by Christine | Sep 30, 2012 | Welcome Column
This week is totally crazy for me. Fortunately, I only had two work days scheduled. On Friday I have to pack up the car (or truck if the stuff doesn’t all fit) and head down the road for the Kings River Festival. It’s more than a four hour drive from my...
by Christine | Jul 23, 2010 | Welcome Column
This is the time of year that I find myself making my annual pilgrimage to South Plains College in Levelland, Texas for Camp Bluegrass. Now in its 24th year, Camp Bluegrass was created by guitarist and mandolin player Joe Carr, Joe’s wife Paula and banjo picker...
by Christine | Jul 31, 2012 | Welcome Column
Good fifth Monday morning of the month from here at Whiskey Creek, where the only thing wet about the creek is its name. By the end of November, if we’re lucky, it will begin to dribble, but by most mid-January’s the creek will roar and continue to do so till late...
by Christine | Oct 21, 2020 | Welcome Column
I can’t say why, but it seems like I’ve been seeing a lot of butterflies these past few weeks. I would think that’s a spring thing, but clearly autumn is OK with them, too. I’ve seen some Monarchs, which I had heard were greatly reduced in numbers due to destruction...
by Christine | May 21, 2018 | Welcome Column
I was reunited with a wonderful old friend at the Spring Campout in Turlock last month, the first Bluegrass instrument I ever bought. It was such a pleasure to once again hold in my hands and play the very instrument I had learned to play Bluegrass music on. My old...
by Christine | Jun 20, 2013 | Welcome Column
Well I guess Marcos, Jeanie, JD and Allan got together and unofficially declared June to be train theme month for the welcome column. I have always loved trains so here’s my obligatory train column. Sort of a Hooked on Trains column that I know few will read...
