Songworms on My Mind

Songworms on My Mind Sometimes I am haunted by songworms. Have you ever had a song stuck in your head for hours or days on end? I have a close musical compadre’ who has coined the word “songworm” for this phenomenon. Some researchers use the term...

Musical Adventures of 2016

Thank You, 2016! I sure had a wild ride of musical adventures in 2016. I’m very grateful that I retired in 2015. It has given me a lot more time to do what I love. Here’s how the year unfolded, month by month. JANUARY Wrote Bless the Journey Now, a new...

Gratitude

This week, I thought it would be a good idea to celebrate gratitude with a song written by one of my favorite children’s songwriters/performers, Raffi. It’s called Thanks a Lot. I appreciate the meditative quality to the singing and guitar playing....

Meadowlark Goes to the New Co-op

“In mid-October, I took Meadowlark to the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new location of the Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op (SNFC) at 2820 ‘R’ Street. For information on the new store, click here. I’ve been an active SNFC member over 35 years...

Thread of Change

A Change of Shirt I’ve known about Burning Man, an annual event that takes place in the Nevada desert north of Reno, for a number of years. I even know a few ‘burners.’ It looks like quite a party and a celebration, even if it’s smaller than...