The following song describes the importance of honing our focus, intuition and discernment. The lyrics urge us into the state of: “Knowing good from the bad, sifting lies from the facts, what to hold to the heart or simply let go.” Making those essential and critical decisions is how we navigate the challenges and create […]
Layers of a taste treat at Da Quei Ganzi We just finished hosting our first In Touch In Tuscany retreat at the beautiful Villa Il Trebbiolo just outside of Florence. Scott Colglazier led us all through an intriguing process of Rediscovering the Fire of Everyday Life. After the retreat concluded, Cheryl and I offered an […]
When I was in high school and college, I set a goal for myself to see all the Oscar-nominated movies. Then, of course, I’d second-guess the Academy with my expert opinions. I actually had a pretty high success rate. You can often tell which movies are going to have stay-ability and broad appeal—or those that […]
The dynamic duo A cherry-plum tree is right outside our bedroom window—so close, you can almost reach out and touch it. On Wednesday morning when we looked out, on the delicate branches that are contrasted with beautiful deep purple leaves, we spied a bright green caterpillar. If they came in sizes, this would have been […]
A Simple Phone Call Yesterday morning Cheryl received a sketchy message about a developing family situation. A more detailed email arrived a few hours later, followed by an explicit phone call that afternoon. Today we must go to the airport to explore options and make arrangements—one foot out the door, while the other foot remains […]
This is a piggy-back post. Layers – June 2011 In a separate story called “Music Writing and the Creative Process,” posted on the Upside Lowdown, Cheryl describes how we write our music together. From spring of 2010 until mid 2011, we wrote and recorded the music and words for our CD, Layers. For those of […]
Following is our virtual CD, which was our original way of sharing new music, posted immediately after writing and recording in our home studio—exactly as it happened on that day. However, as of August 1, 2013, we opened a new site which not only includes the latest music, but ALL of our music beginning in […]
We’ve taken up “stamp collecting” in Italy. Not stamp collecting No, I’m not talking about keeping a dusty book full of various century-old Italian stamps. Instead, it’s about the very contemporary art of “stamping” in Italy. Now that’s worthwhile and is of utmost concern . . . and it’s a lot more fun! This is […]
Candlelight over the valley. The Table is Set After a long hot day of working on our stuff, we settled into the usual chairs at the old table outside the kitchen door. Dusk was steadily creeping up over the hills, touching our bare feet, cooling us down on the now shady terrace. Shadows deepened within […]
It would have been a typical Thursday night, except for the fact that we had declared it to be a “date night.” Here’s the inside scoop on what happened on our romantic evening. Pacific Catch We rarely go out to dinner, mainly because our dinners at home are lovely. We’re lucky enough to have our […]
