Adventures, we've had a few.

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And now she is fifteen.
As I mentioned, we saw Yo-Yo Ma with the Silk Road Ensemble last weekend. What I didn't mention is that we saw the National Theatre of Scotland's Black Watch earlier that same day. Profound and poignant, it has not been far from our thoughts since, particularly Davey Anderson's haunting musical arrangements.

Late last week, we visited Cantigny, where we particularly enjoyed trailing behind two seasoned docents' school tours of the First Division Museum and visiting the Robert R. McCormick Museum.

Over the weekend, between piano lessons and music practice and birthday cake and leaf-raking we squeezed a swim meet. Both Misses swim senior now, so they are on the same free relay team, which is a joy for us to watch.

This week, we're looking forward to a trip to the Field Museum and the well-reviewed Elektra at the Lyric, and in early November, Miss M-mv(i)'s first violin recital (Miss M-mv(ii) will accompany her on piano) and Mary Zimmerman's Metamorphoses at the Lookingglass.

The Misses at Cantigny.
In other news, the Misses joined the ranks of the employed last month: Miss M-mv(i) has a gig lifeguarding for the community swim program one day a week, and Miss M-mv(ii) is a substitute swim instructor in the same program. They are also serving as volunteer coaches for the swim team again, as they did the previous two winter seasons.