2024

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A beautiful spring, flowering shrubs surrounding the house.

 

February: Went with Christa Kruger to a ballet performance of Swan Lake, spectacular.

 

March: Banjo friends Robbie from New Zealand and Lauren from Florida and I went to the Kruger Academy. Great weekend and another on-stage performance by our "Deep Gap" band, Nancy playing autoharp (video below). Robbie came in early and we saw Balsam Range at the small Mt. Airy theater. 

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May: My 77th birthday May 10. Ron was 77 July 26! Yikes, where did the time go.

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July: Flew to Palm Beach to see Lauren for a couple of days.

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September: Return visit by Robbie and Lauren and we went to IBMA in Raleigh, the International Bluegrass festival, the last one held there. The next will be in Chattanooga TN.

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October: Flew to Staten Island for my 60th high school reunion! Of the 59 alumnae, 7 have passed and 14 came. At our age, travel can be difficult; because of my COPD (even though I quit smoking 45 years ago) I have started using wheelchair assistance at the airports, because long walks just I'm too out of breath.

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November: Joined high school friend Beatrice taking Amtrak to D.C. to see Verdi's Macbeth at Kennedy center. Great hotel State Plaza, and wonderful food. Unfortunately on the way to the train we hit a deer, and my car was totalled. I wound up booking a last minute flight on American Airlines, so the weekend wasn't completely ruined.

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December 30: Ron will have a long overdue knee operation.

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