2022 Our Native Daughters, Carnegie Hall, November Amythyst Kiah, Kennedy Center Terrace Theater, October Brandi Carlile, Indigo Girls and Allison Russell, Merriweather Post, August Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens, Wolf Trap, July 24 Norah Jones with Emily King, Pier Six, July 23 Billy Strings, Pier Six, July Bonnie Raitt with Lucinda Williams, Pier Six, June …
I watch a lot of cooking and travel shows. One of my all-time favorites was Made in Spain which introduced me to many of the regions, cuisines and dishes of Spain, and made me a fan of Jose Andres and his expanding empire of restaurants. During Covid, when Andres was not juggling the survival of …
Allie and Perri came to Maryland the week before Thanksgiving, then Allie and I flew to Denver to spend Thanksgiving with the Embreys. Barb stayed in Maryland with Perri. In the summer of 2021, we had a nice week in Colorado with the Embreys and had our first visit with Embrey Ann (Emmy). Sara invited …
November 14 I’ve missed a couple of weeks of journaling but I’ve been working on recapping our short trip to New York (still working on the post about the trip itself) to see the Carnegie Hall reunion of Our Native Daughters. I pulled together my notes on the concert along with a YouTube playlist based …
Barb and I took a weekend trip to New York City so I could see the reunion concert of Our Native Daughters at Carnegie Hall. We had some other small adventures as well. I learned over the summer of a reunion concert for Our Native Daughters, the group formed by Rhiannon Giddens, Allison Russell, Amythyst …
Barb and I drove to Boston to celebrate Allie’s and Barb’s birthdays. Tuesday, October 4 Hurricane Ian devolved into a stationary front lingering off the east coast which made for a very rainy drive nearly all the way to Boston. It was a bit more obnoxious than usual dealing with the mists and more frequent …
September 15 – New journal format; Bill’s Labor Day trip to Boston; England/Cornwall planning; AmericanaFest September 20 – News roundup: Queen Elizabeth, Ukraine, January 6 Committee; Sarah/Tylor dinner in Georgetown; Larry/Ashley trivia night at Cattail September 28 – Susquehanna Wine and Seafood Festival; Barb retirement date (4/30/23); Hurricane Ian October 5 – Barb office picnic …
Allie was feeling a little lonely so I volunteered to fly up and be her buddy for Labor Day weekend. I was happy to be invited, glad I was available on short notice, and pleased to get a hall pass from Barb who was looking forward to her last weekend at the pool. I was …
Part twenty-three of my ongoing journal entries about life in the time of the 2020-2022 Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. Previous posts: Part One (Jan-Mar, 2020). Part Two (April 2020). Part Three (May 2020). Part Four (June 2020). Part Five (July 2020). Part Six (August 2020). Part Seven (September 2020). Part Eight (October 2020). Part Nine (November …
We originally scheduled this trip as a late-January getaway for Barb and Allie to get some sun. We chose the Keys as a domestic alternative to Aruba because we thought with Covid still around it was a safer option. Besides, I had a small hankering to visit old stomping grounds from my youth. We thought …