Forgive me....

...it has been 48 hours since my last post.  Not that we have been any more or less busy, just took a day off.  We did follow the plan for Friday afternoon and evening.  It is quite pleasant to sit and have a sandwich on the lawn by Harris Hall then just stroll over to the tent.  The Tamara Goldstein and Boson Mo recital was quite nice as was the evening concert.  We sat with Destiny again.  Unfortunately she had to scoot out early because her friend Mike, the principal cellist in the orchestra had to excuse himself after the second piece due to not feeling well.  We learned the next day that felt better and is back at making music. By the time we got back to the condo I had made five long walks and my hips were aching.  A few ibuprofen tabs solved that matter nicely.  Prema's flight arrived on schedule.  How about that!  An how about that Challah?

Yesterday Maya had an extra lesson with Mr. Kantor.  I enjoyed my usual hour of peace and quiet on the music hall deck.  It was a nice hour - I finally finished "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" by Stieg Larsson.  I enjoyed all three of his books and am sad that he died shortly after submitting the manuscripts.  I also enjoyed viewing the wildlife.  The muskrat showed up again. The ducklings are getting big, and more independent.  The spiders have moved on.

We picked up the van Wyk's from the airport (their flight was delayed, no surprise).  After a short while of catching up and settling in we had another delicious dinner at Asie's.  Dr. Carl and I walked back to the condo as the weather looked threatening - from inside the restaurant looking out.  As we walked back I thought maybe we really didn't need to drive after all but by then we were committed due to the time.  It was a good thing as it was pouring rain after the concert.  The performance was a classical guitar recital by Sharon Isbin, with a small orchestral back up.  The music was lovely, especially the encore piece which is on her latest, Grammy winning album.  Might have to pick that up.

Today, so far, Dr. Carl, Mrs. White, Jamuna and I went to the tent to view the dress rehearsal for tonight's concert featuring Sarah Chang.  Not sure why she needed a dress rehearsal as it seemed to fit fine and didn't encumber her playing at all.  She was wearing high heals that were about as high as one could wear, so maybe it was a shoe rehearsal.  After that I drove Ms. Nicolette, Prema and Maya up to the music school for here regular lesson with Mr. Kantor.  I had another Sunday mid-day break listening to the AACA rehearsal, watching the pond, and digging into my latest read by Craig Johnson, Junkyard Dogs.

On the way home we stopped by the fruit stand.  Then had lunch.  Walked to the bakery for a couple of loaves of bread, a quick browse in Explore, then back just in time for a quick post.  We are off to the tent for the big concert with Sarah Chang.  Sadly we had not budgeted enough time for an ice cream walk.  Maybe later.

Tomorrow I will report on details of my encounter with the Aspen Police Department...