Tuesday, December 07, 2010

Calliope and her grand mothers


Some pictures of Calliope


TA came in today.

Starla went from the depths of despair to cat-like readiness in an instant.

Sunday, December 05, 2010

Waiting for the call

Any day we should find out when we can travel to China. Then Starla springs into trip booking action. It is really a sight to behold.

Sunday, October 31, 2010

Successful Trunk or Treat

Calliope was literally dragging kids to our van to give them candy.

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Renewing a blogging lease.

Since I will soon be in China adopting my second child I know it is time to get back in the blogging habit. Let's hope this is the first of many posts.

Friday, April 27, 2007

St. Nicolas

So my performance went pretty well. I have another this Sunday. The upcoming one is in a smallish church. It should be nice and cozy. The last one was in a large concert hall. Seated 700, though only 150 or so attended. Still, there is one section in the cantata where I sing unaccompanied for about 2 minutes. That was a new experience for me. Just me standing in front of a choir and string ensemble filling a room with my voice. Luckily it is one of my favorite parts and not too hard to sing. St. Nicolas was quite a saint if the stories are to be believed. Santa Claus doesn't do him justice.

Friday, April 20, 2007

Back to the old blog.

I will try to post here more often for those of you who read this blog. I have been busy in China adopting my daughter. We are back home now and happy to be adjusting to EST. I have a performance coming up this weekend of Britten's cantata St. Nicolas. This is not an easy piece and I was afraid I was coming down with a cold. Happily, my health seems to have returned. I can thank my wife for letting me get some sleep while baby was up all night. I'm, also, preparing a Bach cantata for an upcoming church service. it is nice to go to a church that recognises the worship factor in Bach's music. It's not just art. So I am happy to have a lot of singing to do. But it is hard to find the focus needed with the new baby. Luckily, she loves my singing. i can put her in her high chair and she just listens to me sing scales. Sometimes she sings along.

Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Still in China

And thus not blogging here much.

Thursday, March 29, 2007

Chinese blog

I am having a little trouble blogging on this site from China. The website comes up in Chinese. Go figure. I can type in English thanks to the Victory hotel but all the command buttons are in Chinese. I suppose I should have paid more attention to where they were located. China is treating us well. Although our restaurant choice last night has left us both very hungry for breakfast.

Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Former posts

I am not sure why the posts below are not playing. I was hoping to use them while I am in China. Oh well, I guess I will just have to consult my dictionary.

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Baby Talk

 菜鸟79 Baby Talk #2 
 
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comfort

 菜鸟71 Adoption – Comforting Words 
 
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Praise

 菜鸟85 Baby Talk #3-Praise 
 
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introducing

 初级67 Introducing One’s Children 
 
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Adoption

 中级62 Adoption 
 
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Simple song

 菜鸟115 Baby Talk - Friends Song 
 
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Please don't smoke.

 菜鸟153 Can I smoke here? 
 
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Thursday, March 15, 2007

New house

Well, our renovation is about to start and we have to move out of our present house for a short period. Starla does not want any distractions while we are nesting and bonding with Calliope. Thus we have rented a house nearby. It is only a few minutes away. Built in the 20s but up to date kitchen and clean throughout. We will be moving in over the next several days.

Monday, March 12, 2007

stones in the ground


I put in a new security system for my yard on Marlborough. I don't so much mind that people park there when they visit the lake as I'm tired of them messing up the grass. I'll let you know if anyone parks there now.