The Bears and I wish Bella Fonti and all the mothers in the world who are born on April 24th a wonderful birthday. Special thoughts go out to those mothers who turn 96 today.
The members of the steelband will play their hearts out for you this afternoon. Our newly formed group goes by the name “Bean;” it consists of six Bears – five girls and one boy – and a frog. All of us have worked very hard to make this a memorable event. Samy Lucius Putnam, the frog, has given of his time and expertise generously; in addition to creating the beach scene he has agreed to entertain us with a solo performance of Bela Bartok’s Violin Sonata Number Two. The girl Bears will drum their pans to “Matilda” and other Calypso pieces and the boy, in spite of being terribly shy, will sing Bob Marley’s “No Woman No Cry,” in a special tribute to my Jamaican Reggae holiday.
I as the producer of and for the group, and photographer of all events, large and small, will relax today, possibly celebrating with a piece of chocolate cheese cake and a cup of French Roast. Yesterday I reached the halfway mark in knitting 100 Bears for Africa. As soon as the Bella Fonti Beach Bash comes to an end I will take pictures of Bears forty-five to fifty, and in the coming days I will attempt to bring all fifty Bears together for a group photo.
In the meantime, thanks to all who have already sponsored some of the Bears and in doing so have become part of my adventure.
On to the second half of the project!!!
The members of the steelband will play their hearts out for you this afternoon. Our newly formed group goes by the name “Bean;” it consists of six Bears – five girls and one boy – and a frog. All of us have worked very hard to make this a memorable event. Samy Lucius Putnam, the frog, has given of his time and expertise generously; in addition to creating the beach scene he has agreed to entertain us with a solo performance of Bela Bartok’s Violin Sonata Number Two. The girl Bears will drum their pans to “Matilda” and other Calypso pieces and the boy, in spite of being terribly shy, will sing Bob Marley’s “No Woman No Cry,” in a special tribute to my Jamaican Reggae holiday.
I as the producer of and for the group, and photographer of all events, large and small, will relax today, possibly celebrating with a piece of chocolate cheese cake and a cup of French Roast. Yesterday I reached the halfway mark in knitting 100 Bears for Africa. As soon as the Bella Fonti Beach Bash comes to an end I will take pictures of Bears forty-five to fifty, and in the coming days I will attempt to bring all fifty Bears together for a group photo.
In the meantime, thanks to all who have already sponsored some of the Bears and in doing so have become part of my adventure.
On to the second half of the project!!!
P.S. I asked Samy about the wrinkles in the sky; he said he couldn't finish his meditation because the Bears interrupted him. Straightening out a plastic sky takes more imagination than he had time for.
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