[Nfb-krafters-korner] two Ot'S

[Sandra Streeter]

Hi, everyone!

Before going further, want to suggest that, if anyone's interested in the items in my post, they can feel free to email me privately, since they’re a bit OT, and I don’t want to clutter the list more than I already am!

First: So sorry, Barb, about your cancellation—that must be deflating, though you seem to be handling things well. Hope you get the go-ahead soon—we’re all pullin’ for you.

Also: Musically, my main focus has been voice: choirs since 2nd grade, church worship teams from my 20s, now really striving to overcome vocal shyness about doing solos: I’m due for one next Sun., so if you’re a praying person, have at it! I am not a Braille music reader—tried it when I was small, didn’t find it was my thing—so, since my advanced choral work has required making notes in my score to remind me of different scenarios as they’re about to arise, I devised a tactile marking system. I took a little piano growing up, but don’t have a suitable keyboard I’d be motivated to practice on. Recently, I was GIVEN a flute by a friend who can no longer use it—but found myself, after some research, to be a small-handed girl, so eventually will have to invest in some key extensions, probably—since I’ve always wanted to learn flute, since my teen-aged days as a fan of the Moody Blues. I did invest in Bill Brown’s flute by ear course, so hope once I get key extensions, to pursue that further. Anyone know where I can get those affordably, and about how much I can expect to pay?

Also, if anyone knows how to make it so you can listen to radio stations online and still do other things on the computer that require JAWS, please email me—classic rock around here is pretty dull, but I know of a station in Boston that is just as good as in the 80s, when I studied up at Gordon College... Ideally, I want to have the radio at a lower volume so I can still hear whatever I’m word processing or reading with OpenBook.

And to the one item not OT: is WoolEase sort-of-cashmere-like, in texture? For winter projects, I love that texture!



Sandra
“To love another person is to see the face of God.”
(Les Miserables--the musical)