new house
P and I have been renting an Edwardian-ish house that is now in the process of being sold. It needed lots of TLC before we moved in, so last July involved much painting and sanding, some rewiring, much creative use…
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old school
I used to post cat videos a bit. This one is “Timo the cat and his hammock, part II”.
splat
I fired another student a week or so ago. Basically, he was a very nice gentleman who systematically refused to do anything I asked him to do. In over a year of lessons, he progressed less than any other student…
hour 7.
With my Bizarro Ultra Extreme 3000™ schedule, I haven’t been able to do much volunteering at my Henri Give Back outlets. So today I went rogue. It began innocently enough, shoveling my neighbor’s sidewalk and stairs- they have a newborn and…
She shoots, she SCORs!
I am thrilled to report that the wonderful people at SCOR! have added me to their faculty for the upcoming Chesapeake camp, taking place July 31-Aug 2. If you are an adult amateur string player in the general Philly/Baltimore/DC area,…
fin de l’histoire…henri et moi.
When I met Henri, he was a nameless cello that had come in as a consignment piece to Potter Violins, where I worked part time as a sort of gal-about the shop. He was far too loud, with too much…
working it.
The only good thing about losing your swagger is the moment when, for no apparent reason, it comes back. In case you forgot, “working it” doesn’t mean “Work to gain something you don’t have so you can be…
on impersonating cellists, falling down and Pavel Datsyuk
and now for a moment of hockey rage
Warning: Hockey content. Those of you who are regular readers can feel free to ignore this post or become rabid fans. Those of you who are visiting for the first time and are already hockey fans will surely be disappointed…
hours 3 through 6.
During my visit to Walter Reed, I ran into Chaplain Wayne Haddad, whose kind demeanor and conversation immediately put me at ease. I inquired if there might be some use for me, and within a week, I was signed…