Lena, my 7yo, started taking violin lessons in January at her own behest. It’s been an interesting few months. I’ve learned some things about my daughter that surprise me.
Category Archives: Music
Bookworm goes to a show
It’s May and that means it’s time for the annual high school musical.
Life cycle
Last summer Lena started asking for violin lessons. My first reaction was no way! She was about to start first grade and no way was I going to add something as intense as violin lessons into the mix.
Busy days
For an introvert like me, having social events five days in a row doesn’t exactly sound enticing. But I had five really lovely days last week. Here they are:
Wednesday: I met blogger Melissa!
Eurocentrism at its finest
Often I feel guilty and bad about myself just because I am a white American of European descent.
88 keys to happiness
**Warning! If you’re feeling grumpy or cynical you’ll probably want to skip this mushy, sentimental post!**
My mom is a piano teacher. She taught the neighborhood kids for thirty years.
My inner librarian
Yeah, I’ve always been obsessed with libraries and librarians. I actually went to library school, but only got about halfway through. I took time off when Lena was born, and never went back.
