I'm so looking forward to my singing nights returning!
I've had a fantastic summer, but I can feel fall in these past couple days of cool weather.
With the summer ending, serious life starts again.
There's going to be an American election this fall, and the Canadian election will follow in 2025. I'm already careful about the news I consume, but I'm bracing myself for the ugliness that we'll see. Michele Obama's speech made me cry, beautiful and strong, but touching so many tender spots. I'll need my singing more than ever.
I found this in my blog Old Pollyanna, about Positivity and Aging Well:
Choir night is not just an escape from life, but it's also an embracing of life, a reminder of all the good things. We sing about love and harmony, peace, family, friendship, community, sunshine and stars. We celebrate each other's victories, health, babies, grandbabies, and when we need it we get a comforting hug, a shoulder to lean on.
Both of my singing nights respond to this need to escape and to embrace the good things in life. The cups of tea on Thursdays seem to inspire companionable conversation (also the armchairs and the sofa). I have been working on playlists for my Sing-along Café at Trinity Newmarket on Thursdays and created a new little logo for it too. Presenting, my Singing Teacup:
