In short, I am living in paradise. Seriously. I drive around Sonoma County and gaze out the car windows (while keeping an alert eye on the road, really!) at velvet green hills. Dairy cows in black and white awkward splendor. I love driving down Coleman Valley Road, a rural windy tour from Occidental (think: what kind of town would Tom Waits choose to raise his family in?) to the Sonoma Coast. The best part of the road is where cowfields with no fences, ocean views, and stunning rolling hills all converge.
In musical terms, I am storing up my winter nuts, so to speak. Sorry for the terrible metaphor, but after a year (or 13, depending on how you look at it) spent writing, recording, and promoting "Smoke Rings in the Sky" (my debut album), I need some time to PLAY!! I am dreaming wild dreams. They involve banjos, harmonicas, PIANO (I am lucky enough to have 2 pianos in my life as of a couple of months ago), covers that I love to play, old songs never recorded, a few new ones, and those yet to come from the ether through my sound pipes. Also collaboration with talented folks.
I am opening my first creative and teaching studio in Santa Rosa off of Coffey Lane. Here I'll be talking to the muse, woodshedding, remembering a few things about Bach and scale fingerings, and hopefully inspiring many young and old souls in the areas of voice, piano, guitar, creative process, and. . . the possibilities are endless!
Meanwhile, on the homefront, native shrubs and lots of veggies are about to be planted. My boyfriend and I are dreaming of Chickens (and someday, pigs and perhaps goats) in the backyard, along with a rockin' fruit orchard. The Oaks, noble grape vines, olive grove, and soulful Sonoma County light surround me with beauty.
Life is good.
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