My west coast brother, who is, I'm happy to say, a regular reader of this blog, has informed me that they actually hug their sheep two or three times a year, to give them shots and trim their hooves. And I was right, the sheep don't like it. So much for sheep hugging.
On to a more entertaining subject. This afternoon I listened as the group Chanticleer entertained a very full house at First Presbyterian Church. I'm told that singing groups like to perform in our sanctuary because of the good acoustics. Chanticleer certainly made the most of it. By the way, the name of this all male acapella singing group who are based in San Francisco, comes from Chaucer's name for the 'clear singing' rooster in his Canterbury Tales. I must admit I'm in awe of anyone who can sing acapella. A group of twelve singing acapella perfectly, beautifully together is simply amazing. I enjoyed their entire performance, including the pieces sung in Latin like 'Tu pauperum refugium' with much appreciated translations. However, I must admit I really enjoyed the somewhat less high brow music more. My favorites were the spiritual "Follow the Drinking Gourd," and Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now." Sheer bliss!
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