A lovely afternoon

Things worked out well today! We had a nice little lunch after church back at the house and then went next door to our neighbors, Zach and Kelly Grover, and delivered a gift for their new baby, Riley - now six months old! - and got a chance to see Riley for the first time and get caught up on neighborhood news, which we are sort of ignorant of. Zach and Kelly really have their hands full, but seem to be thriving. Kelly takes Riley to work every day - but as he gets older, that will not be possible - he won't stay still. Zach is buying out his dad's share of the family business and will be 100% in charge! At some point, Kelly will quit her job at Cersosimo's and work 100% for Zach as bookkeeper. We are fortunate to have them next door and to have Zach handy to take care of the road and other things.

Riley asleep in his cradle, which moves in a rotating fashion to keep him happy

Zach, Riley and Kelly***************************************** After the Grovers, we went to the Brattleboro Music Center for a concert by the Brattleboro Camerata, a newly-formed group which is having its inaugeral concert. It specializes in Early and Renaissance music - today's concert included Palestrina, Josquin, Morales, Lusitano, Vulpius, Praetorius, di Lasso and de Victoria. It is led by the Concert Choir director, Jonathan Harvey, and includes 4 people we know well - Peter and Mary Alice Amidon, Patty Meyer, and Emma Schneider (Arthus Davis' partner). It was a lovely concert, despite the fact that all the singers were masked. Everyone who entered had to show their vaccination csrd, and of course the audience was all masked as well. So it was probably not a super-spreader event. What a time we are living in!

The Brattleboro Music Center

Jonathan Harvey - I would have a live picture of the concert but they didn't permit photography. However, it will eventually be online and I can get a picture there. ***************************************** It's sort of amazing that we have both the Brattleboro School of Dance and the Brattleboro Music Center in this little town!