
I admit it. I am a total Anglophile. I'm a sucker for a British accent, and since a trip around Britain in 1984, I fell in love with the city of Cambridge. In the summer of 1991, I was fortunate enough to attend a three-week program put on by UCLA in Cambridge. Attendees could take …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Ornate
This is the sanctuary at St. Joseph's Polish Catholic Church in Camden, New Jersey, during their 120th Anniversary celebration in 2012. The priest is Polish, and there is a Polish-language Mass daily. My husband grew up not far from here, and went to this church, and graduated from the parochial high school here (now defunct). …
Medieval Music…Long Form Writing
In the summer of 1991, I went to Cambridge, England for a UCLA Summer Program. We lived for three weeks in Trinity Hall College (founded in the 14th Century to train canon lawyers), Trinity Hall, Cambridgeand were able to take one of four different courses, taught by dons of the various colleges. I took a …
Make no Mistake-it’s Never Too Late
Looking back on my life, I’ve made many choices that I regret now. But there is one choice that I made in 1984 that I would do all over again in a heartbeat; re-starting playing the violin. When I was a kid in the Seattle Public Schools in the 1950s, it was understood that when …
Cute, Talented, and….she plays the Accordion!
Last weekend was the Leavenworth International Accordion Celebration, in "Washington's Bavarian Village". This 7-year-old stole the show from her Dad on Thursday, danced to his band playing Beatles on Friday, and wowed the judges on Saturday. Enjoy Miss Maria (Masha) Telechev https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro-ryEP1U5w
What Happened to the Black People in Jazz?
Last evening, my husband and I went to a concert given by the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra, and as usual we were treated to a wonderful evening of exciting jazz big-band music. The group has been around for 20 years, playing the music of all the great names in jazz. Here is a picture of …
Photo Challenge: Express Yourself
This is how I prefer to express myself. This picture was taken in Carnegie Hall, in 2006, when I traveled with the Everett (WA) Symphony. A once-in-a-lifetime experience!
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