Your substack has brought me to tears today. Unsure if it's just because it's an emotional day (it is), but your story about your grandma and your beautiful violin playing has definitely opened the floodgates. It is so special that you have and play your grandmother's violin. What a lovely way to keep that connection. On a lighter note, I'm picturing you violin shopping sometime in the future and explaining that you need your violin to be durable and weather-resistant and I'm also imagining a look of horror on the seller's face as you talk about frost, rain, and hot days in a backpack. :)
P.S. My two absolute favorite instruments to listen to are the violin and piano and it is just the best coincidence that you and Rose play those together!
Christina - next time I see you... remind me to tell you the WHOLE story about my Grandmother's violin and bow. It's even more amazing than I shared here. She was a wild, eccentric and pretty amazing woman and I know that she would be so thrilled that I was having adventures with her violin. When she passed away, I wasn't able to attend her funeral. I ended up having my own memorial of sorts for her... on the Patagonian Ice Cap. Her favorite candy was 'cow tails' ... so I bought some and took them with me to Patagonia and on the ice cap I ate a cowtail for her and carried a photo of her with me. It was really special.
BTW - I've looked into those durable violins... there is a brand called Lewis and Clark that makes a carbon fiber violin that is calling my name!!!
Thank you so much for your unbelievably kind words - I'm so glad you loved this today. I had a lot of fun filming the videos and putting it all together.
Your substack has brought me to tears today. Unsure if it's just because it's an emotional day (it is), but your story about your grandma and your beautiful violin playing has definitely opened the floodgates. It is so special that you have and play your grandmother's violin. What a lovely way to keep that connection. On a lighter note, I'm picturing you violin shopping sometime in the future and explaining that you need your violin to be durable and weather-resistant and I'm also imagining a look of horror on the seller's face as you talk about frost, rain, and hot days in a backpack. :)
P.S. My two absolute favorite instruments to listen to are the violin and piano and it is just the best coincidence that you and Rose play those together!
Christina - next time I see you... remind me to tell you the WHOLE story about my Grandmother's violin and bow. It's even more amazing than I shared here. She was a wild, eccentric and pretty amazing woman and I know that she would be so thrilled that I was having adventures with her violin. When she passed away, I wasn't able to attend her funeral. I ended up having my own memorial of sorts for her... on the Patagonian Ice Cap. Her favorite candy was 'cow tails' ... so I bought some and took them with me to Patagonia and on the ice cap I ate a cowtail for her and carried a photo of her with me. It was really special.
BTW - I've looked into those durable violins... there is a brand called Lewis and Clark that makes a carbon fiber violin that is calling my name!!!
Thank you so much for your unbelievably kind words - I'm so glad you loved this today. I had a lot of fun filming the videos and putting it all together.
Love you!