Mike Konen, photo credit from Heather Horton’s January 18, 2024 concert
KNOW WHAT'S REALLY FUN?
Music!
Not that stuff they have on in the background of the grocery store or the doctor's office; although that can be fun too.…
Extraordinarily Grateful!
Ideally, this is how the New Year has started off for you too.
Maybe not in a llama onesie, getting ready to plunge into the icy depths of Lake Michigan with 500 of your closest friends at the 44th Parallel…
Merry Christmas!
May your holiday season be full of the things that make your heart sing!
Whether that’s time in the company of those you hold dear, or time in the solicitude of your own thoughts, the best gift we can give…
Give Thanks for All Of It
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This Thanksgiving Sunday's Haiku Milieu is a celebration of our dear and beloved family and friends near and far, like those in the photo the band The Zimmerman, taken by John…
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Mimi and Ezra
When my daughter was little and learning to speak, she called everyone in the family by the second half of their first names. So my dad, Grandpa, was “Papa;” her dad, Daddy, was “Didi;” my mom, Grandma (who would ultimately…
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Shadows lengthen and home fires burn brighter
It’s a special time of year.
We are attuning to the cycles of the Earth, the temporary fallowness of the fields, and all that we may have neglected in ourselves in the rush to make the most of the sunlit…
The Farther Foundation
I had the good fortune of learning about the Farther Foundation, and speaking at their benefit this past Thursday.
In addition to helping a great cause and helping send young scholars to travel the world to inform their aspirations for…
Tuesday Song arounds at FitzGerald's
On the third Tuesday of every month, I host the Songwriter in the Round series at FitzGerald’s Sidebar.
This past week my guests were Jeremy David Miller, a well-known Chicago-area music veteran, and Erich Specht of the Push Puppets, who…
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Celebration of Blair Hull’s Life
Robin and I had the great honor of playing at the Celebration of Blair Hull’s life concert with a number of fellow musicians we are lucky to also call friends.
Blair is truly an example of living with generosity and…
The Path of Joy
As hard as we work
the best things in life are free
and freely given
Labor Day.
It means the end of summer to some of us, the beginning of our favorite season to others, and with the beginning of…