“One family, five pianos and 50 fingers add up to the biggest classical music sensation in years” -the New York Post.

Saturday evening found us enjoying a brilliant performance by the San Antonio Symphony and The 5 Browns. They are amazing young adults, ranging in age from 20-27, and all attended New York’s Juilliard school together. We enjoyed a Concerto for 3 pianos by Mozart, a Concerto for 2 pianos by Poulenc, Rhapsody in Blue, Simple Gifts/Going Home, Malaguena as a duet, a Rachmaninoff trio on one piano, a solo of Superstar Etude No. 1 by Kernis, and Stravinsky’s The Firebird.

The 5 Browns are exclusive Steinway artists. These are the 5 pianos on which they performed. It was so inspiring to hear and watch them play!

cover of their latest CD

The lines were quite long for autographs!

grass

icy barbs

dawn over the field

rosemary plant

still at work in our neighborhood

the comfort of our wood stove

Our chance for snow only gave us ice!
We are doing fine now. We are grateful for our wood stove which has given us heat and a place to warm water. Praise the Lord for the men who were finally able to fix the electricity in our neighborhood! After being out of power and running water for more than 12 hours, we are praising God for His goodness.

Icy branch

Ice skating rink for the birds

Welcome to Iceland! Please make yourselves at home.

a hazardous entry

Most of our oak trees are touching the ground or near that. This one was too heavy.

Gate. Mom’s bow is still holding its shape!

Ice-Man

An ice-enclosed leaf

barbed wire fence

Mom’s been busy working on another new quilt for our home. This one was made especially for the month of January. Nice job Mom!

let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!
Bulverde actually has a chance of snow for tomorrow. We shall see!

January 7th was Mom’s Birthday!

The Birthday Queen, wearing a new necklace that the girls and a friend made for her.

beautiful roses… they smell so good!

a new bracelet and heart charm

found at an antique store for Mom

time for cake! We wished it would have turned out better but this recipe flopped. (FYI, the three candles do not symbolize anything)

Happy Birthday Mom! We love you always!