Day 14.344: Snow stack-up

Here are a couple of views of how the snow had stacked up over Saturday night - six inches or so as the snow was tailing off at home in the morning:

and the view from the deck at the farm during the caroling excursion:

Day 14.343: Exile #2's Sunday Column #375

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We tagged along with Exile #4, who was carol singing with the High School Chamber Choir today, at the same Christmas open house that they sang at two years ago. It is held in a beautiful old wooden barn on a local farm and is attended by both Santa and Mrs. Claus. Visitors can take a ride on a horse drawn wagon and toast marshmallows by the fire. It is all very lovely and festive.

The choir stood facing the main barn door, so that visitors would be met with the sound of music as they entered. One toddler was so astonished that they walked right up to the feet of the singers and stood staring up at them, as if they were trying to work out whether the sound was really coming out of them. In these odd times, of course, it could actually have been the first group of people this tiny human had ever seen singing. They seemed to enjoy it.

Day 14.342: Show; snow

Exile #3 and I spent the afternoon and early evening doing the camera work for the video of her erstwhile dance school's holiday show. That all went well, but coincided with the onset of this:

We made it home without incident through the snow. A little later, it looked like this as Exile #2 and I went to get the mail:

The snow is still falling, but since none of us has anywhere else to be until Monday morning, we're not expecting any disruption.

Day 14.341: Maine; lots of trees

This evening, Exile #4 had a little gathering with their friends but the rest of us decided it was high time we went to see the festival of trees in the museum.

One favorite was this one - decorated to represent Maine - lots of good references, but we were disappointed not to be able to locate a potato.

This cute slice of blueberry pie will have to suffice:

Day 14.340: At least it's not the other kind

Our local pharmacy has several types of this product:

I couldn't help wondering if the "with-" version is only available from behind the pharmacy counter.

Day 14.339: Instrumental Concert

Tonight, it was E5N1's turn - his first high school concert - playing his trumpet in the band.

We didn't even see him until they stood to take the applause at the end of the concert because of where he was sitting - our view looked like this:

And here is the dramatic opening of their last number:

Day 14.338: Choral Concert

The high school managed to put on the traditional choral concert tonight. Apart from masks (and slightly fewer students in the choirs after a not-much year last year), it was back!

Exile #4 did a duet as part of one of the pieces, here they are during that:

and here is the end of that piece, including rain sound effects curtesy of finger clicks and some natty actions from everyone else to go with the crunchy harmonies: