I've done more to revive and restore this building than any owner in the past 100 years. I'll miss her!
This old ark
California coastal redwoods
For me, being among these ancient trees is a spiritual experience. We had a chance to return to this sacred place over the Thanksgiving break.
The rhododendrons are in bloom
This should have been posted in June when I wrote it, but better late than never!
Wren house
Took the bird house in for the last time. I'll miss this little ritual and the sweet sound of these birds after we move.
Tyrolean chair
I've been making wooden furniture for about a year now. It started out of necessity; I wanted a bookshelf but couldn't find one big enough to house the piles of books we had in what seemed like every room of the house. So a friend and I made a trip to Anderson McQuaid in Cambridge,... Continue Reading →
Bookcase
An ode to books, in rhyme.
Koi pond
Restoring this century old koi pond has been tremendously gratifying, but the real joy is in watching nature take over.
Rabbit music
Last night, I sat down on the side porch with an old Gibson tuned to D minor. A rabbit sat in the grass not 20 feet away from me, munching. He must have seen me, but he showed no signs of getting ready to leave. I started to strum, quietly at first. He froze for... Continue Reading →
My lesson with Jaco
In 1985, if you were a serious electric bass player, if you’d learned all the rock riffs and grown tired of Kiss and the Beatles and you’d listened to some jazz but had come to the conclusion that acoustic basses were inarticulate overgrown artifacts from wig-infested European orchestras, well then there was only one name... Continue Reading →
Big castle
I swear there was no doctoring of this photo after the fact. Just point and shoot with my little disposable camera. I must be a natural or something 🙂
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