Ten of the Uke members showed up yesterday to practice and serenade the neighborhood. Our neighbor rushed over to say how nice it was to "hear music" which was rather generous of her.
We had fun but it's always challenging playing together outside. There's background noise, and frankly our hearing isn't what it used to be. It's not unusual to have two melodies going at the same time. Oh, dear.
But I think we did better than last time. One of our stronger players/singers came and we could follow his lead.
Our old group leader hasn't shown much enthusiasm for picking up the baton again. There isn't anyone willing or able to take his place at this point.
On top of the pandemic, other changes, such as the difficulty getting to West Seattle and the elimination of free parking at the Senior Center guarantee the old group will never be the same. Everything is harder now. The pandemic has taken away so much. For folks our age, precious time.
August 10th is "Lazy Day." Just what the doctor ordered around here.
Today is also Nova's birthday. They have a big day planned with friends at the water park, which sounds like the opposite of lazy.
Exactly 12 years ago at this early hour, I got in my car and headed across the mountains to meet our granddaughter for the first time. How fast the years pass.
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