gwyneth

Feeling better today, or at least I don't feel like falling over so much. Allison and Jodi are coming over tonight for Urban Tapestry practice. I'm going to make Mediterranean Stew (from the Moosewood Cookbook). We have a ton of stuff to practice for FilKONtario (April 5-7), plus some new songs to learn (including two new songs I've written that we haven't had a chance to debut yet). We're going to put a bunch of our newer stuff on a tape to donate to the Interfilk auction, along with all the lyrics/chords to these songs.

Really looking forward to the convention! Looking forward to seeing a lot of out-of-town friends we haven't seen in a while. Dave Clement will be visiting with me for a few days after the convention. Some of the non-locals I know will be at the convention include: Katy & Ju (from Germany!), Anke (Germany), Seanan (California), Dave & Tom (Dandelion Wine), Dave & Ellen Weingart, Joey Shoji (California), MEW & Ed, Rand & Adam (Ookla The Mok), Alan Thiesen (California), Andrea, Gray (from the Porch Climbers), Terence (Singapore). Mary Bertke? Steve Brinich? Joel? Merav? I might be wrong about some of these people, so don't quote me. :-)

I've been doing a lot of songwriting and harp practising in the evenings lately, while Jeff is working or gaming. I'm still very hyped about providing background harp music for my sister-in-law's wedding reception. Here's a list of the pieces I'm working on so far:

Maids of Mourne Shore (arr. Kim Robertson)
Blind Mary (arr. Kim Robertson)
I Love My Love In The Morning (arr. Kim Robertson)
Mist-Covered Mountains of Home (arr. Sue Richards)
The Dark Isle (arr. Sue Richards)
Coilsfield House (arr. Sue Richards)

I'm also hoping to have a few written for the wedding...one serious (that my other sister-in-law and I will perform during the ceremony) and one silly (for us to do during the reception).

Today's Blatherpic:

A cross-stitch that Allison made for me of my harp, Gwyneth Paltrow.