what's going on?

Morning walk at Green Lake today


At the office, the AVP of Marketing - on the job for less than five months - is leaving at the end of this month. She has been acting as the head of the division and brought something very much like sanity to the organization. In less than three months, she whipped the team into shape and pulled off the most successful NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) presence the company has had to date. She led a major office renovation (which none of us believed was possible.) And it looked like this team was going to be something real. Apparently that was not satisfactory to the Chairman. To say we are bummed is an understatement.

The only ray of sunshine in the office:

Loki, the office dog.

Posted a Craigslist ad to sell my drawing table.

No nibbles so far... the price may need to come down.

winter solstice 2009

I so love the solstice. Winter or summer, it doesn't matter. The solstice is my favorite celebration.

The summer solstice usually involves sitting around a fire and sharing stories. The winter solstice is the one for which I have not found a way of sharing with others that feels authentic and right.

Tonight, however, I came home and found that Gitta's gift had arrived. This will do.


And this week, I have finally learned the basic form of the Bach Bourree that Curt has been teaching me. Now to get it to sound like music!

An evening of drumming

photos from an evening of drumming last night






I kept thinking about how much Gitta would have enjoyed this....

a whirlwind weekend

Saturday night was the debut of the Undercover Blue Band: Curt, Igor and Bill.










And just back from a micro trip (~27 hours) to the Bay Area for another salon meeting.

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back from Raft Island

(mostly) beginners - Raft Island, June 2009

barbara & jaxie
June 5 2009
Raft Island, WA

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Curt and RF
June 6 2009
Raft Island, WA

a TTA logo

Collective decisions are never easy.
And here is the new TTA logo design.

And here is how it has been employed: