by Christine | Jun 8, 2019 | Welcome Column
Well, it’s happened again. We’ve waited and waited and waited, mostly patiently, and it’s finally time to head back to Grass Valley, this time for our 44th Anniversary. We’re mostly shutting down here at cbaweb.org for the duration.Come join us...
by Christine | Mar 25, 2016 | Welcome Column
March is THE month for fiddlers because of one single day. Yes, I’m talking about St. Patrick’s Day. Ah, dear old St. Patrick, where would we be without you? Not only did you clear the snakes from Ireland and bring christianity to that lovely green place, but you also...
by Christine | Apr 20, 2015 | Welcome Column
One of my favorite things to do in the spring is to drive down interstate 5 and take the exit at Patterson. Going east on J17 is a little tricky because you have to negotiate a left, right turn to get where you want to go. But it’s worth it because you pass through an...
by Christine | Apr 27, 2011 | Welcome Column
Mark Twain is supposed to have said “Everyone talks about the weather, but no one ever does anything about it.” The same is often true about a lot of things that folks like to talk about. But unlike the weather, there are a great many things we can influence, but...
by Christine | Nov 20, 2007 | Welcome Column
Last Fathers Day my youngest son, Peter, presented me with a big, neatly gift wrapped box, bow on top, chalk full of East Indian cooking supplies. He knows I enjoy cooking Indian food and knows there are no Indian grocery stores up here in the hinterland, so young...
by Christine | Jul 5, 2017 | Welcome Column
I remember as a lad, getting up on Thanksgiving morning and watching the parade in New York City. The big floats, and those giant balloons, and oddball things like baton-twirling troupes and the like – it was quite a spectacle. Over the years, though, the parade...
by Christine | Apr 9, 2011 | Welcome Column
Paraprosdokian sentences are based on a figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected in a way that causes the reader (or listener) to reinterpret or re-frame the first part. Paraprosdokian is from the Greek meaning...
by Christine | Feb 9, 2018 | Welcome Column
Paraprosdokian sentences are based on a figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected in a way that causes the reader (or listener) to reinterpret or re-frame the first part. Paraprosdokian is from the Greek meaning...
by Christine | May 25, 2015 | Welcome Column
Driving up the I-5 to Parkfield, the drought conditions along the way were so evident. When we arrived on Wednesday, there were already a few campers set up along with many festival volunteers running around preparing for the festival on Thursday. There was also some...
by Christine | May 16, 2008 | Welcome Column
My dad used to have a saying. Ricky, he would say, when a fella’s got a new hammer, everything looks like a nail. At Parkfield I was the fella and my new I=Phone, with built in camera, was the hammer. Here are my Parkfield photos, with a little stream of consciousness...
