How a guitar student made my day yesterday.
By The Horse
@TheHorse (220116)
Walnut Creek, California
June 17, 2021 11:45am CST
Alee is only 5-years-old, but she is very animated and loves to sing. I've been able to show her a couple of simple chords, but mostly we strum on our guitars (I'm secretly teaching her rhythm) and sing familiar songs, like Mary Had a Little Lamb, the ABC song, and a song I taught her, called The Pirate Song.
She also demands that we play rock 'n roll and so we bang on our guitars, I make up silly lyrics, and we do a little head-banger head nodding.
Yesterday, after our lesson, she generated this work of art while I was telling her parents what I was teaching her. She said it's a picture of herself with me. I asked her if I could keep it and put it in my "refrigerator art museum" (I stole that from an old Sesame Street episode) and she said yes.
She was my first lesson, and it made the rest of a long afternoon go much better. Have any "little things" brightened your day recently?
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@BarBaraPrz (47633)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
17 Jun 21
She must have asked to learn how to play the guitar, rather than having it forced on her.
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@kareng (61231)
• United States
18 Jun 21
She sounds like a doll! And it also sounds like she appreciates music at a very young age. Makes you wonder how far she will go with her talent!! Thanks for sharing her story!
My little thing today was a bloom from a lily that hasn't bloomed yet this year. It was small but very pretty!
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
17 Jun 21
You truly created a connection with Alee.
I'm seeing progress in the part-time work that I have so I'm happy about that.
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
18 Jun 21
@TheHorse lead generation for an auto-home insurance company. It ain't too different from my previous work so I took it.
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@TheHorse (220116)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Jun 21
@allen0187 Do you enjoy it?
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@DaddyEvil (137487)
• United States
17 Jun 21
She sounds like an interesting child...
Pretty and I now have squirrels and bunnies that seem to do part of our morning walks with us. They move along a little way and then wait until we've almost reached them before moving a ways ahead again. It's funny.
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@DaddyEvil (137487)
• United States
18 Jun 21
@TheHorse Hmm... that's entirely possible. It does seem like they stop at interesting things along the way. (Not always interesting to us, but they seem to like them.
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@TheHorse (220116)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Jun 21
@DaddyEvil Life is for learning.
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@wolfgirl569 (107932)
• Marion, Ohio
18 Jun 21
Not this week. The trucks are being needy.
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@wolfgirl569 (107932)
• Marion, Ohio
18 Jun 21
@TheHorse Just did brakes on hubbies and now one of my brakes is hanging up 
As it was smoking when I got home I know everything will need replaced. Told him we are ignoring it for now. I only drive it about once a week.
As it was smoking when I got home I know everything will need replaced. Told him we are ignoring it for now. I only drive it about once a week.1 person likes this
@TheHorse (220116)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Jun 21
@wolfgirl569 Are the pads toast?
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@chiwasaki (4694)
• Philippines
18 Jun 21
I was playing guitar ever since I was in high school. I love bass guitar and the sound it produce. It was my dream to play violin but I have no time for lessons. Take care.
@RasmaSandra (80659)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
18 Jun 21
She is not only a musician but an artist as well, Glad she helps you feel good perhaps she will be a future rock and roller, Nothing much has made my day lately just moving along with the tide,
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@LindaOHio (181320)
• United States
18 Jun 21
What a very special moment for you. My grumpy husband is the one bright light in my existence. He always makes my day.
