Paul Landau is a gifted photographer who not only can capture the smallest insect but he can also bring the Cosmos into clear view. Catch his awesome work at the Boyce Thompson Arboretum - I am thrilled to be able to be playing my flutes at the Arboretum Gallery where his work will be featured at the Reception on Saturday June 9th, 2012 from 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM. Hope to see you there !
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Working to set up a couple of concerts for...
Taxes done - and nice to know...
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Just ran into someone today who's a racist pure and simple. But not only...
Have we really gotten to the point where we need to strain oil out of sand...
Cooking pumpkin bread today - and pretty much making it from scratch...
Go with the Flow - if you try and resist - then comes in all that negativity...
For taxes...and once again I go through all the receipts and organize and organize and separate...
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Warmer weather is definitely on the horizon - the nights are getting milder...
I am currently tangled up in a G minor song that I'm hoping...
Just heard from someone about a dog they adopted from a shelter - and it ended up attacking their child...
There's something funny about coming up with new music...
They say laughter is the best medicine...and so it probably is...
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So excited that my castor bean plant is about to bloom - it stands a little over...
It rained today in the desert - we desert dwellers always LOVE it...
May the wind always be at your back this St Paddy's Day...
From a wonderful human being and a Native American...these words...
Ahhhhh - mid to late March in Arizona where the nights are still a little cool...
Had to prune the Japanese Maple that I placed on the patio - some of the....
I have been informed that certain music sites are pirating and stealing customer info...
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Annie Moscow is a local AZ singer/songwriter and I love her music!...
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Almost time here in the desert for the AC to kick in - and I would predict...
Wow - 2012 is a leap year - it's always nice...
My heart goes out to the families who lost loved ones at the most recent school shootings...
There is truly something magical about the desert - and if you go out into it alone, as I have on many occasions...
A beautifully warm day with temps in the 80's - perfect Arizona weather! It's what makes up for the triple digit heat...
The hummingbirds that visit my patio feeder are all very curious - and when the cat is outside...
Tulips, daffodils, lilacs...and of course crocuses! Not to mention...
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A new plant is gracing my home - a Japanese Maple. The little tree stands about 4 feet tall...
From Siberia - scientists have revived a flower from frozen tissue found in the permafrost...
Andre the dog was tossed from a car to die - but angels...
So true ! Just because it's less expensive doesn't necessarily mean...
If you are not feeling up to par - tired, depressed...
Waiting for the weather to warm up just a little bit...
As my cat gets older she gets more and more finicky about...
I choose to live in a pretty small space - and it's always a challenge to keep things orderly...
Today is Valentine's Day - THE day for lovers...
I read somewhere the other day that there are only between 600 and 700 Tigers left...
MANY PATHS is a nominee for BEST NATIVE AMERICAN ALBUM for 2011 at Zone Music Reporter.com. I am just so thrilled and honored to be in the running! Winners will be announced on March 11, 2012. My thanks to all the fans and all the broadcasters who have been playing the music!
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I LOVE Guacamole - and one of the easiest ways I've found...
As the weather starts to get warmer I look forward to playing...
This morning's full Moon was fabulous...
Looking at a Tahiti travel brochure the other day - wow...
Wonderful evening having dinner at Tomaso's in Phoenix, AZ...
With more and more e-commerce - I think...
The current price for an official NFL football jersey runs at...
There is something just so lovely about orchids...
Yesterday I learned that another very good friend had passed away...
Wow - MANY PATHS has qualified for FOUR awards...
I scarfed some seeds from my neighbor's castor bean tree a few months ago and planted them...
Still smirking over the shuffle of songs that my ipod automatically did the other day...theme from "EXODUS"...
We all want to save money - and so we gravitate towards buying inexpensive things - things that are produced...
The Tiny House movement is growing! Lots...
I am trying to stop drinking coffee - it's always been such a struggle...
Don't have enough room for a full size garden?...
Sometimes it's necessary to "unplug"...
Don't be like the poor gent who left his on and had the unfortunate luck to have it ring and ring and ring -...
We need the internet - it's become almost...
Once a year - I watch the original remastered STAR WARS...
I was watching a show on PBS about the development of the atomic bomb...
I love Almond Milk! It's low in calories...
The recent grounding of a cruise ship off Italy's...
Triskaidekaphobia - the fear of the number 13...
Do something nice for the planet - recycle - plant a tree...
One of the main reasons we need to get jobs back into...
Glad to see this - the US Interior Department has banned uranium mining...
If you suffer from pain caused by swelling or inflammation...
One of the marvelous products we get from Hemp is a product known as "Hemp Milk" - it comes...
Giving thanks today for the good in my life as well as the bad - although I suppose it's all relative on the good/bad issue.
Finding that I need to do that more often - give thanks...
I could never understand the attraction to violent sports...
I have recently become a big fan of downloading music - how much fun it is and how sniffing out songs...
I recently placed some suet embedded with seeds...
I am not so sure our Founding Fathers would recognize this country today...
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Wishing ALL a Happy New Year! May 2012 be a wonderful year for you - filled with Love, Light, Adventure, Health, Laughter amd Peace.
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Once again it's time to take stock of the present year and think about the possibility that I could...
How wonderful to finally get to see Las Noches de las Luminarias at the Desert Botanical Garden...
With 15 million Americans out of work - it appears the job interview process is morphing - and some of the questions...
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas!
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A world blanketed in white - the silence of Winter - memories of snows gone by from childhood...
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Those were Apple co-founder's Steve Jobs last words according to his sister who wrote a piece...
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After spending yesterday riding around Abiquiu, New Mexico...
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As the old Rolling Stones song says - "You can't always get what you want..."
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It goes without saying that the State of Arizona should be leading the way in Solar development...
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Last night I had a very strange dream...
I usually overtip when service is really good. It makes me feel better and I know...
Hats off to the folks who started Occupy Wall Street and now has seeds sprouting...
One of the best quotes ever from Apple Co-Founder Steve Jobs...
One of the most creative people on the face of the planet...
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The film "50/50" is a cancer story - and it is one of the better...
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I lost my best friend in high school to this insidious disease. She died...
Wow - thank-you Bank of America for adding another nail to your coffin. Your latest move to charge your customers $5 a month to use their debit cards...
As I get older - time seems to move faster. Some people tell you it's because as an adult one just has so much more going on. We are busier and less prone...
Our President was heckled at a speech the other day - an apparently dissatisfied citizen (and I use that term lightly) called President Obama "the antichrist". Now I may not be the sharpest blade when it comes to religion...
Hello and welcome to my attempt at putting some of my thoughts down on a daily basis. I call this "The Daily Drivel" mostly because I hope that you (and me) don't take the words I write here too seriously - although I do hope to touch on some pretty serious subjects here...
