…not “that cigarette”, as the lyrics go — but smoke from numerous fires currently raging throughout Northern California.
The local paper advises that outdoor activity should be avoided today because of heavy smoke from fires surrounding Nevada County.
The news article went on to say that if you can see and smell smoke, you are most likely [...]
On Saturday afternoon, ominous black clouds filled the sky over the Nevada County Fairgrounds where James and I are staying in our Airstream trailer.
We are currently being hosted by the Fairgrounds management; the summer music festival is going on right here. It’s a much more convenient commute than from our place in The Woods. In [...]
Lately, I have been busy making music rather than making words.
Last week I spent in the San Francisco Bay area, playing a very challenging concert set with Symphony Silicon Valley. The program: Copland “Appalachian Spring”, Vaughan-Williams “Tuba Concerto”, Richard Strauss “Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks” and “Rosenkavalier Suite”.
This ambitious program was demanding for all the instruments [...]
Late last night, the patter of rain on our tin roof changed to the sizzle and plop of snow, as we had hoped.
James threw one last log on the fire in the Franklin stove as we went to bed, burrowing under the layers of quilts and blankets, greeting the immediate warmth of flannel sheets.
A few [...]
Okay, this is a shameless plug. My cat Rupert has been bugging me BIG TIME to help him update his blog lately, so since I am merely his Keeper, I have complied. (Have you ever taken dictation from a cat? It’s a challenge!)
Not only that, he insists that I remind my blog readers about his [...]
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