Today Ashton and I went on a field trip to the Rose Garden Park in San Jose because the Silicon Valley Fiddlers Association was holding a jam. Eager for some fiddle music and sunshine, I parked a lawn chair under a shady tree and tried to get Ashton interested in the music. He didn’t complain, but was more interested in watching the people at the birthday party in the next picnic site. Still, I’m trying to get him accustomed to this type of music so that he doesn’t squawk too much when I start taking lessons and practicing.