“Do you think it’s tall enough?”

I took a step back and squinted appraisingly.

“No. Let’s toss it and get another one,” I replied. The tree that now dominated our cabin living room stood about sixteen feet tall. Since we moved to Montana when I was 6, my father and… Read full post »

Of all the instruments of the orchestra, by far the most pathetically conceived and executed is the horn. Often erroneously called the French horn, the horn is actually German in origin. The only thing the French seem to have contributed to the history of the instrument which now bears their name… Read full post »