Better Late than Never
I received this e-mail today from my friend Jane in Nova Scotia. She is a social activist, and a talented artist and photographer. Now the public knows she has another talent… singing.
I was thinking of you today while I was at work. I wanted to tell you that you continue to inspire me. This time in relation to singing. I'm a closet singer but for a few friends who play piano for me and whatnot ... but on Friday night, at ArtsPlace in town (the community art centre) there was a "Leonard Cohen Coffeehouse Open-Mic" evening. Another friend, Dorothy (the librarian at the Annapolis Library), and I have been practicing our Leonard Cohen, along with a dear friend Kurt who plays piano for us. We've been getting together for a few weeks now and decided that, yessiree, we could sing in public. So we did. And part of my courage comes from you, and part from me saying that I am nearly 61 years old and it's time I step on out if that's what I want to do. And it was swell! We sang a couple of times through the evening and did about six songs altogether. What fun! There were about 60 people there. A good crowd. Familiar, supportive people.
Kitwanga to Bellingham Update: Bob arrived home at 11 o’clock this morning, bearing a box of Tim Horton donuts. After two days of steady driving and 900 miles, he decided to take the rest of the day off. Unpacking will take place tomorrow, with the help of my son Jeff. A big thank you goes to our good friends Richard and Cheryl in Kitwanga, who helped make a big chore a little easier, and sent Bob off Sunday with a full stomach and a Care Package of munchies to eat along the way. These are the kind of people who make the world a better place, and our lives all the richer for them.
... PLM
I was thinking of you today while I was at work. I wanted to tell you that you continue to inspire me. This time in relation to singing. I'm a closet singer but for a few friends who play piano for me and whatnot ... but on Friday night, at ArtsPlace in town (the community art centre) there was a "Leonard Cohen Coffeehouse Open-Mic" evening. Another friend, Dorothy (the librarian at the Annapolis Library), and I have been practicing our Leonard Cohen, along with a dear friend Kurt who plays piano for us. We've been getting together for a few weeks now and decided that, yessiree, we could sing in public. So we did. And part of my courage comes from you, and part from me saying that I am nearly 61 years old and it's time I step on out if that's what I want to do. And it was swell! We sang a couple of times through the evening and did about six songs altogether. What fun! There were about 60 people there. A good crowd. Familiar, supportive people.
Kitwanga to Bellingham Update: Bob arrived home at 11 o’clock this morning, bearing a box of Tim Horton donuts. After two days of steady driving and 900 miles, he decided to take the rest of the day off. Unpacking will take place tomorrow, with the help of my son Jeff. A big thank you goes to our good friends Richard and Cheryl in Kitwanga, who helped make a big chore a little easier, and sent Bob off Sunday with a full stomach and a Care Package of munchies to eat along the way. These are the kind of people who make the world a better place, and our lives all the richer for them.
... PLM
posted by Looking for Hope | 10:14 AM
1 Comments:
Better late than never is how I feel about this comment! Read your blog every day, follow your every move and your ups and your downs, but you always turn your downs into ups! We're full-time Obama workers for the next 40 days. Mostly canvassing in New Hampshire. Think of us as we continue to think of you, Morningstar.
Love to you both from Wendy & David Newton
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