#PostcardMonday: Victoria BC

A postcard to my great-aunt and -uncle, Esther and John Summers, sent in July 1969 from Victoria, British Columbia.

Random musings

I am writing on Saturday, one that is only my second Saturday completely free since Labor Day. The freedom manifests itself as luxury. So I take long pauses in Morning Prayer at my home altar. I say extra prayers for those I love, those in need, those who are traveling. And I ponder how best

Proud teacher

I’m one proud voice teacher! http://news.webster.edu/alumni/2020/noah_cornwell_voice_work.html Noah was with me as a voice student for three years after his freshman year.

Holiday lights

The candles are now alight in the streetside, east windows of my home. The slow trek of holiday decorating has commenced.

250

Today marks the 250th day since our COVID-quarantine began. So I’m sharing one of the songs I posted during the 100 days.

Didn’t see this coming . . .

WOW!!! https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/state-and-regional/parson-says-hospital-capacity-a-problem-calls-on-missourians-to-limit-holiday-gatherings/article_3d72ba93-50e9-5f3b-97ac-b3d913a750ad.html If only Governor DO-NOTHING had a crystal ball, or expert help, or science, or a shred of backbone, and had actually seen this coming and done something about it all summer and all autumn. Imagine how things might now be different.

#TBT: Capitals

I got to thinking over the weekend about all of the capitals I’ve visited around the world. Rome and Vienna, Madrid and Paris, London and Dublin and Cardiff and Edinburgh, Copenhagen and Stockholm and Oslo, Moscow and Berlin, Prague and Bratislava and Budapest, Athens. Kuala Lumpur and Beijing. Buenos Aires. If one counts passing through,

Good news?

I think this may be good news! https://www.npr.org/2020/11/16/935475256/update-on-a-timeline-for-when-a-coronavirus-vaccine-might-be-available-to-americ Let’s hope!

No travel

I’m supposed to be in Oklahoma today, but I’m not in Oklahoma. I’m supposed to be attending the annual meeting of the National Association of Schools of Music this weekend and early next week, in Scottsdale, Arizona, but that meeting is canceled. I should go see my sisters for Christmas, but I’m not going to

#PostcardMonday: Roma

Another postcard from abroad, this time from someone I don’t know, but to my beloved Great-Aunt and Uncle Esther and John Summers. I think I scavenged the stamp for the beginning of my (now defunct) stamp collection.