I'm sure those were bluebirds you heard outside, SamTheCat.Now please get off my "Over the Rainbow" music.
Gearing up for a big weekend of weddings. Tonight was the first indoor ceremony I've played at since May. It was a gorgeous ceremony, with a reading by the bride's brother that made me cry and an appearance by Tracker the ring bearer dog. Smiles and tears and love all around at this wedding.
Tomorrow is another outdoor ceremony and I'm taking the concert harp, which never happens because she's a very expensive and delicate instrument and the outdoors are wild and dangerous and sometimes very unfriendly to such instruments. Yes, I'm speaking from experience. Yes, I'm nervous about it. So is the harp. In fact, The Big Girl is looking at me warily from her shady, air-conditioned and humidity-controlled corner right now.
I don't take the concert harp outside for just anybody. But the bride is my friend and she wanted "The Lord's Prayer" and "Over the Rainbow" and "What a Wonderful World" and other music that called for the concert harp, so out The Big Girl is going with me. I keep assuring both of us that the weather will be perfect (now you know what you've always suspected: I talk to my harps, out loud). The weather has to be perfect because I've been making deals with the powers-that-be in charge of the weather and wind all week. We'll see who comes out ahead on the negotiations.
For tonight, I decided to just enjoy the unspeakably gorgeous, late summer evening with a long walk and some sitting in the garden watching the light change. I don't think there will be many more evenings like this.
So say the powers-that-be.
Tomorrow is another outdoor ceremony and I'm taking the concert harp, which never happens because she's a very expensive and delicate instrument and the outdoors are wild and dangerous and sometimes very unfriendly to such instruments. Yes, I'm speaking from experience. Yes, I'm nervous about it. So is the harp. In fact, The Big Girl is looking at me warily from her shady, air-conditioned and humidity-controlled corner right now.
I don't take the concert harp outside for just anybody. But the bride is my friend and she wanted "The Lord's Prayer" and "Over the Rainbow" and "What a Wonderful World" and other music that called for the concert harp, so out The Big Girl is going with me. I keep assuring both of us that the weather will be perfect (now you know what you've always suspected: I talk to my harps, out loud). The weather has to be perfect because I've been making deals with the powers-that-be in charge of the weather and wind all week. We'll see who comes out ahead on the negotiations.
For tonight, I decided to just enjoy the unspeakably gorgeous, late summer evening with a long walk and some sitting in the garden watching the light change. I don't think there will be many more evenings like this.
So say the powers-that-be.
Haha black cats are lovely =)
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