Life can change in an instant.  The last few weeks reminded us to love a little harder and hug a little longer. 

Last Tuesday, at 2:30 am, a drunk driver hit a telephone pole near my house.  He and his passenger walked away miraculously unscathed.   And he left a large wake of debris for the road crew to clean up, as well as three downed power lines - plunging our neighborhood into total darkness.  I woke to a group text from a thoughtful neighbor summarizing the situation and the expected time of power restoration:  3:00-5:00 pm or possibly tomorrow.  READ MORE

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Here we go fall.   I’ve decided that I would find September and October much more appealing if they didn’t come right after August ... say for example, if they were slotted in to follow December.   Just picture some nice golden leaves wafting outside your window, and a bonfire to look forward to, say right behind all the holiday bustle.  Doesn’t that sound nice?   I'm realizing that it’s not September or October's fault that they took summer away -  I think it's time I try to be nice to them.   READ MORE

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Last Monday, I promised to stop singing the end of summer blues, and I'm fulling intending to make good on the pledge.  In the words of that unexpected poet, Jimi Hendrix, "The blues is easy to play but hard to feel". 

How about we lean into the playing part?

Today's note is filled to the gills - oodles and oodles of new goodies to share, sprinkled with some of the best blues from the world of design.

Care for a soundtrack to kick off the new season?   I've made one for you on Spotify here - "Rock Me on the Water" ( no surprise there) and I happily promise that it doesn't include a single chord of Jimi Hendrix.  It's filled with old favorites to deliver a spring to your step, and maybe even get you singing along.  READ MORE

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