We are deep into the process of Thanksgiving planning, which is always a pleasure. It’s my favorite holiday, by a wide margin – there’s simply no greater pleasure than cooking for and eating with people I love. It’s a day…
Nov 15 2019
Nov 9 2019
Picking up the pencil
This past Wednesday night, my friend Mary Elise invited me to a Shawn Colvin and Mary Chapin Carpenter concert. I accepted, with great enthusiasm, and it was wonderful; although I have to admit that they are both musicians who I’ve…
Oct 26 2019
Tricky Treats
It's my first Halloween in my new urban neighborhood, and signs of the holiday are everywhere.
I couldn't be more pleased. I adore Halloween; I always have. I love the goofy exuberance of it all: the creativity of the costumes…
Oct 4 2019
Reader Comments
The audience for my blog and my songs is not large; mostly family and friends. Please know that I am grateful for every person who bothers to read or listen. I am particularly grateful for the folks who take time…
Sep 14 2019
Operating Instructions
I am a moderately tech-savvy middle-aged person. I don't write code or anything; but I am pretty good at finding my way around both software and hardware. I've served as family tech support for many years. Last month I installed…
Sep 1 2019
Rhapsody on Hold
A new music video to start the school year!
Featuring Sheree Galpert, and the voices of Holly Kania, Mimi Rutledge, Emily Miller and yours truly. Steve Ansolabehere served as literary consultant. Special thanks to Rick Travers, the Boston Public Library…
Aug 24 2019
Make American Great Again
It was not an auspicious way to start a weekend.
I had just finished a tiring week of out-of-town work and I headed to the airport for what was to be an arduous trip home: first flight from New Orleans…
Aug 2 2019
Urban Me
Before I moved into the city, I had a garden. It was not a large garden by suburban standards: 150 sq ft of vegetables, maybe 50 sq ft of herbs, some perennial beds. I gardened it intensely, obsessively. I grew…
Jul 20 2019
The Things We Bring
Once upon a time, I had a lot of paper clips. Sooooooo many paper clips! And staples.
I remember buying these paper clips. It was in 2000: I was just going into business for myself, and outfitting my home office…
Jul 12 2019
Going for the Bronze
I was on quite a roll for a while! I wrapped up my first visual album, Closet Songs, and then posted the songs, one a week, from March through April. Not missing a beat, I followed it up with…
Apr 22 2019
If at first you don't succeed, sell, sell again
I have just sold my house! For the third time, in as many weeks. It looks like this offer will stick, and this long process may finally be coming to an end. There have been lots of ups and downs…
Apr 16 2019
Closet Song #5: Red Dress
Here it is, fifth and final Closet Song! Featuring Julia Ansolabehere on the clarinet and Richard Travers on the piano. Special thanks abound: to Rebecca Ansolabehere, Stephen Ansolabehere, Julie and Paul Fox, Allison Hausman, Cawfee Tawk, Kattalina Berriotxoa, and the…