2021 mileage: 1265.3
I am indescribably grateful for our stationary bike right now, as the coldest stretch of weather in years has descended on us here in Ann Arbor. Last night (early this morning) it plummeted to -16°, and this afternoon it has heated clear up to a balmy 19° right now (at 4:00 p.m.).
During my ride this afternoon (3 hours, 41.1 miles), I continued with my survey of classic movie musicals, watching the 1971 film version of Fiddler on the Roof. And at the song Far from the Home I Love, memories swept over me.
After Michelle began her music education degree at Michigan State, she finished it at Olivet College, where I taught. And as part of her scholarship requirements, she had to take voice lessons and sing on a student recital. As the teacher of voice lessons, I taught her, and she did this song in recital. As she was primarily an instrumentalist, I recall her saying how nervous it made her to be standing out on the stage without a music stand in front of her. 😎
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