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Mostly sunny...with only occasional cloudiness.

About Me

Musician by trade, poet, mom, naturelover, student of life. Love to travel, enjoy meeting interesting,people with a sense of integrity. Also would enjoy meeting actors familiar with Playback Theater. I am also very proud of my kids. They are a huge blessing to me.HOT Myspace Layouts
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My Interests

Lately...Playing any kind of stringed instrument I can get my hands on. The usual interests are violin, all genres, mandolin, guitar, touring, gigging, reading on my days off, and making students laugh with my silly stories. I am also highly interested in my kids and their success in life. They are wonderful and I am very proud of them. When I have spare time away from teaching and performing, I enjoy Playback Theater, hiking, kayaking, and writing poetry.

I'd like to meet:

People who love to play Celtic music. I meet musicians (famous and not so famous) everywhere I go and there is no greater thrill than to jam with complete strangers or old friends, and know that you love the same language.I would like to meet some movie producers because one of my goals is to play for a movie soundtrack.I want to meet people from all over the world, especially from Spain, Italy, Scotland, Ireland, Portugal, and Argentina. And last but not least, I'd like to meet anyone with the last name of GOW. I love playing Neil Gow's tunes and my students fall in love with him. Even AFTER seeing him in plaid, they STILL want him to be their prom date. Well...maybe just the nutty ones! So, I guess I'd enjoy meeting anyone associated past or present with Neil Gow. I can't believe he has actually gone mainstream thanks to Allison Krauss! Now there is a person I'd really love to meet and jam with.
Your Brain's Pattern
Your brain is always looking for the connections in life.
You always amaze your friends by figuring out things first.
You're also good at connecting people - and often play match maker.
You see the world in fluid, flexible terms. Nothing is black or white. What Pattern Is Your Brain?

Music:

Scottish, Irish, English, Classical, Jazz, Newgrass, AfroCelt, McKassons, Lunasa, Nickel Creek, Allison Krauss and Union Station, Allison Brown (banjo!),Ron Block (banjo!) Diana Krall, Edgar Meyer, Mike Marshall,David Grisman, Joshua Bell, Annie Lennox, Styx, Natalie Haas, Alisdair Fraser, Dixie Chicks, Kronos Quartet, Ethel, Enya, Theolonius Monk, Django Rheinhart, Jean-Luc Ponty....hmmmm...oh man there is just too many to list!

Movies:

Fried Green Tomatoes, Bruce Almighty, Finding Neverland. Also enjoy watching the TV series LOST!

Television:

Don't have time for TV, but have enjoyed watching Lost.

Books:

Anything by Rumi or Kahil Gilbran. Pablo Neruda, Mary Oliver.

Heroes:

Mel, Matt, and Leah. My mom, may she rest in peace. My first violin teacher is one of my heroes. She taught me to love learning.

My Blog

Wintergrass

I am so excited! I'm off to see Mike Marshall and Chris Thiele at Wintergrass 2007.  Can wait to listen to music all weekend and jam with old friends.   The best part is one of my deare...
Posted by Mom on Fri, 23 Feb 2007 11:34:00 PST

If you struggle....

Anyone interested in education, whether you are a student who struggles with learning, or a teacher who struggles with teaching, you need to RUN...not walk...down to your local video store and rent TH...
Posted by Mom on Mon, 01 Jan 2007 12:40:00 PST

Rain is good for the soil and the soul....

It's raining today, raining in that way... life, renewal washing away events that need forgetting and preparing the soul for ideas, thoughts, and experiences that will sprout next year. It's ra...
Posted by Mom on Mon, 11 Dec 2006 11:18:00 PST

And How Do We Feel?

About the year ending?  I wish December would somehow be two months long instead of only one. I love the season, but always feel like the tree and all the decorations come down too soon. One year...
Posted by Mom on Thu, 07 Dec 2006 02:59:00 PST

Pondering November

November is.... The month my mother passed away. She was too young to leave us, but she didn't want to stay.  Her heart was hurting and her body consumed with cancer, and she just couldn't take t...
Posted by Mom on Tue, 28 Nov 2006 09:57:00 PST

Wasteing a little time!

From: frended4string Date: Nov 24, 2006 11:27 AM Subject 50 questions Body: 50 Questions...1. So, what did you do all day? Helped a friend move my stuff, ate and ate. It was Thanksgiving.2. ...
Posted by Mom on Fri, 24 Nov 2006 02:35:00 PST

If My Life Was a Soundtrack...

IF YOUR LIFE WAS A MOVIE, WHAT WOULD THE SOUNDTRACK BE?So, here's how it works:1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc) or select random on your CD remote.2. Put it on shuffle3. ...
Posted by Mom on Tue, 14 Nov 2006 11:22:00 PST