Easing The Pain

I’ve been laid up since the beginning of the week with (sadly recurrent) sciatica of some sort, only able to stand / walk independently for more than a couple steps as of this morning. Today’s mail brought me a major dose of pain relief, in the form of my new F#Minor red cedar flute, hand-crafted by Butch Hall, who has become my favorite flute maker (along with Odell Borg of High Spirits Flutes). 

Here’s a taste (not me playing):

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Here’s The Full Truth, Though:  I owe my healing–I owe everything–to the patience and the loving kindnesses always shown to me by My Beloved Dr Sandra Stanley, without whom there is no music.