Dear Family and Friends,

What a year 2020 has been! We hope this finds each of you in good health and doing well as the year comes to a close.

Lyrea began the year with a memorable study trip to Seattle which included visits to Chihuly Glass and the Seattle Symphony. Lyrea is pictured here backstage with dear friend Julie Brommerich, and long-time friend Noah Geller who is Seattle’s Concertmaster and First Chair Violinist.

Early in 2020, Randahl formed a wonderful new musical duo with a talented young artist, Abbie Gale Lehman. But they only got to do a “one-night stand” in Wisconsin Dells on Feb 29 before everything changed. You can still check them out though on Facebook@lumenusmusic.

In addition to the onset of the pandemic, March brought us the loss of our dear beloved canine friend, Shambhu. It was a hard time for us.

The initial “Safer at Home” period was used to get things started for our gardens, and delve into lots of technology that was new for us. Lyrea eventually began teaching yoga classes and facilitating retreats via Zoom.

One of the highlights in May was this newborn fawn who nestled in not far from our door. Also, starting in May, Lyrea and a group of her T’ai Chi students were able to practice T’ai Chi socially distanced outdoors. It felt like a great reprieve for all involved. Similarly as summer turned into fall, we also did some outdoor musical gatherings.

Early June brought us a new addition to the family, a 6 month old Siberian Husky we call Sukha. He has been quite a handful but is slowly settling in to his name, which a means a steady kind of happiness. It is the steady part that has taken awhile to click in!

Krittivasa sleeps more these days but continues to be spunky, and Sukha has learned to respect him.

As we bring this year-end letter to a close, we again want to say that we are so blessed by your presence in our lives. We are sending heartfelt wishes for the best of health for each of you, and a deep peace in your hearts.

With much love to each of you,

Randahl and Lyrea