Terry invited over Melissa and Roger to play recorder music with. This time rather than sit right next to the performers, I sat back in the living room relaxing on the couch. Zorro our cockatoo seems to enjoy listening to the music as well since he remained quiet and attentive. Later Melissa pulled out her viola and then the sound of the trio became truly sublime.

After the rehearsal we all sat down to a dinner of shrimp and orzo. The conversation of course turned to the economy and every one’s hope that they could live life day to day without having to worry about tomorrow. We all recognize that we might have to cut back in order to get by, but simple pleasures like music and art do not really cost that much to create.

My wife Terry invited over Roger and John and they played Medieval Music all this afternoon. The music is sublime in its simplicity especially when they play the final note in harmony. It was nice to be right on top of the performers as they played.