[Quiet Man Cometh]

My sister played the clarinet. We both took band lessons with a family friend in elementary school. The clarinet was my dad's originally. I opted for flute, but when my health went sour I had to haev hemodialysis, which meant a big vein in my left arm. I had to quit playing the flute I couldn't bend my arm the way I needed to anymore. I got the vein removed some years ago now, and my old band teacher managed to track down a new flute for me since we gave my old one back (we hadn't purchased it yet). I got the money for a birthday gift a few years ago. I've found it fairly easy to get back into playing it.

Maybe I can con my sister into picking up her clarinet again and we can do some mini duets. Most of the people in my family are guitar players. I tried guitar when I had to quit the flute, but I never liked it as much.