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Year Four, Day 17: The Vine and The Beginning of a New Era

I am finally getting a chance to sit down and post.  But only for a moment.  I am on my way to our final choir concert of the year. The adult choir I accompany is performing with the kids choir.  We are performing several pieces with them, and two selections from Bach's Magnificat.  

I am looking forward to it. There is a much more laid back vibe about this concert. It will be held at the music center where we rehearse (and where I teach piano).  

Last week I actually led the choir.  It has been so long since I blogged, I don't even think I talked about that!

I was extremely nervous as usual, but I told myself to just be me.  I am the accompanist. Not a director. I had director aspirations for a few brief years, but I quickly got over it after a few stints as a church choir director.

Not my forte.  Pun intended.

I have so much to say, and only 5 minutes to say it in.

So, here is an outline of my life at this point in time.

My daughter and her husband and Baby Gracie have sold their little trailer and moved into a sweet little apartment.  With an extra bedroom for Zma!  I will be moving in with them in July. For now, I am still commuting from Portland. But they are in a new neighborhood now.  Close to my old high school!  

And right on the path of "The Vine"!  

I love the Vine!

The Vine is a BRT ("Bus Rapid Transit") line that runs east and west on Fourth Plain in Vancouver, from downtown to Vancouver Mall and back.  It runs every 10 minutes during peak hours, and every 15 minutes the rest of the day from 6 a.m. to 12 a.m. on the weekends and 4:25 a.m. to 12:15 a.m. during the week!

This is my kind of public transportation!

Plus, it is like the Max train without tracks. You don't have to pull the bell to signal your stop. The Vine stops at every stop!

And you don't enter the door by the driver and pay fare. You are expected to have your fare. You enter by the middle and back doors.  

It is super fast and effecient.

I love the Vine!

Or did I already mention that?

 

 






I am working on purging. Going through every item that I own and deciding if I really need it. I have already given a large bag of clothing to a local thrift store.  I am planning on seeing if I can sell some of my books online, otherwise they are going in storage until I can sort them out.

The most difficult thing for me to let go of is my books. But in looking at a few of them this morning, I realize that many are outdated.  I am hanging onto the past!

I am so looking forward to spending more time with my granddaughter!

I am going to have to end here...It's almost show time!

Here is today's hooping video. I am still going at it - Day 343!




I have missed you!

Talk to you tomorrow!

Love,

Zita




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