March has gotten away from me!

Hello my friends, I am sorry about how terrible I've been about posting..... not sure why this is.  My primary focus has been my 'real work ' writing and will probably stay that way for the next few months until I finish my current project.

Having said that, however, I am playing the harp somewhat regularly because of the steady hospital gig.  So thank goodness for that.   My two 'assignments' are to work on Festus Burke to play with my sister along with Loftus Jones(but that is in good shape) and to learn The Fairy Queen, using the Caitriona Rowsome setting, which I listened to so much while I was learning the melody, that I gave up and gave in and am learning her really lovely accompaniment rather than struggling to come up with my own!  I kept trying and then I would realize I had internalized her setting and just kept 'finding' her notes!   I would love to have Fairy Queen ready for the spring 'Among Friends' party but I doubt I can do that.  I'm trying to prepare one new or old tune to play at each hospital day that I haven't played there before, but it's getting harder and harder to meet that requirement!  May have to reduce it to every other week.... or..... whenever!

The OTHER HUGE news is that my daughter entered the National Poetry Recitation competition called Poetry Out Loud and is one of ten Vermont finalists - (out of 5000 entrants).  Last week we had the 40 semi-finalists meeting and this Thursday she will compete with the nine other finalists, reciting her three poems on live Vermont Public Television.  Yowza!  You can bet that that is distracting me completely.  I've been assigned to be the one who is anxious about everything!   Anyhow, it should be streamable and I'll post a link - but really - googling either Vermont Public Television or Vermont Arts Council should get you all the info you need.