We are T-12 days to leaving our home of 17 years and 1 day away from the estate sale that we hope will whisk away most of our belongings. It has been a long and bittersweet process for me, delightedly rifling through old letters and photographs, unloading items I have kept for way too long …
“We grow forward when the delights of growth and anxieties of safety are greater than the growth of anxiety and the delights of safety.” Abraham Maslow In my early years, I was taught how to pursue comfort, not courage. Success, I learned, was “to enjoy life, retire and then do more enjoying!” In effect, I …
Our beautiful home has been transformed into a thrift bazaar. There are tables upstairs and downstairs and in the garage covered with all manner of stuff from every corner of our lives. Each item has a post-it note with its price. Beth keeps saying, “This is weird.” True. The two of us have tried our …
Today, we visited an elementary school and wrote three songs with first graders. It’s one of my favorite things to do – writing and recording a simple song in 45 minutes, collaborating with the teacher and the kids to make a pleasant song. It’s a kind of magic trick to do it so fast and I …
Meadow, a Senagal parrot, lived here for a short while. She was too wild or we were too inept at bird ownership. Luckily, we found her a new home. Did you know parrots can live as long as humans? I like to think Meadow is still alive somewhere, hopefully happier. Jessi was our first family …
For the last 30 years, Beth and I have been pursuing a career as children’s musicians. Here in the New York area, we’re well-known as Teaching Artists, folks who come to schools, libraries and summer camps to sing fun songs and, more importantly, share music on themes relevant to the academic and social-emotional curriculums. (That …
For those of you who are just now joining us on the adventure, here’s a quick recap of where we are and where we’re going! Our home in Yorktown Heights is “in contract” and we plan on going south on February 1st. We envision spending the next three months in Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina …
Beth and I took a ride to Peekskill, NY yesterday to pick up our trailer. We asked the excellent repairmen at Transatlantic RV to install our new Wi-Fi antenna and router plus repair a few minor items. Craig, their ace electronics expert, did a wonderful job and we peppered him with general questions before heading …
Mike Woodrow, Bill Corwin and Scott Bierko Do you have any friends that you’ve known for more than 55 years? I do. My buddies, Bill Corwin and Mike Woodrow have been with me since Ridge Street Nursery School and Ridge Street Elementary School in Rye Brook, NY. We went to high school together and …