Ten years ago, on August 28, 2014, at 4:00 pm, the earthly life of my husband of 37 years, ended at St. Francis Hospice in Ewa Beach, Hawaii. I had been preparing for this day for months, and published this post only a few minutes later. Only Carl’s picture, no words, except for the dates… Read More Ten years ago …
I may as well titled this post, “Changing Hats.” Or how about “Juggling Balls.” Or try this one, “The Ultimate Multitasker!” It’s been quite a week! Last Saturday I was cheering on my former student, Sophia Stark, as she starred in a Disney-themed concert with the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra concert at the Waikiki Shell. Sophia… Read More Switching gears
I can’t believe that it was just a week ago that I was sitting at the Honolulu airport getting ready to fly out to California. My red-eye flight was delayed, which meant that we left after midnight and I arrived in Burbank on Monday afternoon (with a layover in San Francisco). We picked up my… Read More A whirlwind week
At Christmas time I stayed two nights on the island of Kauai, where I played a concert with the Kauai Chorale, under the leadership of Shane Morris Wise. I told you about my rude awakening at 3 am in the morning when roosters began crowing. Go back and read my post, “No paltry amount of… Read More As if on cue …
Even though it’s been an absolute ton of work, I’m really enjoying playing the organ at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church. Like this past weekend: I played three services there (Friday night Candlemas, Sunday morning Solemn High Mass and Sunday afternoon Vespers and Benediction), in addition to the 9 am service at Nuuanu Congregational Church, making… Read More Sore neck no more!
It’s been awhile since I bought an iPad to substitute for all the paper I’m burning through as an organist at two different churches, but as of now, I’ve been too afraid to use the iPad in the service. Instead, I’ve relied on all my paper copies of the sheet music, being that I don’t… Read More Christmas Eve iPad debut!
If indeed the period between Halloween and Christmas is called the season of excess, I’ve got it in spades! As you may have learned, I have two completely different church positions, taking up much of my waking hours. Let me share with you what parts of the service I play on the organ: Nu‘uanu Congregational… Read More Too many notes … too much!
It’s a world of laughterA world of tearsIt’s a world of hopesAnd a world of fearsThere’s so much that we shareThat it’s time we’re awareIt’s a small town after all. (Sorry, I altered the words slightly for this post!) I always tell people that the city of Honolulu is really a small town, even though… Read More Small town, indeed!
It’s 5:20 am and I’ve already been up and about for an hour, packing last-minute items into my suitcase. As I have done for the last few years, I am going away to be with my family for my birthday. I had made the reservation a few months ago, and of course, I didn’t think… Read More Birthday respite?!
Well, maybe it’s not entirely life-changing, but at least it’s going to change my life at leisure. I can say with certainty that my life of “retirement” is over, and it’s all because of a phone call I got last Sunday afternoon from the Rev. Paul Lillie, rector of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church. You may… Read More Life-changing phone call