Monthly Archives: June 2013

It was an early Saturday morning for all of us here at the Haasienda. The three furballs and I traipsed upstairs to bed last night around 11:30 PM, and by 1:30 AM we were all wide-awake as poor Flyer endured … Continue reading →

The dogs seemed eager to begin their day a bit earlier, and so I found myself letting them out at 6:30 AM. After they sauntered back in side, I returned upstairs for a few more hours of sleep. By 11 … Continue reading →

Around 5 PM Thursday evening I was not interested in going downtown to see The Human Race Theatre Company’s highly lauded production, AVENUE Q. As the hours passed I put off getting ready until the last minute. Even with the … Continue reading →

As always, this is a fantastic column. Other parents used to chide me for making my sons responsible for getting themselves up for school every morning, even when they were 12 or 13 years old. Through the years, each one … Continue reading →

Over the past several months, several former and current students have asked me to read over some of their new compositions. Last week, another fine musician who is actually studying to be a pharmacist asked if I would read one … Continue reading →

It’s a relaxing and lazy morning here at the Haasienda. The thunderstorms that invaded the Miami Valley through most of the night blew out, but another set moved in this morning around 815am. It is finally calm down at about … Continue reading →

Teaching was completed halfway through the day. My schedule was lightened due to several last minute cancellations, and my own request for a cancellation due to my headache and nausea. I have to be feeling pretty sick before I will … Continue reading →

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The morning stands at 73-degrees, and feels like 91-degrees – which is the temperatures destination today. A fun time at Awesome Yogurt last night with Brian, Joanie and Tyler Pollock. Zach had to work. A long day of teaching awaits, … Continue reading →

All finished with teaching for this day. It was one long day. From 9:30 AM until 9 PM with one hour break I was at the piano playing for voice students or standing nearby for piano and saxophone students. Apparently … Continue reading →

I’ve been sleeping in until 7:30am and am enjoying the additional 90 minutes of slumber. Even the dogs seem to not mind starting their day later.  I normally require 4-5 hours of sleep each night. I don’t know if my … Continue reading →

I don’t think I could’ve asked for a better day of teaching. The students were all energetic, eager and prepared. Toward the late afternoon I began feeling a bit ill, and I was grateful that several students had to cancel … Continue reading →

Normally I know well in advance when it is going to rain due to sinus pressure and sometimes a sinus headache a day in advance. This morning’s pressure was a sneak attack. It does feel like a little bit of … Continue reading →

Neil Patrick Harris is just taken over the screen of my television set. What an incredible performer this young man is. My morning hours were filled with spending time on the phone with mother, walking the dogs, and doing some … Continue reading →

It is been a beautiful, and very relaxing, refreshing Saturday morning. I originally woke at 6:30 AM and decided it was still way too early to be awake. However, the dogs all had something else in mind. Potty time. I … Continue reading →

At 12:45 AM, I officially completed this spring’s major project of redoing three rooms completely. Not only did I completely redo three rooms, I completely moved three rooms as well. It was a lot of work but well worth it. … Continue reading →

It’s 715pm and 95% of the work is complete. All that remains with this 2013 Spring interior project is the organization of my bedroom. The front and backyards are Moad and trimmed, and I tidied up a few areas in … Continue reading →

I’m getting a bit closer to being completed. The study is organized and put away, and all the containers in the living room are now removed. The kitchen, which often becomes the catchall during these projects, has also been cleaned. … Continue reading →

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This article by John Rosemond really resonated with me. I was one of those kids from “back in the day.” I am so glad I grew up in an era before entitlement ruled. So often I hear/read questions like, “What … Continue reading →

When the dogs and I headed upstairs to go to bed last night I figured it would be the perfect night for sleeping. The temperature had dropped down into the 60s and there was a little breeze blowing through the … Continue reading →

My former study is now a new guest bedroom with two twin beds, and the TV room. I figured that the room might service my second bedroom on those nights when it is terribly hot upstairs. And it will also … Continue reading →

By noon, the new guest room was painted, mopped, and all the baseboards and woodwork clean. Now it is time to put everything in there and figure out the particulars. I bought some blue curtains about eight years ago but … Continue reading →

This morning starts a much-needed four-day break. The first week of summer lessons ran smoothly. The students and parents really like the new study, and are eager to see the finished product of the guest bedroom next door. This morning … Continue reading →

And the third day of my summer schedule has gone. Tuesday’s schedule seem to go off without a hitch. Well there was one little hitch but that was easily fixed. Moving nearly 60 students through three days is quite a … Continue reading →