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A month ago, I sang backup vocals into a mic during the church service. That might not sound like a big deal to you, but to me, it was huge. I’ve gone on and on and on in this songwriting blog about how I do not sing in front of others. I sing, of course, […]

On Monday, during my piano-lesson teaching, one of my young girls asked me, “What’s all over your legs?” “Those are varicose veins.” Thanks for noticing, kid.

This was my profile picture on Facebook 15 years ago. First I was bald, then I looked (and felt) like a little old lady after the chemo was done. This doesn’t even look like me. All I know is…I have lived a lifetime since this picture was taken. And boy-howdy, what an exciting time it’s […]

Remember when I said that if I didn’t hear from the piano technician soon about my keys, I was gonna drive to his place, break into his warehouse, and get them back? That’s exactly what I did. Okay, maybe not exactly. The door was unlocked, so I didn’t have to break any windows. Ken and […]

I mentioned that the piano technician came and took my piano keys from my baby grand—called the action—on August 14. I have not heard from him since. I’ve called him three times, sent him a message via his website, and bumpkus: no response whatsoever. This could be a problem. I am practicing with the praise […]

I mentioned in my last post that we have not been to Steamboat Rock State Park for three years. We were not planning on going this year either because of our big trip to Kauai, but some friends of ours had a last-minute cancellation so a site became available, blah, blah, blah-de-blah… Ken and I […]

The last time I went to Steamboat Rock State Park—leaving tomorrow to go camping there for 9 days—was in 2022 and the whole trip was a big blur. I had kissed my mom goodbye a few days earlier and left for our previously planned trip (on her insistence), knowing that I would never see her […]

I guess I’m not playing piano for a while. Some really nice guy named Bruce came and took my keys away today—technically called “the action”—so that he could repair some of them. When he is done with that, he will tune my piano and possibly do some computer work for me.

A year ago, we road-tripped to Yellowstone. Today, we are headed for Boise with a planned stop in Sunnyside. Gotta go. I know this joke is getting old, but I’m gonna sing along with the radio for four hours straight. Lucky Ken.

This picture was taken five years ago when I only had 30 hydrangeas.