Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers reading. We began the day attending church at First Presbyterian and witnessing an extraordinary piano performance. Our little church has three outstanding pianists. This morning, they performed a medley centered on their time at the keyboard. When a pianist left the piano bench to the right, they moved to the left of the seat and prepared to continue once the next pianist exited. I have never seen anything like it, and the joy of their music filled the sanctuary.

MJ Aaron and Jonathon attended an Arts Festival in the Art Community, where the artists are outstanding. We have been fans of Char Down’s art for many years. The Crew brought home a piece to join the others in our collection. It is inspirational, as is art in general to us. The acquisition of a piece of art from one of our favorite artists made a well-rounded, wonderful Mother’s Day Weekend.

We took a sleigh ride with Jay as Santa very effectively in the early days of this century. What a nice man and a good name. Jay seems to be ageless. The ride we took around the Lowertown Art Community hooked MJ and me. Paducah became a preferred destination for several years. There was a magic in the midst. There still is. We became aficionados and friends.

Art enriches my life. Writing blogs feeds my soul. Paintings are a primary pastime. The piano music this morning was a special experience. Art is the key that opens our hearts to life. Blinders only afford tunnel vision. Art is similar to looking through the old Viewmaster 3D toys we had in my youth. Suddenly, I was transported to a magical, mystical world of possibilities I had not imagined.