The Thing

Well, I did it. 

I bundled up my beautiful beloved viola, a very fancy bow and a scrappy old cracked 17th century instrument and took 'em to a big old fancy violin shop out of town and signed consignment papers to sell them.  

I never imagined this day, but the truth it's time for that giant golden beauty of an instrument to make music again, for someone to fall in love with her for her voluptuous voice, despite the fact shes too damn big and unmanageable for most anyone to play long term. It was an irrational love affair from the start and everyone told me not to do it. Guess that's the thing about love. And if I had it to all over again, I would choose her in a heartbeat.