by Christine | Oct 25, 2015 | Welcome Column
I still enjoy getting a personal letter or greeting card in the mail, don’t you? Sadly, it seems like letter writing is a lost art. With today’s technology, we may tap in a quick text message or at best, type up an email. Some of us who have smart phones may just...
by Christine | May 22, 2016 | Welcome Column
(Editor’s Note–Nancy talks a little surrendering to the fest in a piece from ’14. RC) “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...
by Christine | Feb 21, 2014 | 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 | Jun 7, 2011 | Welcome Column
We’re getting ready to have another yard sale. Before our last couple of yard sales, Henry has suggested, “Why don’t you sell the Framus guitar?” His reasoning is sound: It’s ugly, sounds awful, and I will never play it. I tell him, “I can’t sell it. Herman gave it to...
by Christine | Aug 8, 2013 | Welcome Column
We’re getting ready to have another yard sale. Before our last couple of yard sales, Henry has suggested, “Why don’t you sell the Framus guitar?” His reasoning is sound: It’s ugly, sounds awful, and I will never play it. I tell him, “I can’t sell it. Herman gave it to...
by Christine | Feb 7, 2013 | Welcome Column
Life’s darn near normal again. Starting the new year and getting past the short dark winter days is working wonders for my moods. I’m at 45 work days and counting until retirement. Daylight is lasting to 5:45 or 6:00 and getting longer everyday. The sun is shining...
by Christine | Apr 27, 2019 | Welcome Column
“There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it is going to be a butterfly.” I don’t know who said this, but I can’t debate it.I am making and taking a broad swipe of a subject this month. That subject is life. Life itself is an enigma; an imagined reality. Or is...
by Christine | Sep 22, 2008 | Welcome Column
Dear friends, Ouch! It’s Fall. Sigh… Hail to thee, bluegrass fans. Many of us are crawling unwillingly back into the lives we live to live the life we love. We work a hundreds days to get four days of the joyous and worthy blessing of the music and...
by Christine | Aug 28, 2009 | Welcome Column
Thanks for taking a few minutes to read my debut Welcome Column. When Rick Cornish mentioned that he needed to fill this last available slot, I volunteered in the hope that I could hopefully contribute something moderately interesting about my life as a professional...
by Christine | Dec 13, 2017 | Welcome Column
There was a recent column by Ted Lehman about comedy in bluegrass, and it got me thinking about humor in general. At any given time on your life, you could be faced with very tough times and wonder how you can go on. Depending on your frame of mind, small problems may...
