At last I've got some in-person time with my mentor Sir John Stropes. Racine is like Edmonds, the town I grew up in, but flat and more racially diverse. With my mom recovering from her fall and the election, this is such a mental break for me. In real life it's 11/18 and I'm catching up on so many posts I've been saving up.

I woke up early (5:30 Seattl time!) to play this beauty - it's the kind of instrument where you can feel its history. Here's a bit of me trying to wrap my brain around playing it.