"OH, YOU CAN'T HELP THAT," SAID THE CAT, "WE'RE ALL MAD HERE."
--Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

Monday, April 23, 2018

The last day I needed a cane from the recent knee problem, I zoomed around the local Walmart in search of supplies...



Shoutout to Youth: If you haven't run one of these around a store before, plan on it when your joints or spine ossify. Its fun and definitely a perk to perk up senior life.

The supplies were to mail off a drawing I made of Great Grandson Elijah who is turning 13 this week. Here he is from a recent photo...

You saw Elijah a couple of postings ago.
Here's the pencil drawing as it developed...






Two days in a row there has been sunshine and temps high enough to have the windows open through the afternoons. Hooray! I'd have loved another walk around the farm but find I need to be careful a little longer. 

Aidan's school orchestra had a concert on Friday...



Then Saturday, it was time to suit up and show up in Philly for Aidan's recital. I took the train into Center City...

The Lansdale Station roof-line.
When I reached the destination, I paused for a few minutes at City Hall on my walk to the recital to eat some snacks and people watch...

A couple was walking their Newfoundland. Newfies are conversation pieces.

Mrs. DePasquale, Aidan's cello teacher, has her students' recitals at The Union League which is about as 1% as you can get in Philadelphia. It is a beautiful venue inside and a grand setting for Mrs. D's 17 students' work. 


Warmup time.
Here's the video that Wendy captured of his piece: Lalo Concerto, Movement I...




The pianist made a little flub but they both handled it professionally. Over all, I think it was perhaps a new best that I've heard of Aidan's work. The video is also on Wendy's Facebook page. (For the time being I am off Facebook. I'm mad at them.)

Group pictures. He's not one of the little kids anymore.

Wendy and John after the recital.

Aidan in the hall after the recital.


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