Stern, Thorough, Memorable

Stern, Thorough, Memorable

He was stern, thorough, and I still remember him after a distance of several decades. He was a short man, fairly round with a thatch of white hair. He was born and raised in England and he spoke with a British accent. His name was Mr. Stone. He was my first piano teacher. Every week, […]

Dusty and Dated Songs of My Youth

Dusty and Dated Songs of My Youth

Nothing dates a person like her repertoire of songs. But, I fear my repertoire is dusty, dated, and part of a fading past. My post from a year ago, In the Gloaming was about eventide or early night and I mentioned a song by that name. True, it is a very old song and true, the […]

Make It Merry with Music

Make It Merry with Music

Music has power. You don’t think so? In other days, armies marched with a song. In biblical times, music played such an important part that kings were instructed to send singers in front of an army. Guess what? The enemies were so taken off guard, they didn’t know what to do. King Saul was comforted when […]

A New Old Gift

A New Old Gift

Although this is June, yesterday seemed like Christmas. My friend Fran sent a box of old books and piano music by way of mutual friends Susan and Rodney. I haven’t had a chance to delve deeply into the novels and recipe books yet, but I see dates like 1913 and 1940. One is a cookery […]

The Music of My Days

The Music of My Days

Sometimes when things start to get me down, broken water pipe, stopped up drain, etc., I go to the piano and play the old songs. I mean the really old songs, “I Was Seeing Nellie Home”, “Darling Nellie Gray”, “Mocking Bird Hill”, “The Tennessee Waltz”; then, the not quite so old songs, “Til I Waltz  Again […]

It’s a Mystery to Me

It’s a Mystery to Me

Warning: This morning’s blog is really a result of my meandering mind.  I wonder about many things which remain a mystery, at least, to me. However, if you choose to read on, let me assure you that I don’t believe my blog is injurious to your health. Life is full of mysteries, some big and […]