The Sound of Music in France Tonight

Today is the fête du musique in France. Anyone and everyone can make music however and wherever they want. Be it singing from your balcony or an entire symphony in a parking lot.

 

Every corner, rooftop, and vacant lot is filled with sound. Whether you live in a remote village in the Pyrenees, on a mountain top in the Alpes, or the heart of Paris, tonight there will be music until the wee hours of Solstice.

 

Suppose you do not sing, play a musical instrument, or belong to a band. In that case, you can listen to others, or bang on lids, or blast your favorite music on loudspeakers, or if you are like me, your running nose can be a tuba, your hacking cough can be a broken hip-hop recording, your watering eyes causing you to wring out your blouse can be disturbing raindrops. Your sneezing can be an opera singer who went mad in an echo chamber. 

I caught a cold from Papioca. I am never kissing her again. Never. No way. 

Comments

[marilyn]

Oh no, we don't like colds. I hope you are well very soon.
This is one of the hazards of being a grandparent.

[Diogenes]

When I read the headline, I thought "who will play the Julie Andrews part?" But how fun a night of music.

[REbeccaNYC]

ugh. So sorry you're sick. Those adorable grands will get you every time.

Opera singers gone mad are the norm, btw. BWAHAHAHAAHHAHHAA

[g]

oh Diogenes-so happy to see your comment i was hoping all was well with you as i haven't seen your name in ages.....hope you have a wonderful summer.

[Chico Sue]

What a wonderful tradition! The fete du musique! I think, although I am sad to hear that you have a bad cold, that your idea is a good one and you can add your honking cough to the musique! You might as well take advantage of your sad state of health, no? Hahaha. And I can guarantee that you will be covering your wee Papioca in many kisses, again and again. Hoping you will be well soon.

[JEAN MUNROE]

First time I ever caught you in a lie, Corey! Yes, way!;-)