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{1} Monday night we went to a “Music in the Museum” organ concert in the rotunda of the museum center – a gloriously beautiful backdrop for a phenomenal instrument. Yes, we were the only people under age 75 there. Ted took organ lessons as a child and has always enjoyed organ music, the mechanics of the instrument, and Pipe Dreams – the Sunday morning organ radio hour. The organist, Frederic Champion, was a young guy, but a world renowned organ player living in Switzerland. The choirs of St. Xavier University and Trinity Episcopal church accompanied a few of his songs. The song with the female voices of the St. Xavier choir was just completely exceptional. It was hauntingly gorgeous and the notes just resounded so perfectly in the rotunda. Haunting and memorizing are really the only words for it. And it was a real treat watching someone actually play an organ – talk about a workout!!

{2} I know that he looks like, well, a Grinch, but he has always been fascinated by this beautiful, historic organ (a favorite of organists world wide) and had a really great evening, despite what his favorite shirt (a favorite of strangers world wide) and his face may say.

{3} My plants are flourishing! Well, at least my basil and tomato plant. The green onion stalks are thinking about growing and my cilantro just isn’t having it this year.

{4} A Chinese feast from our favorite little hole-in-the-wall Chinese place. Sometimes, you just need a huge Chinese feast, am I right?

{5} In sharp contrast to the image above, Easting Well is a great magazine – I love it!! Such delicious, healthy recipes and great meal inspiration. My other favorite publication as of late is A-Line, a magazine for the young, classy yet quirky local women of Cincinnati. It’s truly awesome. Someone please get me a subscription to it!

{6} My breakfast….chai vanilla yogurt with granola crunch and fresh berries, tea, and 1/2 a grapefruit. I adore my Monday and Wednesday mornings of (sometimes) peace, solidarity, and productivity (again, sometimes)!