by Christine | Jun 1, 2013 | Welcome Column
Last Tuesday, the San Jose Sharks lost 2-1 in a hard fought game 7 to the Kings to be eliminated in the 2nd round of the NHL Playoffs. This is not a surprise, but what is a surprise is how well the Bay Area teams as a whole are performing this year. Except for minor...
by Christine | Oct 24, 2012 | Welcome Column
Last Sunday morning we had installed eleven new leaders of our California Bluegrass Association. I know all eleven very well and I believe they’re a good bunch; each one of them, I’m convinced, has the brains and the commitment and the wherewithal to lead our...
by Christine | Mar 16, 2016 | Welcome Column
Have you ever watched a big flock of birds, like blackbirds or starlings? One minute, the flock is an amorphous cloud of black wings, with no apparent shared interest or motives. Then, all of a sudden, something miraculous happens – the whole cloud seems to...
by Christine | Nov 14, 2018 | Welcome Column
Have you ever watched a big flock of birds, like blackbirds or starlings? One minute, the flock is an amorphous cloud of black wings, with no apparent shared interest or motives. Then, all of a sudden, something miraculous happens – the whole cloud seems to...
by Christine | Jun 18, 2020 | Welcome Column
I often reflect on how our lives in music, as in so much else, are affected by things that happen out of the blue. When I was a college student I was unexpectedly invited to a jam session which I decided not to go to because I didn’t think I was good enough. But the...
