Saturday, December 29, 2007

Down the Back Lane

A little review of some highlights of 2008. What fun to look back over the year and remember all the fun we've had!
January~ Callers Workshops, painting the living room & bedroom, multiple trips to the airport with Bryan, ocular mgraine, and Richard's tip to Florida

February~ "Thirty Secrets", Give Kids a Smile, electric blanket, frozen pipes, sound system

March~ DECDF, efforts toward being more green, fiddlehedz played at the Cohen Center and for the Oyster Supper, Avery's monkey birthday, changing the clock

April~ Fiddle Workshop with Greg Boardman, fiddlehedz played for Kingfield contradance, San Francisco trip, owl lecture with Avery at LL Bean, jam group played at Cohen Center and for Turner contradance, raking the yard

May~ greenhouse seedlings planted, Relay For Life Fiddler's Marathon, garlic is up, preparing the garden for planting

June~ fiddlehedz play at Cohen Center, contradance at Ladd Center, swimming at the dam, contradance at Ladd Center, Maine Fiddle Camp weekend, kittens join our household, new computer, planting the garden

July~ New Fiddle from Somerset Violins, lessons with Elaine, Beat Greens play in Manchester NH, fiddlehedz concert in Mt Vernon, calling at Wescustogo, my Jubilee officially begins, Boreal Tordu in concert, fiddlehedz 4th of July concert in Winthrop, Beat Greens contradance in Washington ME,

August~ last day at Club-E, short gig at Wayne Fair due to lightening, week-long Maine Fiddle Camp, double header with Richard and fiddlehedz at Vienna contradance and me at Wescustogo calling with Maggie, Avery tries out the little fiddle, garden harvest coming in, sister spa afternoon, saris and square roundabouts, Indian wedding in New Jersey with American wedding in Massachusetts, bat in the house

September~ words to live by FORM & FUNCTION, PERSONAL EXCELLENCE, JOY IN LIVING, RESPONSIBILITY, family gathering, Bryan visits from California, shingling the roof, riding the train to see Wicked with my sisters, making ice cream at Tubby's, working at Apple Shed Bakery, washing windows at the lake, clearing the slash in the back yard, technical difficulty with camera, Richard takes wetlands class at UMO, wash fabric in anticipation of quilting, Beat Greens contradance in Farmington,

October~ acceptance letter received from UMF, apple Harvest, Avery's carrot costume, trick-or-treat in Hampden

November~ Physical Therapy, walk-about, lightning rounds, Strong contradance, Thanksgiving

December~ fiddlehedz holiday gig at Norlands, Beat Greens in Farmington, fiddlehedz contadance at Fairfield Center, snow-snow-snow, snowshoe trek around the property, quilts-quilts-quilts

Down the Back Lane is a tune from our binder of collected sheet music. I think we may have gotten it at Ashokan from Sarah Blair.

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