I’ve performed at 32 different retirement communities in the Greater Seattle area, and Quail Park is unique in a good way. Of course, every community is unique, but I’m thinking of Quail Park’s private, hilltop location and its eight different floor plans:

• 2 bedroom/2 bath cottage with garage (1,616 s.f.)
• 2 bedroom/2 bath apartment (787-1,072 s.f.)
• 1 bedroom/1 bath apartment (592-794 s.f.)
• Studio bed/1 bath apartment (411-603 s.f.)
• Private Studio Suite – Studio bed/1 bath (377-399 s.f.)
• Tribute Studio Suite – Studio bed/1 bath (374-469 s.f.)
• Tribute Adjoining Studios – Studio bed /1bath (374 s.f.)
• Adjoining Studios-Lynnwood – Studio bed/1 bath (352-420 s.f.)

For diagrams of the different layouts and to match each floor plan with the four lifestyles (assisted living, enhanced assisted living, independent living, and memory care), please see the website, http://www.livingcarelifestyles.com/quail-park-lynnwood.

So, it was a privilege to perform for the residents in their beautiful auditorium on 12 November, one day after Veterans Day. In my VFW uniform, I performed my one-hour trumpet show, “I Stand for the Flag.” As usual, I used my five horns to play about two dozen patriotic marches, songs, and bugle calls. I love to match each instrument—trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn, bugle, and pocket trumpet—to the character and mood of each different piece.

This is my second performance at Quail Park. The first was on 22 December 2019, before the Covid pandemic. I presented my Christmas show, entitled “Things Remembered.” In addition to these two, I have four other different shows. I look forward to returning in 2025, God willing. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!