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The Best Apple Cake and Frog Guts! ~ Collage Friday

 

Each Thursday afternoon I sit and write this collage post. 

My kids have piano lessons, so I take advantage of the 75 uniterrupted minutes of time to document and reflect on the week. 

Today the weather is beautiful - the leaves are almost all off the trees and it's peaceful and cool. 

There's SO MUCH to be thankful for, and I'm happy we all get to share our weeks with each other during Collage Friday. 

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Life is Like a Sonatina ~ Reflections on My Homeschool Journey

 

 

 

If you're not familiar with sonatinas, they are technically  "small sonatas". Mozart was one of the first composers to write sonatas, which are basically pieces for solo instruments written in a specific form.

In the piano world, sonatinas are great "training pieces". They help a player perfect their technical skills.

Some pianists I have talked with dislike playing sonatinas, and other enjoy them immensely. 

Maybe some folks enjoy the journey of refinement, while others are frustrated by that same process. It's all in the attitude. 

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