by Christine | Jan 1, 2020 | Welcome Column
This is my first Welcome Column of 2020 – Happy new year!. Traditionally, I should say something important, pithy and clever about the milestone. But what pops into my head to say (my 61-year-old-head) is different than what my pop into your head, especially if...
by Christine | Dec 31, 2014 | Welcome Column
Three great things about 2014: I got to be the Welcome Columnist for the day before Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s! Our notion of when a year begins or ends is arbitrary, of course. There’s nothing global or astronomically significant about...
by Christine | Nov 29, 2019 | Welcome Column
There’s much I like about my volunteer jobs for the CBA; probably my single favorite derives from my web master’s job, since each holiday I get to write a greeting from the California Bluegrass Association to, well, the entire world. A big responsibility...
by Christine | Mar 24, 2013 | Welcome Column
“When the springtime comes on the mountain, and the wildflowers scatter o’er the plains, I will watch for the leaves to return to the trees, and I’ll be waiting when the springtime comes again.” Last summer and fall I did some landscaping in our backyard. Everything...
by Christine | Dec 1, 2013 | Welcome Column
9-1. That was the score Friday afternoon as the Cuzzies beat the Ol’ Aunties and Uncles at our post Thanksgiving whiffle ball game at the park. We had 23 family members over for dinner Thanksgiving Day. I had never cooked for that many before. After two turkeys, a...
