My Day ~ Katrina Curtiss 4/2/2021

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Piano, Guitar, Basura and Me 4/2/2021

I like this picture; I like it a lot, It was taken between lessons, I taught. First piano and then guitar did we learn, It’s how I make the money, I earn. It’s a lovely way to spend my day, Listening to my students play. We tap our feet and…

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Conversations With My Students ~ Katrina Curtiss 3/31/21

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My Music Room 3/31/ 2021

Older Student: “I pulled a muscle in my back.” Me: “Me too, getting older is hell.” Younger Student: “I saw a ceramic doll on the side of the road, it’s eyes bore into my soul.” Me: “I saw a cloud that looked like a bunny.” Older Student: “I went walking…

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Two Sides That Meet In The Middle ~ by Katrina Curtiss 10/24/2020

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Kat and Ken Friends 10:24:2020

He called me this morning, asking if I wanted to take back my vote yet, we laughed; I called him a son of a gun. We chatted like we do, most everyday. Topics range from music to politics. We never tell the other what to think or do, how to…

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My Cat And My Student, Mr. J. ~ Katrina Curtiss 9/17/2020

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Jackson and Basura 9:17:2020

He’s a great kid, to me at this age; they’re all kids. He looks at life with a gentle heart. He wants to travel after High School, wants to feel the world. He wants to make a difference. Basura Cat knows my students, a great judge of character. For some…

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My Cat And The Masked Guitar Students ~ by Katrina Curtiss 9/15/2020

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Miss C. And Basura Guitar Lesson 9/12/2020

I've been teaching on Zoom ~ then as the number of COVID-19 cases started to drop, started teaching in person at my home studio. I have a plexiglass divider between my students and me. We're at least 6 feet apart. It's okay, if once the student is seated, that they take off…

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The Lonely Music Teacher ~ by Katrina Curtiss 7/16/2020

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Empty Student's Chair 7/16/2020

I’m cleaning out all of my teaching material, hoping that much like when you wash your car it rains. If I clean it out, toss stuff out, suddenly the world will right itself and we’ll get back to normal. I’ve been at it for hours, going through everything, my God,…

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The Cat Who Tried To Sing ~ a short poem by Katrina Curtiss 4/13/2020

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Basura Tries To Sing

My cat was meowing loudly and proud I asked, "Why are you being so desperately loud?" She replied, “Like you, I’m trying to sing It seems like such a remarkably, simple thing” “Teach me,” she asked as she played on the floor “I want to sing opera, country and more…

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The Cat Who Wanted To Drive My Car (Basura Behind The Wheel) ~ a short poem by me 4/9/2020

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Basura Behind The Wheel

My Cat couldn’t learn to play the guitar Now she wants to learn to drive my car Our first attempt didn’t get us very far We hardly moved from here to thare I tried; I tried to teach her how When I said, turn left, she only meowed Turn right…

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A Letter A Day To You #7 “Naked Mona Lisa” Katrina Curtiss 3/24/2020

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Empty Make-up Bag

It’s been days since I’ve gone anyplace Since then, no make-up has touched my face Today, I teach guitar lessons on line Oh where did I put that make-up of mine? I’ve looked in my cupboard I’ve looked in my shoe Without it, I don’t know what to do My…

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My Bathroom Has Been Stripped So Many Times, It Wants It’s Own Pole

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My bathroom has been stripped so many times, it wants its own Dancers Pole

This is an update for previous Musing: https://musings.katrinacurtissmusic.com/2020/03/remodeling-remorse/ On Monday, March 9th, 2020 the guy who was remodeling the guest bathroom was scheduled to arrive in the morning so that we could discuss our concerns. He texted, the morning of our appointment, stating that he was driving, it was raining,…

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