performing in that black

I get it about

choirs having to wear black

I have looked it up and it is because

it is not about the people and what they wear

it is about the music

I think it looks morbid. They do

 throw in some delightful

scarves and it helps.

Here is the spring scarf

I got yellow, there are

 mauve and a light blue so it
pops it up as a whole
look.

I feel so dark when I sing in black

oh well

off I go to this afternoon's Spring

concert

 Makes sense too because we are not competing as

to who looks the nicest.  I still tend to feel a bit "dark" when 

performing bright cheery music.

Off I go in my pop of yellow!

performing at St Andrews United Church

keynote

this is a photo I took in 2014 

it was quite a hefty dramatic event 

that Brian and I made happen out in our new yard just shortly

after we moved to our new acreage in the south eastern part of the province

 I took a pic

before the event began

do you know what it is?

our new home on this acreage had one piano 

sitting in the living room that desperately needed a piano tuner and repair work done

 we did not want it, but it came with the house.

I had my

piano I moved into the basement which was my grandmothers and

it is still in top working condition

I paid a mover from "The Brick" store to move it out onto our front

deck.  They were unloading and moving our new furniture and dining set into our

home and I gave them some extra $ to move this piano to the deck outside.

  I tried to sell it/donate it on Kijiji and locally with interest and ...well..it's difficult to pick up

a piano and take it somewhere else.

so....

Brian took his front end loader and picked it up off the

deck (this was tricky but it got accomplished without

ruining our deck)

we burned it

it was really something and quite

sad to see this burn {sigh}

 I did keep the very ornate music stand that was on

this piano. 

I have my grandmother's piano.

It is over 100 years old and plays beautifully

with a tune up every few years!

yes, it was a horrible misery to get this down into yet another

basement (eeks)  it was in Swift Current home too; to note, 

both boys took piano lessons from it as well;

is quite a treasure for me.

I have my grade six piano and I am so grateful my parents

gave me the opportunity to take lessons because I now appreciate and enjoy in my maturing years!

Motherwell History + RSO

We took a day trip to this National Historical Park at Abernathy, Sask.  You can tour through the

whole house inside and eat what was baking in the kitchen, a beautiful home

for that era and farming lifestyle.

Motherwell Stone house restored to 1912-1918 era

built in very late 1800's

huge barn built 1908

stonework under barn

Steam Engine (early 1900s farming) revving up to start the threshing and

stooking  equipment for harvest

I did not think they would get this thing running

but  they did and they forked and stooked and

the grain fell into the wagon behind

love these Mules who were all black and shiny and the long ears

were so prominent.  There were Belgians and Clydsdales pulling wagons, as well, for
rides around the different entrances to this very large farmstead.

I would recommend this day trip to Abernathy SK
it is really a farm homestead worth learning about.





The Regina Symphony Orchestra performed in the afternoon
the main reason I came here today was to listen to them perform.  I am guessing at least
1500 to 2000 people here if not more.



so calming and beautiful to listen in the outdoors
under the trees and in my lawn chair