News of the month of September, 2023

Apologies for the sketchiness of the reports. If I don’t write down what we played the next morning, I can’t remember if if we did it out of books instead of individual sheets. And unfortunately, the unpacking to find the necessary items and napping to catch up on sleep from taking the puppy out in the middle of the night both take priority over writing on the blog.

We meet on Tuesdays at 7:45 pm, at 233 Broadway, Cambridge, MA. Let me know if you want to come.

As has been the case since I got back, people who want to come a little early and help juggle boxes will be welcome. There’s one room that involves 3-D Tetris skills, and after that I should be able to get access to anything that’s really here by myself. There’s also still a maneuver that needs at least 4 hands to get the media center set up.

A more fun activity I need help with is that there are lots of pictures, decorative ceramics, and wall hangings that need to be hung. One person can do it, but it’s a lot easier and more fun with two.

The above plea for help should not be interpreted as meaning that there is no progress. All four of the large rooms are now usable as intended. The still have boxes, but the amount of necessary objects still in the boxes is diminishing. I found two pencil sharpeners this morning (of course not with any screws for affixing them to anything). The printer and the good stainless flatware are still AWOL, though.

People are complaining about not getting enough pictures of both the new puppy and the new living space, so here’s one stone for both birds:

Now that I have access to the brewing equipment, I find that none of the large pots I acquired for that will work on the new stove. So anyone who finds that they still have things to add to the stew pot when their dutch oven has gotten full, should come take a 30 or 40 quart pot (with spigot).

Dulcian player Ben Hoadley, Recorder player John Tyson, and harpsichord player Miyuki Tsurutani will play a concert at 7PM on Saturday, September 30 at the Museum of Modern Renaissance, 115 College Ave, Somerville, MA. The concert will include Renaissance polyphony, Elizabethan melodies, and early Baroque virtuosity. For more information, see the museum website.