Thanks so much to my good friend and fellow blogger, Amy Moellering for reminding me about this song. Her awesome offerings can be enjoyed on: http://amymoellering.wordpress.com/ Now, I meant to do this blog, oh, say two weeks ago, when school started. However, I am an...
Some people wonder why I dedicate one column a week, sometimes my only column (depending on my “real” life’s demands) to music. The reason, at least for me, is that music is passion, inspiration, motivation, angst and love. Songs encompass memories, launch dreams and take...
This post goes out to my good friend, Kerrie, who was sweet enough to notice that I missed my Monday post (we’ve been on vacation). Kerrie, you, like Kermit and the gang, totally rock. So, this week, I am featuring that most unlikely, but oh,...
Okay, so this is the first time I have repeated groups. I have featured Yes before on a Musical Monday blog (see my blog on Yes’ “We Can Fly”- https://erikagardner.com/2012/03/05/musical-mondays-will-the-real-yes-fan-please-stand-up/), but work with me, people, it was necessary. It was necessary because this last weekend,...
Yes, I know it is not Monday, however… I started to try to get this post out last night, then I decided not to rush it. I knew it needed to be about the late, great Jon Lord, who passed away yesterday from a pulmonary...
Yep, I’m back! Sorry to fall off the planet, but it happens, especially in summer. Soooooo, how’s it going? We are all good. Went to Lake Almanor, I’ve been finishing the copy editing on “The Dragon in the Garden”, reworking “Spells of a Mortal’s Weaving”...
There are times in one’s life when the news is all good. It is graduations, engagements, weddings and babies. There are also times when the news goes the other way: terminal illnesses, deaths and good-byes not said. That is where I am right now. A...
A few years back, okay, it was the nineties, so more than a few, Hillary Clinton wrote a book, It Takes a Village: And Other Lessons Children Teach Us. As I recall, she caught a lot of grief for that one. The phrase, “It takes...
The good news is that I am no longer behind because of my vacation… It’s been three weeks so I can’t use that excuse anymore. The bad news is I am still behind. Ah, well, par for the course, eh? Somewhere in the craziness of...
Good Morning! The sun is shining, the birds are singing and the flowers say hello. I hope you all have a lovely May Day! A Time to Talk Robert Frost When a friend calls to me from the road And slows his horse to a...