Present Joys

“We thank the Lord of heaven and earth
who hath preserved us from our birth
for present joys, for blessings past,
and for the hope of heaven at last.”

Tag also sparkly gold

1 post from July 2012

This is my new accordion, purchased this past friday at a local second-hand shop. It was a fairly good deal and it sounds great and it is beautiful: pearloid white with sparkly gold accents and baby blue bellows. White accordions have always been my very favorite, and I’m so excited to have found this. When my sister saw it, the first thing she said was, “This looks like such a Nigel accordion!” and I completely agree with her. It’s just right.

Background: I’ve been playing accordion since may 2011, when I picked it up out-of-the-blue. Until lately, I’d been playing on a much plainer, older accordion which was wheezy and inarticulate. This is a step up for me.