Still beautifying

Around the Front Door

And in the shade….

Kitchen Whiteboard

Check List

Several hands contributed to the TO Do list, and it appears some items have been done. Not all though.

One should think big. 

And I believe another of those boxes -or two - should be checked, as an on-going activity, even if not yet complete. 

Autumn Arrangement

For Sunday

I am moving out of the house and the young folks are arranging it for themselves, including flowers. We used these for church, actually a combination of two bouquets that heading downhill, but good for one more use.

Zürich

Concert

After a two year hiatus, annual concerts are back. One group we regularly patronize had their fall concert this evening in the Predigerkirche in the old town. Katrina went with me to listen. It was marvelous again.

We went to the steeple in the left edge in the photo. 
The skies were threatening rain, but it held off until our ride arrived after the concert. I think every church in Zürich had a concert this evening, because all the bells were ringing, people in fancy duds were heading purposefully down sidewalks, among meandering tourists, and afterward there were traffic jams in the tiny streets as everyone tried to leave at once. But it was all very civil.

The lighted buildings were lovely in the dark after the concert, but my picture taker does not like the dark, so this is a pre-concert view. 

This was the venue. The choir had not yet entered. They were a few more than  40 people. All volunteers, singing for the love of it, putting in months of practice, and giving us their hearts for the evening. So too, the four soloists. All the words were in Latin. (I TOLD you it is handy to study Latin.)

There was also a string orchestra, with two cellos, and one bass. With them were a small organ, two French horn players, one brave lady playing a recorder for the whole concert (she must have amazing lungs), and a small drummer with wild white hair and big drums and big enthusiasm. The concert director is an old man who seems like he can’t last one more year, but he always does. 

Coming in late November, for Advent, by this same director, is the annual Christmas Story concert by candlelight in the Fraumünster, with two choirs on opposite ends of the church, a children's choir, two organs, and an assortment of chamber orchestras. Singers are positioned throughout the church at different points for a full immersion Story experience.

You are invited to come.

Rigi

Hike

After our trip to Georgia, it has been non-stop busy, so no posts here. Lots of preserving of harvest - 

More packing of boxes to hand over the family home to the younger generation. 

And now we have the Colorado Contingent of the family finally here for a visit after almost two years of not seeing them. Little ones grow a lot in that time. It is a tradition among us that young ones hike the Rigi by two years old, so off we went, after a lovely worship service together in the morning. So nice to have everyone singing with gusto together.

So we had 1 1/2 year old, almost-2-year-olds (twins), and a three year old. They were troopers. They walked good portions. Yes, it took longer, but traditions are maintained. 

The weather was perfect.

Cow bells added alp music

Paths were negotiated.

And The Cross was achieved. This is the site of much family history, so it necessitated a stop for family photos. 

Then to the top for dinner and a stroll to the chapel. All in all a lovely day. 

Happy September

Notes

I finally got to my computer, after many months of not being on it. So I got to read the comments on various posts. Thank you all for comments, responses, and appreciation. Please understand that I had no way to see, let alone respond to, any comments. I did just now write one on a question about the Christ image, because my computer LET me. 

Other questions were answered in subsequent posts, I hope.

After this week, I will be away from the computer again for a couple of weeks, then I should be more reliably in my studio, where said computer resides. Not that I am going traveling and posting interesting new sights. But, at least for now it looks like I can comment again - albeit anonymously. If you comment, please append your name.

Other small sketches to come. 

Those are huge squashes wanting preserving soon.

Today was for processing and bottling grape juice. I ate a lot, too. 😀