Bardiac

What a busy time it's been!  Since I last wrote, I had a lovely visit with my cousin's daughter, M, who's studying at St. Andrew...

I went to see H5 at the Globe last night.  H5 was played by a Black woman, who was very good, very commanding.  Overall, though, it was a ...

I'm off to the British Library this coming week for a two week visit.  I have reading plans, theater plans, and fun plans. But first, ...

Here's a picture from April 17! And April 10th: Previous years:  Year Five Year Four Year Three Year Two The Firs...

SAA is the Shakespeare Association of America, the conference I went to this past week.  I didn't take my computer, so I didn't blog...

In The Chronicle of Higher Education on-line, I saw an article (in the advice area), "A Letter to Full-Time Faculty Members," by...

I've been absent from the blog for a while.  I doubt many folks are reading these days; heck, why would they?  I think the blog thing is...

I spent last week visiting a friend and working at the Huntington Library, and it was fabulous!  I learned new stuff, was reassured by learn...

I gather from  xykademiqz that it's blog delurking week.  So if anyone's out there, please say hello!

Work is slowly progressing. In violin news:  I've been working on three pieces, with different emphases. Seitz, the third piece in S...

Happy New Year! My sabbatical's halfway over.  It's been glorious! I usually give a rundown on my biking over the year, but I ha...

What a lovely time I had visiting my friend.  It's hard to pick out the highlights, but here I go. In order: There's something I...

I haven't been accomplishing what I should be, but I'm headed out on a long-planned trip to visit a friend.  When I get back, I ne...

I'm keeping busy, reading lots, doing some writing, and I went to the Southwest for my niece's recital and got to do a little birdin...

I tried to post on the Top Left Quadrant site, but seem to be unable.  Or something.  But I was able to post with a different browser. I...

At least that's the way it feels around here.  There's a constant drizzle punctuated by some serious downpours.  I don't feel li...

The other day, I sat in on a violin master class.  I've sat in on a few different master classes for musicians these past couple of year...

I didn't finish the revision, but I wrote the narrative stuff for my promotion application.  It took a while, but wasn't as horrid a...

When I took up the violin, I hoped to one day be able to play in a community orchestra, to make music with other folks.  A few weeks ago, my...

I'm making progress on my revision work, which is a good thing, because I have to get it submitted this week.  Wish me luck. Last week...