Just a Daisy in the Meadow

Some Sundays have more family time than others . . . it just is that way.  I find that Mondays go so much better though when things are more low-keyed and we have more family time in the evening . . .

Tonight I decided that I must defiantly make use of the fine, fair weather (This is warm enough to be outside with just a jacket and no mosquito’s out and about, pesking (isn’t that a word ?. . . I think it should be ), ok, I’ll use “pestering ” you. ) It is rather hard to kept on strumming away smoothly on the guitar when you’re “swatt’en”  them “skeeters”  Ok, I must not feel like talking proper tonight Anyway . . . Japheth joined me after we tucked the kido’s to bed,  I left the upstairs bedroom window open so that some of them could hear the singing going on outside.  I love it when we can play together . . .

I hadn’t played for quite a while because I was so discouraged . . . Being still in Kindergarten in my abilities on the guitar I could only strum in 4/4 timing . . . I just couldn’t get the 3/4 stuff . . . and about two months ago I was hit with the realization that I was just butchering the timing on many songs.  And that is one reason why we didn’t play together very much.  So I kinda quit playing . . . I just didn’t want to think about it . . .Well, tonight being so calm and quiet and delicious outside, I couldn’t resist taking the guitar down and sitting on the front porch steps . . .  and in bit here comes my dearest friend with his bass guitar.  And guess what?!?! . . . I made some progress . . .  I just started to get the hang of it just a wee little bit!!!  And though it is little it is enough to lift my spirits and say like the Little Blue Engine, “I think I can, I think I , I think I can . . .” that is -  if I keep taking some time to practice.   . . .And so God gave me some hope.

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