Yesterday, the first day of summer, has ushered in a week or two of what used to be called dog-days, with 100+ heat indices, but I think I’m one of those people who would still choose that over the sub-freezing days of winter. The garden seems to love the full sun, provided we water it […]

After my travels (see last entry), I was pretty much exhausted for days but am feeling back to normal now and am already beginning to “pre-compose” my next piece. I can’t really define what that means! But it involves quieting my mind and feeling the musical mood I’m after, and just waiting any number of […]