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“The Music Men” by Margaret Hindle Hazen and Robert M. Hazen. More research. This book covers the band movement (mostly brass bands) in the US from 1800 to roughly WWI. It explains a lot why the actual band I play in is the way it is today – the repertoire we play is geriatric, the places we play are mostly seniors’ residences, the band keeps getting older. It didn’t go that much into why the “golden age” of bands ended, but it totally suited my needs. The band in my novel is at the right time, but I need to find a way to motivate there being women/girls in it, as most bands at the time were male, some few were female, very few were mixed gender.  “Dreamquest” by Elizabeth Knox. The ending of book 1 was quite unsatisfying. This volume wouldn’t have stood alone, either. At the same time, it was probably good to read something else in between, just because all that re-explaining exposition at the beginning wasn’t so awful this way. I quite liked the resolution. “The Wind-up Bird

1st draft “Water Leopard”. 22,000 words? Editing "Food Insecurity". I might not actually have worked on this. December quickly descended into desperately knitting gifts. "Lucky Kate”. I’ve got some notes. “Clairvology”. Research mostly. "Milo". There wasn’t much to this actually, and while I remember what I was trying to do, this story doesn’t do it. Yet. The second draft will be closer, at least. I've got some notes. Connecting Apparently I don't do this anymore Circulating 2 Knitting Rust Damask Jacket (Takle & Kolstadt). Started one sleeve, worked on the body a bit. Hoodie (Norah Gaughan VK S/S 2005). After starting and frogging the hood maybe six times, the sleeves seemed like a better travel project. Finished one. Then went back to the front and finished the right hood and right front, and I’m maybe 8 rows from the left hood. Also started the second sleeve. Gift item #5.  Finished. Gift item #6