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| Marina Hasselberg - 12 September 2025 |
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| Niño 12 September 2025 |
Some of the tedium of living alone and missing my wife was relieved by the presence of a friend, cellist Marina Hasselberg who stayed in my guest room for a week. She is on her way to visit her relatives in Portugal and could not live in her Vancouver apartment as she had rented it out. She texted me if she could rent my room. I told her that I would not charge her and would welcome her company. I further told her that at my age of 83 I am too old to be a dirty old man and that she would be safe.
The oddness of my portrait of Marina Hasselberg is explained here: One Shot Technique
It was most pleasant to experience the warmth of an intelligent 40-year-old woman whom I have known for about 18 years. She did some cooking and we even went to see the play Metamorphosis at the Jericho Arts Centre with her Brazilian partner Milton.
Today, before she left, she practiced her cello using some avant-garde equipment and an amplifier. She would “tape” two pieces, and then playing them back, she would improvise on them. I had a fabulous impromptu concert in my piano room. Marina mentioned that the sound of the room is very good.
After she left, I took my obligatory (but pleasant) walk around the block with Niño. It will be a bit quiet tonight but with Niño and Niña on my bed next to me (and on top of me) I will manage just fine.
