Friday, February 12, 2016



                                                  
Dear Miss Blue,
Your letter brought back memories of my friend Antoinette, playing her Ukulele on the stage of our school.  It is an unusual instrument and was never accepted as part of the major Symphony Orchestras of the time.  Antoinette was heartbroken when she found this out, Miss Blue.  She had practiced every day after school and everyone around just loved hearing her tunes and she had hoped to play for very important persons. I felt her sorrow.  I always stopped whatever I was doing to stand beside her and tap my foot to the rhythm. Everyone shouted out More,More, so Antoinette played the song that made the Ukulele famous in the 1920's "Under the Ukulele Tree." We children loved to play the record on our Victrola. Little Fronzie and her Ukulele makes me wish I had a Ukulele these days. We would harmonize "Under the Ukulele Tree."
It is true, Miss Blue, that dogs are very musical and that is why they howl sometimes.  Little Fronzie and her Ukulele just made Wolfgang so happy he had to howl!
Love from your friend Pearl