May 30, 2013
Tags: Brian Tate, Center House Theater, Hold Me Rock Me, Northwest Folk Life Festival, Sungold tomatoes, Swanson's Nursery, The OK Chorale
As I write I have my nose in three Sungold tomato plants. When I finish this post I’ll put them out for a day of hardening off. They are emblematic of the journey I take every quarter with The OK Chorale. If you’re new here, the Chorale is a community choir I started in 1992. Read the Rest…
May 20, 2013
Tags: Carnaval, Fred Kronacher, Musical Experiences, Schumann, Sherman and Clay
Nina(rhymes with Dinah) and I went to a piano concert on Saturday evening. “I am so looking forward to the couch,” I said as we set off. “So am I.” Nina said. We headed downtown to Sherman and Clay to hear Fred Kronacher. It’s something we do three times a year. The first two concerts Read the Rest…
May 12, 2013
Tags: Against Wind and Tide, Anne Morrow LIndbergh, Charles A Lindbergh, Mother's Day, Next Day Hill
I discovered Anne Morrow Lindbergh’s writing when I was 18. Her Diaries and Letters from the years 1922-1945 were beginning to come out in print and I read all five volumes. (Bring Me a Unicorn, Hour of Gold Hour of Lead, Locked Rooms and Open Doors, The Flower and the Nettle, War Within and Without.) Read the Rest…