My mother grew up poor. I know this because she told me. Now I also know there is a whole range of what one might consider "poor," so in the context of this, I'll say I'm not exactly sure how poor she was in comparison to anyone else, only that food and money were tight,… Continue reading Making her 1974 veil with her brothers, my Mom paid for her entire wedding herself
My phone was dead. It was topping nearly 100 degrees. We'd already spent four full days in parks, walking more steps than I've ever seen on my steps tracker, double that for my little guy we figured. "My feat are dying!" he was saying. First it was Legoland, about 45 minutes South of Orlando. We… Continue reading They were done, but I wasn’t. The three hours I stayed alone at Magic Kingdom in Disney World!
I was recently asked by the Tennessee Highlighter if I had any advice for those thinking about whether to keep going or to give up. To keep going, or to give up, that is a great question! Right?! I know. They wanted to include me in a "shoutout" series, which as they explained it is… Continue reading To keep going, or to give up, that is the question: Tennessee Highlighter Article
The last time my Dad and I went to a concert together, before we went again just last month, was to see Bonnie Raitt in August of 2017. It was at Overture Hall at the Overture Center in Madison, Wisconsin, on State Street. It was just after my folks moved out of my childhood home… Continue reading Lessons in the “Slip Note” and Other Concert Goings With My Dad
Do you remember the first movie you ever saw in the theatre? What was it? "It's a dinglehopper"I saw Disney's The Little Mermaid in 1989 when it first came out. I remember being completely memorized by the film, the music, all the colorful characters and especially the song "Under the Sea"! How happy and fun, and exciting… Continue reading Original 1989 Disney’s The Little Mermaid VHS & Cassette Tape Inspire Animated “Part Of Your World” Ukulele Cover Song
My Dad has been a huge influence along my music journey. I once wrote about it in this:Â How going back to my roots led to my first song Last weekend we got together to go through a list of songs we selected to try and learn. Did I ever mention my Dad has a music… Continue reading I started playing banjo with my Dad!
I LOVE this time of year. But not because I wanna get all resolution-ee. (I just made that word up.) But I do love to reflect on things a bit, dig deep, and help myself propel my little tugboat forward. Toot toot!Doesn't it sometimes feel like the todos are endless!? I know. So back when I… Continue reading My “Have Done” List: 2023
I remember watching Judy Garland sing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" in the movie The Wizard of Oz when I was a little girl. That song was in all black and white and I remember that being in complete contrast to the rest of the movie that was so colorful! Her voice lifting up from that… Continue reading “Rainbow” Sia Ukulele Cover from My Little Pony Movie Soundtrack
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Optimism. Hope. Where does it come from? It's kinda a tough question right? I know. And honestly I've been thinking about it more lately for sure. So the timing was really something when I was contacted to share what I thought.I was recently featured in an article by Bold Journey. I answered the question "Where… Continue reading Where does my optimism come from? Bold Journey Interview
