adventures after 65

So trying a new blog "adventures after 65". Don't really know yet if I want to keep it a separate blog or consolidate here. I ike the visual layout on this page better so I guess "we'll" see...
https://adventuresafter65.wordpress.com/

Summer family road trip

Our plan for the family summer vacation is to do a loop of the southwest US: through the Mohave Desert 🌵 to the Grand Canyon, across Arizona to New Mexico for 5 days in Santa Fe taking in 3 operas, swinging down to Carlsbad Caverns with a possible detour in Roswell, and back toward California with an overnight stay in Tucson.
Day 1 * Long hot drive through the Mohave Desert ( hit 119 degrees)
Lunch stop in Oatman, AZ to see the wild burros. More about Oatman
Arrived at our base camp aka the Grand Canyon Inn and Motel

Travel List for sabbatical 2018-19

• India = Jun14-28
• US Southwest = August: Grand Canyon, Santa Fe, Carlsbad caverns, Tucson 
• Boston & NE fall colors
• Germany = Sarrbrucken in spring 2019
• So America= next total solar eclipse
• Alaska or Canada inland passage cruise

a long, strange, trip

conducting "Finale" at my final concert

The end has come... Can't say exactly how many years I've been teaching, but I do remember giving guitar lessons in my parents’ garage during high school. That might put it at 50 years! My next foray into teaching was while a TA for Maestro Cesare Pascarella at Cal Arts (he assigned me as a coach for youth orchestra chamber music ensembles). Then came cello teaching along the way, in addition to making a living teaching general/instrumental music while earning my state teaching credential (yes, I believed in putting the cart before the horse). And so my teaching career began in earnest... a full time position in Palmdale, CA of all places up until my husband and I  adopted a beautiful daughter to look after. We moved to Claremont CA. and after a one-year hiatus, I started a part-time teaching schedule for the past 20 years. From rock to Bach and now ??? Retirement will tell so stay tuned.

One month until India!

This time next month my sister and I will be meeting up with Xandie in India for a two week tour. Preparations have been mostly made ( packing last big concern) and I’ve been religiously watching the temperatures steadily rise in the cities we’ll be visiting. Hoping they top out by mid-late June while we’re there! In the meanwhile I’m practicing wearing my India outfits on hot days here and plan to add to my wardrobe once we arrive.

Cellofest 2018 !

A total of eleven cellists from my studio participating this year at the Claremont Community School of Music recital hall on May 5th. Pre-Twinkle through Vol. 4 pieces were performed to an enthusiastic audience of family members and friends. "Bravi Celli!"