My parents took me to see Yo-Yo Ma for my birthday!!! Here’s a photo of the orchestra warming up. And here’s a tiny photo of Yo-Yo Ma. The program was: Sound the Bells! by John Williams Appalachian Spring, Ballet for Orchestra by Copland Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104 by Dvorak Yo-Yo Ma’s playing…
I woke up this morning to find St. Nikolaus once again failed to leave presents in my shoes. My dad was in the Army, and my sisters and I spent most of our childhood in Germany and the Netherlands. We were understandably happy to adopt the tradition of leaving a pair of shoes out overnight…
This year I celebrated my birthday with fondue! My personal chef went a bit overboard and made four pots – two with broth and two with oil, one each for seafood and for non-seafood. This was not only fun (and tasty!), it also made for an interesting experience as there were only four people at…