“It’s so precious to me…”

I have a few blog posts in the works that should technically come first, but this one just can't wait. I spent last night at a JD McPherson show. It's the first time I've seen them at all since September of 2016, when they opened for Lucius at a few shows in Massachusetts. It's the…

Making time

So we're in the lull between holidays, the few days when you've finished cleaning up from Thanksgiving but haven't yet gotten sucked into the chaos of Christmas. (Well, if you're anything like me, you haven't.) This is the eye of the storm, the brief reprieve before you end up buried under an avalanche of wrapping paper and tinsel and…

My home away from home

For all the travelling I've done in my life and all the places I've visited, there are only few that I felt I could make my home. These places seemed to fit as comfortably as a cozy sweater. They gave me an immediate sense of belonging and an understanding that I could melt into the fabric of the…

Just breathe…

I've been going non-stop for about two weeks straight now. Traveling, driving, not sleeping, getting sick, long, busy days at work. I'm tired, run down, craving the silence and solitude I can't find when I'm surrounded by people throughout the day. But the weekend is (finally, with glacial speed) coming. I have no plans except to let myself…