Summer Solstice
Benjamin was four years old when we first began our annual solstice celebration. As his school years came to a close, so did the dedicated practice and preparation leading up […]
Author Archives: Malva and Benjamin
Social Re-Emergence A Whole Year Past Pandemic Lockdown Period
During the spring months, work in my grandparents’ garden ramped up as usual. Digging up the compost, preparing the plots, and planting seeds kept me in regular company with my […]
Sharing a Beloved Violin
When I was seven years old, I was learning and performing J.S. Bach’s Double Violin Concerto with my mom. I had also grown into playing a beautiful new violin which […]
Virtual Choir and Life Now
I’ve participated in a virtual choir, initiated by the Master Chorale of South Florida. We had regular zoom rehearsals, and then each singer recorded their own voice part (video and […]
Encore Performance of Garden Concert
First, a historic cold snap during early September, dropping from low 90’s to high 20’s for two days, preceded by frantic harvesting of delicate crops like basil and tomatoes. Then, […]
Insect Fun
Late at night, I went up to the open space behind Chautauqua auditorium and recorded the soothing sounds of crickets chirping. I love comparing cricket types by variations in their […]
Garden Concert – LIVE!
During this time of “virtual living,” we’ve all been desperately hungry for the energy and lift that in-person, live performance can provide. And Benjamin has been in desperate need of […]
One Silver Lining of a Crazy Time
from Malva: For me, one silver lining of the COVID19 pandemic has been the expansion of time available for tackling endless TO DO lists. The longest-standing project—queued up for nearly […]
Images/Poetry of Our COVID19 Quarantine
/ˈpōətrē/ – evokes a concentrated imaginative awareness of experience or a specific emotional response – special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas ?visual images can become […]
Night to Shine and more
Night to Shine is a super-fun prom night for people with special needs, sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation, and happening simultaneously around the world in more than 720 host […]
