Heroine Update

Maya and Jamuna now have a new violin heroine, Sarah Chang.  We were all amazed at her performance last night, and Ms. Nicolette and the girls were able to go backstage during intermission to meet Ms. Chang.  She was very sweet to the girls, gave and autograph and posed for photos.  She was surely exhausted after her extremely demanding rendition of Shostakovitch's Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor.  We will see her again on Wednesday evening.

After the program Mrs. White and I speed-walked (not because were late, that's just how she walks!) back to the condo then I drove her to the airport for a sad farewell. She made it home to Helena safely.  We miss her already.  Then the rest of us had a nice, simple supper outside on the "mall" while listening to Umberto again.  And THEN, we made it over to Paradise Bakery for ice cream and sorbet.  We were entertained by the crowd, a small brass ensemble, and an assortment of canines.  Take a look:


This isn't a great shot but it is a view from outside looking through the window of the shop.  There is just enough room inside for another line of customers to the right, out of view.

This shot shows 2/3 B-Squad and Ms. Nic scratching the tummy of an obscured golden retriever (the poor thing). Abe is looking incredulous at this overtly public display of affection.

Here is Maya using her bow hand to apply a death-grip on this unfortunate dog wearing a pink evening gown.  Not sure what the issue was here.






So far today has been fairly relaxed.  I went to the bakery for breakfast treats then later drove Maya, Prema and Ms. Nicolette to the music campus for a rehearsal.  Lunch was had among episodes of intense practicing and composition (Jamuna and Dr. Carl are back at it).  Dr. Carl and I are going to walk over to the opera house to get tickets for a premier viewing of a documentary based on one of my fav books Freakonomics.  More on that later, and the police thing too (that is still cooking).