Drumming!
The drumming room is bright but softer, less of a rectangle, more of a square. Metal chairs with blue or yellow hard plastic seats are arranged in a circle. Most of the seats are taken. Each seat has a tall …
Month: June 2022
Before Drumming
Saturday! Time to go drumming! When I last looked at the Bi-Okoto Cultural Center website, the Saturday drumming class was at ten o’clock. Because I am almost always early for everything, especially when I am nervous, I get there at …
Pickleball With A 90-Year Old
Sharon Keefer is 90 years old. She doesn’t just play pickleball, she teaches others how to play. At nine o’clock every Thursday and Saturday morning from late Spring to early Fall, if you show up at the pickleball courts at …
The Starting Blocks for Feeling Steady
Drumming wasn’t until Saturday. It was too far away from Tuesday afternoon to simply wait for it to arrive. Preventive measures were necessary. There are two questions I ask myself when the blue cloud shows up, bumping against the window, …