Back To Blogging….

Now that I’ve had a long break from my initial blog posts, I’ve had the chance to reflect on how I should proceed. My goal is the same: to post about things happening in my life during this special half-century year of my life. Lots of things have kept me from the keyboards, but mostly it’s been feeling daunted by the task of committing lots of time to the lengthy scribes I figured I needed to have.
The beauty of time, is that it gives us perspective. I’ve come to realize that it’s not about SIZE, but about capturing and sharing the many moments that are important to me. So, here we go…..

In the coming weeks I have many important things happening. This weekend is a memorial service for my Uncle Tom, in Concord, CA. He passed away in December, and we are gathering, near his home, to celebrate his life.

Back to Palm Springs for a couple of weeks before returning to NorCal when I will be flying from SFO to Paris with my friends, the Lepplas as David Leppla and I are milking our 50th birthdays on another continent. Then, it's back to NorCal for a week at my dad's house, in Pleasanton. My band teacher from high school (yup - over 30 years ago!!!) is retiring from an amazing career, spent mostly at my alma mater: Foothill High School. Mr. Moorefield was in important person to me and the thousands of students he influenced.

Then, it's a quick flight to Southern California to finally get home....but not before making a quick stop to pick out a new member of my family - an English Cocker Spaniel. More on that later.

Finally, I'll be settling back into the routines back at home, in Palm Springs....just in time for the blazing hot temperatures that are part of life in this amazing part of the world.