by Linda Ratcliff Goals in writing are dreams with deadlines. – Unknown Make a Goal List in Your Journal … Every Week My husband and I recently moved in with my daughter and her family about 4 weeks ago (there are now 7 of us at the dinner table), and she donated her formal dining […]
preparation.
Stir Up Your Power for Hammered Dulcimer
A new seasonal lesson for Hammered Dulcimer features an original tune by Steve Eulberg. Steve wrote this tune as a song for his congregation to sing in the season of Advent when he was an inner city pastor in Kansas City. Guy George later covered it and the two of them have played it on […]
Herbs
I can hardly describe
my delight in
cutting and culling
pulling leaves
slicing, dicing, mincing
my own, hand-grown herbs:
Oregano, Chives, Basil
the last re-grown every year
the first continuing as perennials
it bubbles up
and nearly tickles me
to giggling
adding to extra virgin olive oil
the garlic powder
cayenne pepper
hand-grinding both the
coarse and fine black pepper
stirring and stirring
in anticipation
setting the lidded container aside
waiting for the flavors to
mingle and meld
weaving their tasty tapestry
for me to savor
hours from now
Delight of harvest
tides me over
as I get hints
of pre-tastes
of the feast
yet to come.
, 8/16/13 SBE©.
How to Prepare for Booking Conferences
When one is a self-booking musician, finding one’s audience is the top priority (after mastering the craft of music creation and performance, of course). [NOTE: An important preparation resource is available via the link below.]The next cha…