Monthly Archives: November 2017

As a kid growing up in the Heart of Hoosierland, one of my favorite memories was the preparation for the family cookout on Race Day and listening to the opening ceremonies of The Indianapolis 500 which included actor Jim Nabors … Continue reading →

MIAGD: Make it a great day It’s not unusual to come downstairs every morning to this scene…. Neko and Clyde rule the first floor during the night.  I am often awakened by the horrendous sound of racing cat feet and … Continue reading →

MIAGD: Make it a great day There’s nothing like finding that “right spot” – that sanctuary where all things come together. Finding that “right spot” in which to create is always a huge challenge for me. Sometimes I can write … Continue reading →

MIAGD: Make it a great day Many years ago, one of my all time favorite studio parents, Robin Taylor, told her three children, Joe, Rebecca, and Christopher, “Don’t ever let anyone rent space in your brain.” Perfect. I’d always used … Continue reading →

For the past week I’ve been finding the large, plastic water bowl over by the sink. With three dogs and two cats using it I didn’t think much about it. Neko and Clyde are the guardians of the water-bowl. When … Continue reading →

MIAGD: Make it a great day! I grew up in a family of huggers. We hugged and kissed. I was fortunate to move next door to Mama Kay, the age of my parents, who’s also a hugger and kisser. My … Continue reading →

I was nominated to fill seven days with black and white photos by several folks.  I am absolutely horrible at maintaining these social media requests so I have created an album of some of my favorite photographs I’ve taken in … Continue reading →

MIAGD: Make it a great day I had a student say, “Sutton Foster is my role model. I want to be just like her.” “No, you don’t want to be just like Sutton Foster,” I said. “Is she not a … Continue reading →

My student, Adam Weaver, a junior at Centerville High School, is playing the role of Clyde Barrow in their production of BONNIE & CLYDE. Tonight, the two Clydes finally met up.

I loved my Friday! I left for Watseka, Illinois at 2:30 AM Thursday morning on less than two hours of sleep to visit Mother at the assisted living facility, returned by 4:00 AM to teach until 9:00 PM, and then … Continue reading →

Centerville High School is opening tonight with BONNIE & CLYDE, The Musical. My studio is proud to cheer on: Adam Weaver as Clyde Brad Mraz as Ted Hinton Mitchell Goecke as Clyde’s father & Clyde understudy Katie Kress as Young … Continue reading →

Clyde seems to truly enjoy music and spends at least 90% of his time in the studio during lesson hours. He’s either napping on my desk, or claiming squatters rights to my desk chair the minute I vacated.

It seems Clyde loves to be in the studio when I am teaching as he spends at least 90% of his time there during teaching hours. He’s either sleeping on the desk, or planting himself in my desk chair the … Continue reading →

MIAGD: Make it a great day This meme seems, to me, to be a great idea. But, then, it doesn’t seem like a great idea. Once upon a time children learned about coping skills from their parents. As young kids, … Continue reading →

Since 1970 I’ve enjoyed an endearing fascination for Abraham Lincoln, and by my early twenties, an equal obsession with the mystique of his wife, Mary Todd. All my first grade classmates at Washington Elementary School had siblings. One June morning … Continue reading →

MIAGD: Make it a great day I am having a McDonald’s homestyle breakfast for the first time in probably over 20 years. I normally don’t enjoy most fast-foods but now and then, it stifles a yearning for something different. As … Continue reading →

Libraries and performing arts venues are keeping up with the times. The underscored symphonies of sound are so similar: … The crumpling of candy or food wrappings. … The crinkling and crackling of plastic drinking bottles. … The sloshing of … Continue reading →

MIAGD: Make it a great day Two male cats, napping, eating, and playing together. Neko and Clyde. Neko fit right in from the day he arrived, December 23, 2016. He had no fear of the dogs but The Girls, Bailey … Continue reading →