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Hot tea is on my mind right now.  Piping hot tea for my very sore throat… It is funny how now, though it still feels kind of odd, I automatically make the distinction between hot tea and iced tea.  I mean, tea used to just be tea for this West Coast girl. I remember when…

They think I am Spanish. Here is the South, that is what we are usually mistaken for.   As we talk and laugh and tell stories in our foreign tongue, passersby always ask, is that Spanish?  I smile.  No.  I reply.  No, not Spanish (though I wish I could speak Spanish!)   Back home in the…

Today is the day that I was born. Being a mom myself now changes how I view this day so very much.   This day really isn’t about me anymore. Since having babies of my own, when my own birth-day arrives, I tend to think about my mama and dad.  My thoughts instantly go to…

So now it is officially official. John Berberian will be performing with us at our next concert, in Greenville, SC at Centre Stage. I still can’t believe this is actually true.  John Berberian, world renowned oud player… here…  performing together again. The first time I performed with John was in Boston.  When I first spoke…

I am not quite sure why I am thinking about laundry today. I did the laundry.  It is done.  We are done with that task for the next little while. But today, for some reason, this photo from Armenia is on my mind.   So I searched for it and here it is.  I call…