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Just a short one today as I have to head into the city to coach for a few hours. Then I’ll be done until after Christmas.

I got a bunch of these trees for next-to-nothing at Michael’s the other day. So I added them to the McCoy mix on top of my music cabinet. That’s the only bit of Christmas (besides the decorations in the dollhouse) in the den.

A crazy weather day yesterday: heavy rain for 24 hours, flooding (not here, thank goodness), fog and mist, and a high of 60 degrees. On Winter Solstice. Today it’s windy and colder, as it usually is when a front leaves the area.

Back story: This is a gorgeous all-mahogany Martin guitar that Don had for many years. During a tough time for us financially, Don sold it to an old friend who is a musician out in Los Angeles. He never felt right about it. He missed it. Unbeknownst to me, at one point a few years back, Don wrote to his friend asking her to contact him first if she ever wanted to sell it. Fellow musicians had told him many times what a great guitar it was, what a great sound it had. He was playing that guitar when he recorded his CD with fellow musician, Dan Bonis.

A little over a week ago, she contacted him. She wanted to buy a Gibson and offered to sell the Martin to Don. We talked it over – it’s not an inexpensive guitar – but it was clear to me that Don felt passionately about the guitar, felt regret about selling it in the first place, and now he had the opportunity to get it back. He’d sold it to help us out during a tough time. He deserved to have it back.

And so it arrived yesterday. Full circle.

And I got to hear him play again, for the first time in a long time, last night.

It’s all good.

Happy Saturday.

Comments

  2. Full circle indeed. What a lovely story. I’ve let go of things I wish I had back but usually don’t know who has it now. What a lovely Christmas for both of you. I’m playing with Scout today and trying to stay awake! It’s clear to me that 68 year old Grammy is no match for 3 year old Scout! The sun is shining so we will venture out a bit today. Safe travels to the city.

    Thank you for your prayers for my ex John. He is doing well so far and we are so relieved.

  3. Aww. Nice story. So glad it found its way back to him. (Love those little trees, too!) Blow NYC a kiss for me while you’re there, please.

  4. love that story about the guitar (except for the part about you having financially-tough times) and especially that don has it back!

    i let go of a few things over the years and regret those choices (though one was made out of love and love always wins). always been pretty sentimental and getting moreso over the years.

    anyway, safe travels, happy work, then enjoy more sweet guitar music!

    kathy in iowa

  5. How cool is that! I love a story like that with a happy ending….especially at this time of year. So happy for Don! Safe travels today! ;)

  7. a great story for this time of year, Claudia. Don must be so happy to have it and be able to play it again, and you must be so happy to hear him play. Safe travels to and back from NYC.

    • I love hearing him play. He hasn’t been doing a whole lot of that lately but the guitar seems to have got him going again.

  8. Wonderful when things are good – guitar / music , great vintage (love the fireplace and shelves especially) doll house, little brush trees hiding with the McCoys.

    Merry Christmas Claudia and Don.

    Joy

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