It was the full moon last night and today dawned bright, clear, and dry. That phrase "bright, clear, and dry" may seem redundant to you but believe me, around here we can see the most interesting combinations of weather all at the same time. For example, yesterday, while I was snapping the photo of the rainbow for yesterday's blog, Don was on the golf course trying to drive onto the next hole. He said at the same time as he was being rained on, the bright sun was right in his eyes so that he couldn't see where his ball went after he hit it.
It was off and on sunny then rainy yesterday, but today is supposed to be dry, bright and sunny all day long with some clouds, hopefully, white ones. Don is on the golf course again today with John Southorn and I am about to get ready to go to Wednesday morning coffee with my alto friends.
The Strathearn Herald's write-up of our "Night in Vienna" concert in last week's edition, by the way, was amazingly positive. It just goes to show you that if you sing with enthusiasm and sing what your audience enjoys hearing, you can flub up now and then and still please the crowd.
Don's programme for the St. Fillans Music Society, on the other hand, was an unqualified success, a real crowd-pleaser. Only one or two folks had heard or heard of P.D.Q. Bach, so Don's playing of this Bach's oratorio, "Iphigenia in Brooklyn" was received with much laughter and applause. (I think the applause was for the sheer audacity of it all.) Among other music offerings Don presented were the Washington Saxophone Quartet's rendering of a (J.S.) Bach partita, a portion of a cut from Miles Davis and Gil Evans' Sketches of Spain album, "Perpetual Motion" played on banjo by Bela Fleck, and a classical piano piece played by acclaimed pianist Richard Joo and written by Billy Joel. Spirits were high for the holiday party to begin with; the programme clearly carried on and even enhanced the mood.
Thankfully, waters have receded considerably between Comrie and St. Fillans. Today should bring even greater improvement.
Reunited at Prestwick Airport
Upon my return from Aix-en-Provence
About Me
- Lynn
- In September 2003, my husband, Donald, and I moved from Bethesda, Maryland, to the Highland village of Comrie in Perthshire. It was the fulfillment of a dream that we have nurtured since our first trip to Scotland in 1986. Beginning with October 1, 2003, each month I have written the Highland Line to family, friends, former colleagues, and acquaintances who were interested in following our adventure. Donald is a consultant/teacher in distance education and an avid golfer, although he hadn't played until he began taking lessons in 2003. I am a quilter, specializing in smaller art quilts rather than traditional bed-sized quilts, although I sometimes make one of those as well. We have four daughters back in the States and 6 grandchildren. We make two trips to the States each year to visit with them and as many friends and relatives as we can manage to squeeze in. Welcome to our dream come true.
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