by Christine | Jul 24, 2011 | Welcome Column
Have you ever noticed that some of the most pleasant and fun experiences you’ve had were those that just “happened?” They weren’t planned, but the circumstances were just right, there was the right combination of people, the timing was perfect, weather was great,...
by Christine | Mar 17, 2009 | Welcome Column
We all want to be liked. It’s in our human make up, in our genes. And I think if you had to identify a category of people by whom we’d all like to be liked, it would have to be in-laws. And more importantly, mothers-in-law and fathers-in-law. And for we men, MOST...
by Christine | Jan 5, 2017 | Welcome Column
Made it, I’m done until next year! Only had to play those dang christmas songs four or five times this year. I had 4 gigs in December before Christmas, all with different players. These aren’t bands just groups of musicians playing “casuals”, as my...
by Christine | Oct 7, 2010 | Welcome Column
“Run to the rock and hide your face; The rock cried out “No hiding place!” One of the few advantages I’ve found to living in the country is that I can step outside my door in the morning, before I’ve had a chance to comb my hair and put on my face, with no...
by Christine | Jan 26, 2018 | Welcome Column
GRANDMA IN FLORENCEOne day my son asked if he had dreamedthe Italian portrait of his great-grandmotherpeeling from the wall of the small museum that Florentine Summer of his sixth yearwhen we sped through Italy in hot July,five in our family in a Volkswagen car.It was...