It all started Friday with my mini-concert at
St. Paul’sSalinas. I chose to just start playing this time. No bowing between pieces. “The
European Way” as a colleague of mine puts it. I do like playing this
organ. So, I played on not knowing who
was out there. I heard a stifled sneeze and a cough or two so I knew at least 1
person was listening besides me. At the end of the list, there was applause to acknowledge.
I was pleased to see an old friend out there.
We caught up over lunch and then it was back to the task at
hand: keep the big house going while working. We took a break Saturday and
enjoyed the
Italian Festa. It was great fun! Sunday was a full day at
St. Dunstan's with
services in the morning and hosting a
concert in the afternoon. I was pleased
with how it all went, but quite exhausted at the end of the day. Unfortunately,
the barometer was climbing all day, so my walking-talking-barometer was suffering.
That made for a bit of a tough evening. I chose to do the bare minimum and get
to bed early. Good thing too! I was still kinda dragging Monday morning. And
the hands are the worse for the wear. They’re getting better today. Another
good night of sleep and I’ll be able to practice or pick up the shuttles again
(but not both!).
In the meantime, I’m enjoying checking in on the organ
installation at
First Presbyterian in Monterey. Everything came off the truck
Monday. Now starts the big push. Typically, the crews work 10 hours days just
to get things off the pews so people can still use the space for worship…..small
detail!
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| a big one! |
They’re approaching community use of the organ differently than St.
Dunstan’s. I hope they do a recital series. If not, we’ll still get to enjoy
it!
