Jeff got Kim a nice concert size ukulele for Christmas. He also got a toy model for grandson Jack. Kim plays piano well but has never had much luck learning the guitar. Jeff is an accomplished rock band guitarist but doesn’t play by ear. I’m a competent campfire guitar player and nothing more, but I did learn to play ukelele at about 4, baritone uke at about 6, and guitar shortly after. Tonight we busted out both ukes and my guitar.
I damn near started crying. My fondest memory of childhood is the family song nights on Saturday nights. Ukes are easy to pick up and Kim got the hang quickly, Jeff did too, once he got over the fact the chords have different names. Grandson Jack is definitely musical and dances to the music. He has the strumming figured out and sang third harmony on “The Wheels on the Bus”. We also have both dogs sleeping at our feet and a fire (it’s a gas fire but it will do) in the fireplace.
It’s 28 degrees and I couldn’t be happier.
-------------------------------- Life is short. Play with your dog.
-------------------------------- We are all visitors to this time, this place. We are just passing through. Our purpose here is to observe, to learn, to grow, to love… and then we return home. - Australian Aboriginal proverb
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