earlier this year (2023), I started playing flute after 6 years away...

illustration: a flute inside an open case, sat on top of a copy of abracadabra flute, the cover largely obscured.

it was surprising how much I remembered, though I had to learn to read music again.

unsurprisingly, my flute needed a service.. but after I got it back, it played wonderfully.

illustration: a cube-headed guy in a jumper trying to play a flute, wondering why his Bb sounds like an A.