…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 [...]
Since June 3rd, I have been immersed in the eight-shows-a-week routine with my former employer, the national touring company of “The Phantom of the Opera”, currently playing in Sacramento. I am playing as a horn sub to fill in for the final half of the run, sixteen shows in a row without a day off.
The [...]
Summer weather arrived a month early, as though a switch suddenly flicked on. This happened a couple days ago and the high temperatures are expected to continue through the weekend.
It is not often that the West Coast has the highest temperatures in the country; Arizona, Texas, Florida and parts of the Midwest usually have us [...]
A week ago, at least a dozen pine trees were cut down in our yard. D. and M. left the debris scattered all over the meadow, for James and me to clean up later.
Since the burn season officially ends on May 1st — after which it is necessary to get a permit — we decided [...]
We invited our dear friends L. & D. to come up from Nevada City to visit us on the land today. D. promised to bring along not only his chainsaw, but also a close friend who also has an even better chainsaw and truly enjoys doing forest-work and is apparently an expert at it.
This was [...]
I was just starting to tune my harp this morning when James called out to me:
“Would you please come out here to watch me while I use the chainsaw for the first time?”
Ever since we moved out to The Woods last summer, we’ve discussed cutting down some of the small pine trees which surround the [...]
Spring is in its early stages up here In The Woods.
On my way to the Post Office this afternoon to mail off my taxes, I saw a few daffodils nodding their cheery yellow heads in a front yard on the main street.
The buds are appearing on the trees, but nothing is in full leaf yet. [...]
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 [...]
Thanks, Catherine, for tagging me with this meme.
4×4
Four Jobs I have Had
Four Shows I have been to
Four Cars I have had
Four favorite Foods
It was fun to write about these things, which brought back lots of memories. I hope that it’s reasonably interesting to read.
Four Jobs I have Had
The first job I ever had was at [...]
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