" Well, we better get you settled and hang your clothes up etc. Then we have the rest of your leave to do what we like, or you can go out and do your ...own thing." Nan, I have come over to spend this time with you, I have missed having you around and seeing you, so the next 3 weeks are all for you. Whatever you suggest we do is OK for me. I am up for anything," I assured her.For the rest of the day we just sat around and talked and caught up on family matters. Nan already had a casserole ready in. . Soooo..." Mozart didn't know about banjos. They weren't invented yet. I have the music. The harp part." Johanna, I have listened to that piece a hundred times. There's no earthly way that I can get those sounds out of a banjo."She gave me a giggle. "No, I know that, and I think you'd burn out a finger if you tried. But you know that a lot of Mozart is scales and arpeggios. You can cut those down to single notes or simpler structures within the chord progression."I smiled back. "There you go. I heard the door bell ring and looked up to see Susan. “Hey!” she greeted us, and then I saw her eyes glance at Jackie’s purchases. Susan smiled. “Jackie, have I introduced you to my boss, Susan?”“No, I don’t think so, but Maire says wonderful things about you. Anyway, Hi,” she held out her had and they shook. “Maire has been so helpful for me. She’s the best!” Big smile.Susan acknowledged the compliment and smiled at me. I added, “Jackie is an engineering student at the University. She has a. I decided to convert the third floor of my house into a three-room apartment with a kitchen and full bath. I am quite handy with my hands, learning carpentry, electrical and plumbing early in life, doing most of the work myself. Soon the apartment was ready to rent. I posted a yellow file card on the bulletin board stating by appointment only. As it turned out, I rented to the first person I interviewed. Her name was Elizabeth Adamczyk, a new employee. Beth just started working a week prior.
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