November’s Kids Open Stage at Full of Beans Roastery welcomed 5-year-old Sheba and her mom. Sheba came to try a ukulele!

We also welcomed Eduardo Lima, a friendly father and well-travelled photographer, sent by Metroland for the Parkdale Villager to take photos of Kids Open Stage! (www.eduardolima.ca)

Eduardo took beautiful photos, including this one of Sheba learning to play her first “C” chord on the ukulele. She was strumming all of the strings, just like a pro – with a solid, rockin’ rhythm!

If you’d like to sing along with this photo, we were playing ‘There were 5 in the Bed, and the little one said…’

Here is my photo of Eduardo taking a photo of Jasper singing ‘Take Me Home, Country Roads’. I’m happy that my boy loves country music as much as I do!

And here is Eduardo’s completely gorgeous photograph of Jasper singing ‘Annie’s Song’.

Our audience this month was patient, but sort of stuffy. (And very cute…)

For the grand finale ~ which was also sweetly captured by Eduardo ~ Jasper and I sang ‘We Go Together’ (a clever country song, sung by George Jones & Tammy Wynette).

“We go together like the moon and June
Just like the fork needs a spoon
Just like the song that needs a tune
We go together”

Many thanks to Eduardo for his excellent photos, interesting stories, and all-around kindness. I hope to see him and his family at an upcoming Kids Open Stage!

And I am most grateful to Sheba & her mom for venturing out on a cold day to sing a song about being in bed! (It appears that our kids’ strum circle plans might be even more fun than we imagine!)

I’m looking forward to both of December’s Kids Open Stages, with carolling and costumes:

Saturday, December 20, 2-4pm
Full of Beans Roastery

Sunday, December 21, 4-6pm
Ellington’s Music & Café

Bring your little loved ones
And I’ll bring mine

😀

Maia Waern
December 2, 2014