by Christine | Sep 3, 2012 | Welcome Column
Good morning from Whiskey Creek, where in an hour or so I’m begin day three of work on repairing the main water line from our pump to our house. My gosh, time flies. Old timers to cbaontheweb.org will remember that back in ancient times there was only one writer of...
by Christine | Apr 17, 2020 | Welcome Column
If you’re looking for some quarantine-appropriate music, look no further. Here are 40 tunes to bring you down, lift you up, remind you of better days, but also of brighter days ahead. There’s mostly bluegrass, but a bit of country, because if you’re like me, you think...
by Christine | Jan 30, 2015 | Welcome Column
Item 1: There’s a multicolored vehicle running around our friendly town of Turlock. The guy who owns it apparently is in the pest exterminating business. The motto on his truck says, Just Say “No!” to Bugs. Item 2: I received three calls last week from a gentleman...
by Christine | Nov 9, 2009 | Welcome Column
Bruce M. Long, a CBA member and longtime enthusiast of Bluegrass music will begin taking over as the new manager of The Darrell Johnston Kids Instrument Lending Library beginning November 2, 2009. Bruce lives in Roseville, Calif. and his e-mail address for the kids...
by Christine | Nov 23, 2011 | Welcome Column
Oh, who cares about the day BEFORE Thanksgiving? This poem is about Thanksgiving DAY! The Day Of Thanksgiving Twas the day of Thanksgiving and all through the place, The aromas of cooking are caressing my face The bird’s in the oven, awaiting a basting While the gravy...
by Christine | Aug 7, 2012 | Welcome Column
It’s mid-Winter in Australia. In our part of the country, the south-east corner, the snow caps our mountains down to 3,000 feet; frosts are frequent and, as always in Australia, rain hoped for. If we lived, or traveled to, South-east Queensland next week-end, we would...
