St. Pancras and King's Cross Stations

King's Cross and St. Pancras Stations are right beside each other. They were built by competing railway companies. 

Most of these pictures are at St. Pancras Station. 

The high speed trains leave from St. Pancras and I wanted to see them. 

I even got to play the piano inside the station. 

King's Cross Station

Here I am standing outside King's Cross with a view of St. Pancras behind me. 

The Music Stores!

The highlight of my time in London was the time spent in the Music Stores. 

On Denmark Street there are about a dozen music stores!

There is an almost endless selection of music shops.

Foyles, is just around the corner from Denmark Street, and they have music for almost any instrument you can think of!
And, Dad got Mom books about Caribbean History too!

I had a great time looking through their selections of organ music. 

I bought so many new scores. I can't wait to try them all out. 

Short Tour of London

I took all of these pictures but somehow my settings were a bit off at first.
My shutter speed was way too long for this picture - making the taxi look transparent.

In Trafalgar Square

On the River Thames - a view of the London Eye

Parliament Buildings

Charring Cross Station

Statue of Mary Seacole, the Jamaican nurse who took care of soldiers during the Crimean War. 

Westminster Abbey

St. James' Park

Changing of the Horse Guard

Buckingham Palace

The Shard

Street Scene

London Tower

Another view of The Shard

Tower Bridge

We decided to spend our time doing some overall sightseeing instead of doing in-depth tours. We only had a very short time in London and I really wanted to spend some quality time in the music stores. 

Went to London!

Dad and I went to London, England over the New Year.

Our flight was delayed but we got there safely. 

We took these pics the first night we were there. 

Carol of the Bells

I just found this video online... It is from the Kingsway Conservatory of Music's 2015 Christmas Concert. 

I love this arrangement of Carol of the Bells by Marshall Fine. 

I'm in the viola section, in the light blue shirt. 

Merry Christmas!

Christmas Eve Eve at Black Creek Pioneer Village

Merry Christmas!

Dad and I spent Christmas Eve Eve (Dec 23rd) at Black Creek Pioneer Village. It was the first time we have gone in the snow. We took the fancy new subway to the new Pioneer Village Station and then walked from the station to BCPV. It took about 10 minutes but there is a bus that passes the Village. If it weren't for the new subway stop, we wouldn't have gone in the winter.

Here are some pictures from our trip.

I hope you are having a wonderful, peaceful Christmas!

My hair

The last time I cut my hair was about 2 years ago.... I was about to start a Summer Dance Intensive and I wanted to make it easier for me to manage. When I realized that I was giving up music and even my hair for dance, I changed my mind, and stopped. I am a musician, and I am a musician with an Afro!

In choir practice, when my hair was in the usual Afro-ponytail, another chorister told me that my hair was blocking his music. At first, I didn't know how to react and I meekly suggested doing something different with my hair. The more I think about it, the more it upsets me.

Why should my hair be a problem for someone else?

If I were female, he wouldn't have said anything.
If I had straight hair, he wouldn't have said anything.
If I were older, he wouldn't have said anything.

I should have gone back with my hair out in all its glory!

My hair is a part of my body, and I should be accepted just the way I am.