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It’s that time of year again. When everybody goes to Christmas parties and concerts and enjoys lovely Christmas music everywhere they go. And for musicians…it means it’s that time of year to be a performing monkey.
But really, I enjoy it.
This year I’m involved in only a handful of things (a response to last year where I did an overload and didn’t enjoy Christmas time). The first that’s coming up is the ladies Christmas Tea at Ross Road Community Church. I will be performing a couple of songs, as well as accompanying on piano for some carols. It is this Saturday at 11AM. Tickets are available at Ross Road CC.
Another thing that I am involved in is “Song Strings & Steps: A Christmas Tale”. SS&S is a large concert put on twice a year by Calvin Dyck, and has many talented young musicians and performers involved in it. I’m singing in an ensemble with some MEI alumni, which has been lovely. It’s nice to be back in the swing of singing in a group and having to learn music again.
Anyway…I believe that you will thoroughly enjoy this concert. Tickets are available at House of James, or Kings Music.

I just started working a a new project. I’m beyond excited about it. So excited that it’s difficult to not show all my progress as I go. But alas, I think it will be much more exciting to reveal it when it’s finished.

Huzzah for projects!

It’s a rare thing for me to be able to go out the morning after a snowfall and photograph it. Over the last few years, it seemed inevitable that every time it snowed over night, I was working the next morning. Usually by the time I got home from work, it was always too dark to take pictures. And by the time I had a day off…well..the snow usually would be gone, or not nearly as pretty.

Last night when it snowed, I made a point of making sure that I woke up as early as possible to go out first thing to take pictures. I also took my film camera with me (as part of a new project of mine to start using film more often)
Let me just point out as well–I LOVE the snow. So not only was I taking pictures, but being out first thing in the morning in the snowy woods was just glorious. (It was also super foggy at first, which made for some neat photos too.)
Happy day!
Here are some favourites from the morning.