On This Day - Remembering

November 19, 2023 (Sunday)

It was a cold and crisp 28 degrees this morning but I remembered that it is only 122 days until the first day of Spring. I'm looking forward to the day when I can move the houseplants outside again and let the rain do the watering. Plant maintenance is a chore that can easily last an hour or more. I always tend to overwater and have to deal with the leaks and I already have enough leaks with my plumbing job. For those who are curious (Lois Somers), the plumbing job will continue next week at some unspecified time, This weekend was too busy to waste time on impending disasters,

Those we have lost

Kathy Williams and Heidi Jeldres organized a gathering to remember Dana Paul  and the other members of our musical community, We remembered them with music, food, and stories. Over the years I've had the privilege of playing music with them at the various music jams. They are gone but we still play their songs and think of them.

https://flic.kr/p/2paDaui Dana Paul - Dunn State Park Jam - January 6, 2013https://flic.kr/p/2d4r5XH John Williams - People's Place Gardner - April 5, 2014 (Note John's inlay wood on his fiddle)https://flic.kr/p/ABNQTi Betty and Lewis Wilson - Dunn State Park Jam - November 1, 2015https://flic.kr/p/2ijHYv1 Fred Fowler (Dana Paul in background) - Temple Town Hall Jam - January 8, 2012https://flic.kr/p/2pgT2qP Ed Laetz - The People's Place - May 2, 2015https://flic.kr/p/2omFeNh Fred Swedburg - Temple Town Hall - March 12, 2017

Sunday Picking Photos

These a few photos taken at today's Sunday Picking at Kathy Williams. I have a few more to add so please revisit this post later in the week.

Videos

Daily Picture Theme – Skill

I participate in a daily photo challenge on the social media site Spoutible. Everyday there is a different subject announced as a Daily Picture Theme. I select an appropriate  photo from my collection to share. I have been sharing these exclusively on Improves With Age, my Substack newsletter. However since I have untaken the task of writing daily entries, I decided to introduce a daily picture theme photo to this website.

The theme listed for November 18, 2023 is SKILL. I thought of the skill it would take to construct this sand mandala.