In the USA it is the time of the presidential inauguration and…
Master of Emotions
Beethoven was a master at portraying emotion in music. That is why…
Happy Christmas with Beethoven!!!
Beethoven did not write Christmas music specifically. However, the world often listens…
Beethoven’s birthday? Why all the fuss?
Happy Birthday Beethoven! The world is celebrating, as much as possible in…
Life, the old thump-thump
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The Family Table
A cold gray day spent in my pajamas. Washing up leftover dishes…
A time to mourn
This weekend I lost a friend to Covid. And as I write…
After the storm
After the storm I am exhausted, and perhaps you are as well.…
Anthems and Activism
Here in the USA we are in the midst of voting, and…
Beethoven in Love
My father was in the army in the mid 1950’s, and he…