The weekend was spent visiting my Grandma who was 90 on Sunday. Considering I feel like 25 is going to be a major milestone next May, I probably needed some perspective. Being 90, she is not all that healthy and has been in hospital for a few months now. We had nice chats about her life and she told us stories between telling us just how happy she was we had come to see her. The main thing that perked my Gran up was listening to a CD of Josef Locke we had bought her for her birthday. As my father put it “music’s one of the last things we lose”

The whole trip made me realise some lessons. Firstly you really should value your family and enjoy them whilst they are here. Go give them a ring now. You’ll be suprised how happy they are to hear from you. Secondly music speaks to us like very few other things in this world. It reminds us of our memories and helps direct us in the future.

I’ll leave you with a quote from George Eliot (1819 – 1880) :

“I think I should have no other mortal wants, if I could always have plenty of music. It seems to infuse strength into my limbs and ideas into my brain. Life seems to go on without effort, when I am filled with music”