On Tuesday, I headed downtown to the One Of A Kind Christmas Show in Toronto, and I’m so glad I did. There was so much to see, lots of tastings (the ‘mini’ Cheese Cake Lady had the best treats) and the unique display of goodies, rows upon rows, a definite feast for the eyes.

For me, being able to meet with Tat, owner of Stanley and Stanley harps was educational and fun. It’s been a long time coming to find a second harp, one I could call my working harp and small enough to take with me, visiting clients interested in therapeutic harp music.

Tat was amazing!!!  He let me play any and all the harps available at the show. However, I clearly had my heart set on either the 22 string Gwendolyn or the Florence 26 string harp, their popular Canadian made (yeah!!!) Therapy harp.

Regrettably, the Florence therapy harp was gone, sold to a customer earlier in the week. All was not lost, I did play the model up from the Florence called Anne, but it really wasn’t what I was looking for.

Instead, I sat on the chair off to the side and played around with the Gwendolyn for some time before deciding to make the purchase.  Got a great deal (harp and case) but more importantly, after coming home and spending time tuning and playing the harp, it just felt right.  I really love the sound of this bright, well balanced (tone/sound) small harp.

It’s true what they say, good things really do come in small packages.