My rosebush next to my porch has lots of blooms now, too, as well as the Stella d'oro lilies dispensing yellow "sunshine".
The concert we attended last night was a mixed bag. The opener was a man playing fingered guitar. He played one Billy Joel song (which I didn't know) and the rest were his original compositions. I am sure he has much skill in this type of guitar playing, but he wasn't very personable and I never warmed up to him and his songs. After 30 minutes, the main performers appeared for a longer concert.
The Burchfield Brothers were pleasant and entertaining. It was almost a relief to be hearing "normal" music after the strange guitar pieces. Jon played a classical guitar; Ben played a malletKat, a midi synthesizer geared for percussion. He was constantly fiddling with the controls to change the sound. Ben's other contributions were different whistles, including his own vocal whistling in several songs, most notably in Wayfarin' Stranger.
They had the audience join in singing a few praise choruses. If Southern Gospel is a favorite for you, you can cruise in the Bahamas on Carnival's Elation in January. It was never clear if these brothers would be performing (they are not on the brochure) or just promoting this event for a referral commission.
This concert is part of a series sponsored by Grace College to serve as a substitute for MasterWorks which the institution hosted until two years ago when they asked the group to leave. The explanation was that the college was subsidizing a large part of the expenses by providing housing and no longer could do so. The attendance last night was maybe 1/8 what the former summer concerts attracted.
I'm not too sure these substitutionary choices are going to catch on.
This morning I went to a yard sale at Courts of Colfax. My mother-in-law lived in one of the senior apartments about a decade ago. There was jewelry, knitted items, besides clothes, household goods, puzzles, books. I bought 4 mass market paperbacks at 10 cents each which I will donate to Grace Village library. I also bought a puzzle for me.
One lady was giving away a few of her beaded jewelry pieces. I picked up some with purple beads. I have been looking for some purple earrings. I will redo these using the faceted rounds (not the cone beads).
At lunch I tried a new flavor of Sparkling Ice. I found the first swallow refreshing, but when I drank it with my meal, it clashed with the cantaloupe melon. I probably will stick with the Black Raspberry flavor.
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