The piano needs to be tuned. All I can hear is tappity-tappity-tap instead of music. That said, it's a new way to write music. For his next trick, could he write something on the piano?
I just got back this evening from a four-day weekend in Santa Fe with my brother and my 74-year-old mother. We took mom to a nice Air B&B cabin in the woods and drove in to town Friday and Saturday. We mostly visited art galleries. Santa Fe is big on art, and my mom's a painter, so she loves that shit. We only saw a fraction of the galleries, though. Santa Fe has hundreds of them, 80 in the arts district alone, which is where we went. Unfortunately, my back could only stand walking around for one day, so I missed the second outing and the magic staircase at the Loretto Chapel. But that's okay. I've seen it before, and it was still a great trip. We ate fantastic Mexican food in town, and I made stir-fry one night, and my brother cooked killer filet mignon another. We even got a bit drunk Friday night, which was a treat because my mom doesn't drink all that much. We just had a blast the whole time. I wish we could have stayed longer.
This is pretty dope. Chapels and cathedrals are awesome. You can go pretty much anywhere and find a cool one.
This is true. They're pretty cool, but most don't have a spiral staircase that defies physics and a legend about a mysterious carpenter who showed up out of nowhere, built a magic staircase and disappeared again (If I recall from my visit 30 years ago.)
Yeah, I've heard about that staircase before but never seen it, unfortunately. Hopefully someday I'll have a chance to roll down it!
His name was Jose (Joseph). It's an amazing piece of work. My husband, a carpenter himself, was completely blown away by it. The church is so tiny, it's the only kind of staircase that would've worked. I think I read that the nuns went up and down a ladder to the choir loft before Jose arrived.
It is certainly a sweet story, and I have no problem believing it, even as a confirmed pagan. Originally, the staircase had no railings, but as my husband pointed out, few nuns would feel unsafe going up and down a miraculous staircase built by a guy named Jose who arrived with tools loaded on a donkey. The story as presented by Loretto Chapel is here: https://www.lorettochapel.com/our-story
Same! I love sweet stories like that, regardless of religion. Because to me, it just proves something is out there. And oh, you're pagan, too? Well, happy early Samhain!
And happy belated Mabon to you. We got home from Scotland that day, so I spent most of it wondering why the sky was still so light when my body was telling me I should be in bed.
Thank you (and you as well!) And haha, that's funny. I had a nice day with my family and strangely enough wondering why it seemed light out for so long. I was like, "when is the sun setting?" And it is always nice to meet another Pagan, because sometimes I feel a bit alone in the grand scheme of things. Which is funny, because I grew up in a pagan family.
I wish it would rain here so I can be in a happy place, too. Poor SE US gets too much, and the SW gets too little.
I'm on the west coast of Scotland with my wife right now on Loch Torredon. Literally wish you all could see this place.
The Highlands of Scotland have to be one of the most mystical and wildly beautiful places on Earth. We visited there in 2012, and I absolutely loved it. We went to the island of Skye, too, and visited Dunvegan Castle.
I'm in an alley in Providence's picturesque (not) West End attending to a fryolator oil tank. Wish you all could see this place... is that human or animal feces?
Providence, or the Scottish Highlands? Kidding, kidding! Scotland is gorgeous, especially in the mountianous regions (I guess those are the Highlands). I watch a hiking/camping channel where the author frequently travels there from England, and it's incredible to look at. Here's one of the vids: EDIT—D'oh! Sorry, it's Wales, not Scotland! Probably very similar though. And she's also a professional nature photographer/videographer, so her videos are incredible.
Only if I want to continue operating a food service business that people might want to frequent. Public pooping tends to dissuade the average diner.
