Ponderings

Last year I had a fabulous string quartet. The four of us played well together, we were starting to get a nice blended sound, and we enjoyed spending time together. Sadly, my violist moved away, leaving me needed a four member to the quartet, and so the search began. This is a challenge that occurs […]

Christmas music is incredibly polarizing. Where do you stand? Do you love it? Do you hate it? The other day on twitter, Jian Ghomeshi tweeted that we should not be playing Christmas music until December. This led to a barrage of tweets and retweets about the topic with, by the sounds of it, most people […]

I have been taking cello lessons for the past couple of years, and have really been enjoying it! I love learning, and learning new instruments is a natural direction for me. I have tried many other instruments, but the cello has really stuck! I love the sound of it, and talked about learning it when […]

I love the change of seasons. I love seeing the first snow fall of winter, the first daffodil of spring, the sunny days of summer, but most of all, I love the arrival of autumn! Autumn is my favourite season for so many reasons! To me, it is almost like a second new year. There […]

A couple weeks ago I talked about wanting to eat more veggies and reinstating the beer drawer. Step two of this whole system (now that my veggies are visible) is actually using them! Living the busy life of an independent musician, I am rarely home at mealtime! This creates a great challenge with my desire […]

As any of you who know me personally are aware, I am happiest when I am busy! Likely that is why I have chosen the lifestyle of a self-employed musician! I accomplish more, stay more focused, eat better, and just generally enjoy life when I am busy! Having said all of that, the past couple […]

A friend of mine recently asked about the “recipe” for my weight loss. I have changed many things in my life over the last two years! One of my big tricks was reinstating the beer drawer… When I first met my husband, he did not keep produce in the vegetable crisper in the fridge. That […]

Well, as many of you know, my father passed away on August 1st, 2011. It has been quite a year since then with all of what I would imagine to be the usual ups and downs… We’ve been through so many of the firsts that you go through… The first trip to the family camp, […]