Today in the after-supper peace, as Nicoline cooked, the boys played outside, Mama read in the living room, and the little girls made their way down to bed, I sat down at the piano to play. I started a piece from my favo…

There was a piano concert in Moncton on Friday night. David Jalbert, who is, apparently, "one of the most compelling talents of the new generation," was playing. While waiting to leave for the concert, I spent some tim…