Cole Porter Update

Well, if you know pianos then you will know that a C. Bechstein is one of the finest pianos in the world...

and this lovely grand entertained at least 50 people at 

an evening with Cole Porter on Saturday evening!

They laughed, sang, ate and shared stories from 4 - 9 p.m.

The setting was lovely!

I did not get a shot of the house from the front as it was pouring rain but the

house spreads out to the left with beautiful floor to ceiling windows.

The house sits on a nice size river, great spot for swimming in the summer and of course a beautiful deck for entertaining family and friends.

So, what was this all about?

Well, I have been looking at story-telling, 

stories in general and

have been quite fascinated with stories of people that I know

in an older generation that have lived

through some pretty amazing times.

Times that have brought about situations and circumstances that

I think my family and friends may never experience.

And we have been looking at ways of recording these stories....

it has been done before, 

I know...

but I don't think these ever get boring or over-told.

This particular story is about a story-teller that passed away last year

well-known to many.

He travelled the world as a doctor,

worked for years at the Grenfell Mission

and throughout his travels picked up stories of his own and of others

and developed a talent for telling these stories through the accents of the characters he portrayed.

So, we are starting to work on this project with a goal

to share his story and the story of the people around him.

You see the evening with Cole Porter was the first time that this large group

of friends,

spanning in age from 69 to 93

have gotten together since his death.

He was known to entertain,

with grand evenings,
catered events

where he opened his doors to his friends, 

old and new

and treated them to an evening of song and story

I understood they laughed and cried but that at the heart of every

party was him, Bill, the story teller.

I thought I would have better images to share but the weather was terrible,

the lighting was tricky and my little camera did the best it could do....

but I said I would update you 

so I am.

Hopefully, one day soon I will be able to share our mini-documentary with you

but in the mean time I am still reflecting on the memory of these lovely people

coming together to celebrate life!

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