[Magdalen] Catching up a bit

[Judy Fleener]

Marion, that sounds wonderful.

On Sun, Mar 26, 2017 at 5:42 PM, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
wrote:

> For most of Feb-end and March the People's Warden and I had been swallowed
> alive by the demands of our new status, but I think we have managed to turn
> off or at least control the overwhelming flow of emails that had resulted
> from what had become a ridiculous open government situation.
>
> So after Church today I felt I would have a clear afternoon in which to
> attend a local meeting of Shape Note singers.  (Port Hope is a terrific
> place!)  Our Elizabeth Barlow who is entrenched in the community as a
> teacher, choral director, organist, and all sorts of stuff leads this and
> another group down the road.  She mentioned being at a convention in
> Chicago and I asked if she knows our Dan Brittain.  Oh, yes. ( I think he
> enjoys rather exalted status in this.)   Such a small world, isn't it?
> Anyway, it was good fun and not a great stretch for one who sight-reads and
> is familiar with the style and sound even if new to trying it.
>
> We sang from two books,  The Shenandoa Book and one with a red cover --
> Sacred Harp?
>
> And Holy Week is on the horizon.  Woo-hoo!
>
> Marion, a pilgrim
>
>


-- 
Judy Fleener, ObJN,SSH
Western Michigan