10 things

Okay-I will post tonight about my wonderful experience this past weekend in NH. I was section viola with the Hanover Chamber Orchestra and we were playing for the 200th anniversary of the Handel Society of Dartmouth College. There was a premiere of a commissioned work by Andrea Clearfield called "Fire and Ice", using poetry of Robert Frost. And yes it went very well and was received with a justified standing ovation. But more on that later...

It's neat that I now have regular readers of this blog even though I don't post that often. And I would like to say:

Thank you!

To me this blog, well it's trying to be a practice journal. It hasn't quite worked out that way. However I guess it's been a lot of fun learning how to do this blogging. And I do plan to continue indefinitely.

And today I would like to pull back the curtain and let you know a few things about me (since I didn't do that at the beginning). So here goes....

1. I'm Canadian. But I've wanted to move to the United States since I was sixteen.
2. Now that I'm here (do expect to live here for the rest of my life), I've spent a large chunk of time experiencing culture shock. It's kind of like that old Star Trek episode with the parallel universes. Some things are the same but others are *very* different. And it's not apparent until you live there. (Not going to go into much detail here-don't want to make this political-both places have good and bad things.)
3. In my mid-thirties. Look very slightly younger. Was carded regularly until last year.
4. Have three boys all under six. Everything you've heard about boys is true (active, active and more active!). I don't sleep much. Wouldn't trade them for anything.
5. Drink 3-4 cups coffee a day sometimes before noon. Partly because of 4.. Partly because I love coffee. And lattes, and cappuccino. Tea will do only if there's no coffee around (a rare occurrence).
6. My day's not complete unless I do three things: practice, read, and (the newest one) exercise.
7. Wear lots of black. Mostly because I own it (surprise, surprise!) and it's one less decision in the morning. Works pretty well in Toronto and Montreal. Not so well in Vermont.
8. Met my husband at a bus stop after the worst viola lesson of my life. He was on a date....with my friend. I'll leave it at that for now..... He amuses me more than any person I have ever known (is that a good reason for marriage?).
9. Have too many cookbooks. Love vegetarian food except for tofu. Would be vegetarian except for bacon.
10. I do play the viola well. But have a strong feeling that I can do it better. Became a much better player after 30. (That's a story of it's own) Can't see why that can't continue.