Three file boxes full of Messiah scores are stacked beside the chair where I sit to put on my boots. Today’s fun challenge will be returning them to the choir library, which entails two flights of stairs and several locked doors.

A file box of “Messiah” scores is brutally heavy, so I drafted Brad the Bass to help. I’m learning.

We’re heading into our third day of thaw temperatures and occasional bouts of rain. By Thursday we’ll be at -10°C. Phooey.