Christmas dinner

A Merry Christmas to all of you!

The TV news predicted it would snow on Christmas Eve, but it didn't. It was very warm day instead. BBQ roast chicken and vegetables are now our traditional Christmas dinner. We bought a huge chicken from a farmer's market. The price was a bit expensive than the supermarket, but the taste was great. The chicken was juicy and tender.

My husband was in charge of cooking the roast chicken. I only cut the vegetables and made marinades. Oh, I forgot to tell you. I made foundant chocolate too.

Piano

Playing piano is one of my hobbies.
I started playing piano when I was 4. I suddenly decided to visit my old piano teacher. My teacher is 76 years old now. She is very well and still teaching some students. She used to have 2 Yamaha grand pianos, but she swapped one of them for a Bosendorfer grand piano which is very good quality. 　

She values the auditory training method very much. During the lesson, she would play chords. We had to name the notes and write them down quickly. It was really good aural training.

I usually play the same pieces, but I decided to try to learn some new pieces. I like Chopin, Beethoven and Morzart. Now, I am trying to play "Piano Sonata #8 In C Minor, Op. 13, "Pathétique" - 2. Adagio Cantabile". It is very difficult, but is wonderful piece.