Moving Golden Key Music studio

My friend Nadia is a music teacher. She is teaching piano and voice. For two years her studio was in Clemmons. This weekend we have relocated her studio to Winston-Salem (20 min from Clemmons). Now it is at Five Corners (22 Miller St). It may be now more convenient for some of you to consider taking music lessons :) Just seconds from Stratoford or Cloverdale Bus 40 exit. Think about it! :) www.GoldenKeyMusic.com for more info.

The guys from Feeny Piano were very careful moving the piano.

                           22 Miller St. Winston-Salem NC 27104 (corner of Stratford and Miller).

                                                           Natasha - everyone's favorite!

                                               Nadia is trying out the piano in her new studio.

                               Nadia at the instrument playing Gurdjieff's music. I'm on the left :)

Good Night

I'm (including my userpic) in today's Winston-Salem Chronicle talking about the importance of... good night sleep :)
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coffee when everything is closed

Christmas Day - everything is closed today. Nadia said that it makes her claustrophobic when grocery stores are closed... The only place that we found open was... Starbucks! Thanks, guys!

In Starbucks we feel like at home. When I learned that they didn't have Nadia's favorite pastry on display, I asked them "please go check in the fridge". The guy went "behind the scene" and sure enough came back with our pastry and a bit surprised that we know where things are and what they have in the fridge :)

World Without Borders

I don't like that Borders bookstore is going out of business. It will lower the quality of my life. I just wanted to say how much I liked the store, and how much I appreciated great people working there - Sheila, Natasha Hagan, Ben (wish they would come to work in the library!)... and Mark March who occasionally would make a nice latte for me. I was regular in the coffee shop. Borders was our greatest source of loose leaf teas (Tazo brand). Now the slogan 'Library - World Without Borders' has another meaning for me.

mirage of the city

This picture was taken by my friend Herb Burns through the airplane window when he was landing in Moscow. I love it. Salvador Dali is taking a brake!

This mirage I have pictured in the desert from the Pilot Mountain. You can see downtown Winston-Salem where I live :)

thinking summer...

Colors and warmth of the summer. Reynolda Gardens...

sunset

These days we go to our favorite walkway - Greenway. It goes along Muddy Creek. The creek was full today because it rained last night. The walkway runs for 3 miles - nice exercise. Bikes and skates allowed! Beautiful sunset after 7 pm guaranteed :)

breakfast

Went to Breakfast of Course this morning, and found the place being suitable for vegetarians. It is on Trade St in Downtown - go away from the bus station, pass Yoga Gallery, and former Mary's Of Course is on the right. They have expanded on all these horned devilish creatures on their walls. It reminded me why I went to their old place only once before and never came back.

The bare chested waiter David was wearing Mardi Gras beads.

lake

Went to Hanging Rock Park this morning to swim in the lake. The temperature of the water was perfect! The lake is open at ten in the morning. If you can get into the water right after 10 am - you'll be having all the lake for yourself! By 11 am the 'main forces' start filling up the parking lot, dragging all these coolers on wheels and chairs to the beach. This is the best time to leave :)

we live in a jungle!

Our vegetable container garden - look more like a jungle! :)))