by Christine | Feb 27, 2011 | Welcome Column
I began my spring cleaning quite a few weeks back. As I was going through the house, room by room, sorting, editing, polishing and dusting, it occurred to me that I have an awful lot of stuff that has no earthly purpose but to sit on the shelf or hang on the wall to...
by Christine | Oct 18, 2009 | Welcome Column
I was planning on going to the Fall campout this year, looking forward to it, waiting for it, anticipating it for the past 5 months. Instead of putting my camping gear in the shed after the Father’s Day Festival last June, I left it in the garage ready to load in the...
by Christine | Aug 21, 2010 | Welcome Column
Hello from our little slice of heaven here on Whiskey Creek. Our local web site, mymotherlode.com, has promised us a very livable 96 degrees today and I’m feeling very thankful. 2010 has been far and away the coolest summer we’ve had here in Jamestown since we arrived...
by Christine | Feb 2, 2015 | Welcome Column
(Editor’s Note—Yes, we had one once upon a time. Eleven years ago to be exact. His name was Kyle Abbott, he was a teenager…a YOUNG teenager…and his monthly column opened up wide the eyes of a certain segment of the northern California bluegrass community who were…this...
by Christine | Apr 10, 2004 | Welcome Column
Hi there! Well, I see no need for further introduction… As you may know, the fine folks at Family Tradition HQ (including yours truly) try to encourage beginners to play music (or at least an instrument) whether they like it or not. This guide will help you choose...
by Christine | Jul 24, 2013 | Welcome Column
Some folks wake up exuding confidence and keep on exudin’ all day long. I have days like that, I guess, but it’s not every day. If you have a normally upbeat outlook, it doesn’t take too much to get you feeling like you’ve got it made. Just a few affirmations of your...
