Ah, this magic day
in the dark time of year --
5th day of Winter temperature... high 47 (locally and in Sacramento -- 46 in Davis / Roseville), way down 14 from yesterday's Fallish 61...
heading towards Roseville,
with some clearing,
for
Christmas
Dinner
with
Flora,
Felicia, and
Joey --
a
delightful
time,
including
a
brief
adventure
across
the adjacent gold course / greenspace and
some
eventually
some
lovely
gift opening.
Off
we
go
again
to
Megan's
for
more
merriment,
then home for a wonderful
Yuletide Zoom with
George, Bette, Sorrel, and Cliff.
During and afterwares, Harriet and I
exchange gifts and
cards
to
round
out
the celebration!
A festive and peaceful day, with both of us able to continue artistic endeavors, including posting
Macbeth, Op. 328 (2019)
on the Complete Works site
https://markalburgerworks.blogspot.com/2019/08/macbeth-op-328.html
to mostly-appropriate Holiday music, including
Hans Neusidler (1508-1563)
Three Dances (1538)
G.F. Handel (1685-1759)
Messiah (1751)
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Impropmptu No. 3 in G Flat, Op. 90 (1827)
Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)
Symphony No. 7 in D Minor, Op. 70 (1885)
Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)
Crisantemi (1890)
Oskar Fried (1871-1941)
Prelude and Double Fugue for String Orchestra, Op. 10 (1902)
Eric Coates (1886-1957)
London Suite (1933)
and
Sacramento Capital Radio to provide Holiday cheer....