Doin's - September 2021 (vol.4 no. 6)

"September! I never tire of turning it over and over in my mind. 
It has warmth, depth, and colour. It glows like old amber." 
– Patience Strong 

Ah, September....my favorite month of all! 
We celebrate family birthdays and anniversaries 
and…

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Doin's - August 2021 (vol.4 no. 5)

Greetings Friends!  

Summer is winding down and I have mixed emotions about the many ways we all will may or may not be gathering together in the remainder of 2021. 

For me, music provides a refuge and a space for…

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Doin's - June 2021 (vol. 4, no. 4)

“A butterfly symbolized acceptance of each new phase in life. 
To keep faith as everything around you changed.” 
– Lisa Kleypas 

And what changes indeed! 

Wishing you peace of mind as we emerge into a shifted world with respect to…

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Doin's - April 2021 (Vol. 4, No. 2)

"Time passes between the raindrops 
and the vast sky is just a space to think. 
Under the illusion that we navigate, forgetting how it can change 
in a simple blink, just one single blink of an eye." 
-Kim Moberg (April

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Doin's - March 2021 (Vol. 4, No. 1)

"The beautiful spring came, and when nature resumes her loveliness,
the human soul is apt to revive also." 
-Harriet Anne Jacobs 

Harriet Anne Jacobs was an African American writer, whose autobiography, "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl,"

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Doin's - New Year's Eve Eve 2020 (Vol. 3, No. 5)

Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering "it will be happier". 
- Alfred Lord Tennyson 

New Year's Greetings, Friends! 

I'm excited to turn the page on the year 2021 and happy to share some upcoming virtual…

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Doin's - December 2020 (Vol. 3, No. 4)

"...And with each prayer 
the man realized he was not 
giving a gift at all, 
but hoping that his friends 
would find the gifts 
they already had within them." 

From my favorite Christmas book: 

"The Legend of The Christmas Prayer" …

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Doin's - November 2020 (Vol. 3, No. 3)

 

October is the month for painted leaves. 
Their rich glow now flashes round the world. 
As fruits and leaves and the day itself acquire a bright tint  just before they fall, so the year near its setting. 
October is its

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Doin's - September 2020 (vol. 3, no. 2)

The Gift to Sing 

Sometimes the mist overhangs my path, 
And blackening clouds about me cling; 
But, oh, I have a magic way 
To turn the gloom to cheerful day— 
      I softly sing. 

And if the way grows darker still, …

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Doin's - April 2020 (vol. 3, no. 1)

“I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catchers mitt on both hands. 
You need to be able to throw something back.” 
– Maya Angelou 

Hi Friends! 

I'm writing to you as I Shelter-At-Home with my family on…

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Doin's - April 2019 (vol. 2, no. 1)

"So wait for me Up Around The Bend ”     

Greetings from Cape Cod!  

Thank you so much for signing up for my newsletter!  
I'm so happy that we are connected through music and community and I am so grateful for…

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