With my performance of “Happy Songs Only!” on 19 March at The Creekside, I’ve now penetrated Woodinville for the first time—it’s No. 1 for me in that city! And on my list of retirement communities in the Greater Seattle area where I’ve performed, it’s No. 41.

When I arrived, I was ushered into an intimate room for the show, “Happy Songs Only!” It consists of 26 spirit-lifting songs. And these two songs are good samples of the repertoire of this show: “Keep on the Sunny Side of Life” (1899, written during the recession) and “Cheek to Cheek” (1935, written during the Great Depression). People sang along or hummed the tunes. For this show, I used only four of my five horns: trumpet, pocket trumpet, cornet and flugelhorn. What a lively audience! They interacted with me and each other. That is so fun.

The lifestyle choices at The Creekside are independent living and short-term stays. For details, including floor plans and prices, please see Downtown Woodinville, WA Senior Living | The Creekside.

The Creekside is an MBK Senior Living community (please see MBK Senior Living | Senior Living). MBK has communities at six locations in Washington: Woodinville, Bellevue, Mercer Island, Seattle, Mountlake Terrace, and Olympia. In total, there are 38 MBK communities in Washington, Oregon, California, Arizona, Utah, and Colorado.

Photos are courtesy of The Creekside. Please click on any photo to enlarge it.