Author: Mbpianokeys

  • Edinburgh and Home

    It is bittersweet to visit Edinburgh again as my last time here was in 2016 with Jerry. I retired from the San Diego Symphony in May of 2016. After a fun bash at the bistro after my last concert, we flew to Ireland. At the Dublin airport we were met by our driver Tom Quinn.…

  • The Whirlwind of London

    Saturday We walked all over town and went to . . . Sunday Morning We went to . . . Monday We went to . . . Tuesday We went to . . . Then we went to . . . That night the rest of our theatre group arrived from San Diego and we…

  • Why do I travel?

    Many of you know I have a beloved furry friend who is now a part of my life (so far, the best replacement for Jerry I could find.) But I am reluctant to leave him unless I have a pretty good chance of experiencing something equally meaningful. Last December/January I got to experience Nature with…

  • London: Past and Present

    I lived outside London from 1973-4 with my ex-husband Jack Barranger. He won a Fulbright teacher exchange position in which he switched jobs with an English English teacher. We also exchanged cars. ( We came out on the losing end with Alan Golightly’s Ford Cortina and its electrical problems.) Because we were part of the…