Zazemi at Cannon Mine Coffee

Dave and I went to see our good friend, Eric Permut, and his jazz band, Zazemi, perform at a local coffee shop last week. They brought out a great crowd and the Cannon Mine Coffee shop was packed with fans. We got to sit with Eric's family, which was a treat. Here are some shots. The band sounded great! That's Eric on the electric bass.

Christmas Decorations

I put up my Christmas decorations early this year so that I could enjoy them during the season. Here are a few shots.

Talking on the Radio

Our Steel Pennies band did a recording of a Christmas song to send out for some marketing. We got pretty tired of working on 'Joy to the World', but we got it done. I mailed it out to a lot of the public radio stations and we crossed our fingers for some airplay. I felt confident it would get played on our local Boulder station KGNU, and just to make sure I asked my friends Dan and Gail to request it on the Saturday morning bluegrass show.

Gail called in the request and Dan emailed me, and we waited. Every time that they were going to play a holiday tune, I thought it was ours and it wasn't. Finally, the DJ, Jack, announced that he had had a request for our song, but was unable to locate the CD! I couldn't believe it and was sorely disappointed, thinking we'd have to wait until next week to hear it. I had mailed them the CD almost a week earlier; it was probably sitting on someones desk.

Dave suddenly jumped up and suggested that I drive in and take them another CD. When I looked at the clock, I knew I had time. The show would run for another hour and a half. So he burned a CD and slapped our Santa Claus label on it, and I took off into Boulder. My mission was to drop off the CD. Little did I know that Dave called the radio station as soon as I left and told them that I was coming and to have me talk on the radio about our band.

I was a little intimidated when I got there and Jack invited me in and asked me to talk on the show. But it went well; I talked about the band and our band members and our next show. Then, he played the song. Overall, a great success and some publicity for our band.

Quiet Thanksgiving

We had a quiet Thanksgiving at home. Dave asked me to not fix so much food, so I tried not to, but we still ate too much. It was a good day; we at at around 3:00 p.m., and I got to talk with my family in Kentucky and find out what all food they were having.



One thing I really enjoy about special dinners is setting the table with things that I have collected over the years. The tablecloth for this meal is an antique drape that I bought years ago in my favorite antique store in my Kentucky hometown. I also moved an orchid from the sunroom to our library table where we ate for Thanksgiving.

Waiting for an Orchid to Bloom

This is a new orchid that I have sitting on the table in our sunroom where we typically eat dinner. Dave and I are both waiting for it to bloom. It is taking its time--the bud was there when I bought it three weeks ago. I don't know the exact color it will be--should range from pinkish or lavender to white.

Giving Lucille Her Medicine

My cat, Lucille, is hyperthyroid and has to take a pill every other day. She only weights six pounds, but it is quite the battle getting that pill down her. Dave and I have to do it together. He holds her and I open her mouth and throw in the pill and some days she bites me and some days she doesn't.

This photo is taken right before medicine time. You see that Dave and Lucille are quite relaxed.

Moore at the Gardens

I visited the Denver Botanical Gardens a couple of weeks ago, before the weather changed and winter arrived. I went to enjoy the serenity of the gardens and had forgotten that the Henry Moore sculptures were there. Henry Moore was an English sculptor and artist, who is known for the abstract monumental bronze works that are used as public art around the world. (I got that out of wikipedia). The Denver Botanical Gardens has some of these works on display and so it was a treat for me to see them.

I took a lot of pictures that are posted below. I noted in the reading that this set of sculptures were first displayed at the New York Botanical Gardens, and then Atlanta. Denver is their last stop before they travel back home to England by boat.