What a year this has been! As always there are good and bad that happens in a year. This one has been eventful to say the least. It has also been a busy one. If you have anything else you want to do in 2008, I strongly suggest you do so very soon. It is quickly coming to an end.
The end of the year is often a time for reflection. This is evidenced by the song "Auld Lang Syne" used for so long as the song to end one year and begin the next. It is more often thought of as the time for a new beginning and plans for the future. Think "Resolutions". The year outlasts most resolutions, but it is at least good to recognize the need to make changes for the better.
Last year David and I resolved to record a new CD. This year we are resolving to finish it. There are other resolutions, though I usually don't think of them as such. I like to think of them as plans, that way I don't feel like I have broken something when it comes later than anticipated. Plans can be changed or modified as needed, though they should never be changed just on a whim. Challenges that came up in 2008 caused some important plans to change, or really just be postponed until they can be completed properly.
Now don't start thinking that all plans and resolutions were broken or postponed. Many were realized and completed. Others were increased as we reached the point we had planned for. Now to work on the plans for the coming year.
We have already been booking programs for the coming year. There are more places to call and to book. I'll get back on that after the first of the year. Everyone is so busy with Christmas and New Year's that I think it is best to let them enjoy this season with all they already have to do.
January is set aside to work on finishing our CD. Keep an eye on our schedule though, you never know when a plan will change.
Have a safe and Happy New Year!
NHT
Monday, December 29, 2008
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Thanksgving to Christmas
There is an old joke that I have used often. It says "Sometimes I sit and think and sometimes I just sit." This time of year, when I do get to sit, I tend to sit and think.
Fall has held a special place in my life as long as I can remember. It has always conjured up feelings of warmth, energy, and a little bit of melancholy. I also enjoy winter. I like hiking in the woods when it is cold and especially when there is a little snow on the ground.
It seems that people, for the most part, tend to associate fall and winter with the end of something. I have never really thought of it that way. In my mind it is more of a continuation, another change, or a time of celebration. Some of that is probably from my rural upbringing, as fall was the time of harvest. There was some rest involved, along with the celebration of the year - especially if the harvest was good.
That I was born on Thanksgiving Day in 1953 may also have something to do with how I feel about this time of year- it was the beginning for me. Though I have no personal recollection of that particular day, or many days thereafter, I understand that there had been snow on the ground for about a week. The weather has changed quite a lot since then, most of the change happening since around 1980.
This is a season that I am anxious to play music as well. Well, I seem to always be anxious for that, but even more so in the fall and spring. The air feels so good after a hot summer. It is nice to find some cool mornings and evenings.
Whether you look at fall and winter as an end, a beginning, or something else altogether, I hope you enjoy it as much as you possibly can. It is a wonderful time for us to reflect on the past year and plan for the next. It is a time to think of all this season and it's holidays mean to us and the world. So whatever you think and wherever you are, I hope you have a great Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas.
Nelson
Fall has held a special place in my life as long as I can remember. It has always conjured up feelings of warmth, energy, and a little bit of melancholy. I also enjoy winter. I like hiking in the woods when it is cold and especially when there is a little snow on the ground.
It seems that people, for the most part, tend to associate fall and winter with the end of something. I have never really thought of it that way. In my mind it is more of a continuation, another change, or a time of celebration. Some of that is probably from my rural upbringing, as fall was the time of harvest. There was some rest involved, along with the celebration of the year - especially if the harvest was good.
That I was born on Thanksgiving Day in 1953 may also have something to do with how I feel about this time of year- it was the beginning for me. Though I have no personal recollection of that particular day, or many days thereafter, I understand that there had been snow on the ground for about a week. The weather has changed quite a lot since then, most of the change happening since around 1980.
This is a season that I am anxious to play music as well. Well, I seem to always be anxious for that, but even more so in the fall and spring. The air feels so good after a hot summer. It is nice to find some cool mornings and evenings.
Whether you look at fall and winter as an end, a beginning, or something else altogether, I hope you enjoy it as much as you possibly can. It is a wonderful time for us to reflect on the past year and plan for the next. It is a time to think of all this season and it's holidays mean to us and the world. So whatever you think and wherever you are, I hope you have a great Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas.
Nelson
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