by Louie Ferrera | Oct 29, 2022 | Meditations, Music
While listening recently to the Crosby, Stills and Nash version of David Crosby’s “Guinnevere” I had a bit of a vision. Here’s what I saw. She is all green cat eyes, her liquid gold hair doing the wind dance, waving wild and free like ribbons in the salty sea breeze,...
by Louie Ferrera | Sep 10, 2022 | Friends & Family, Music
The narrow two-lane road that leads us in is a snake; a slithering S winding its way over the Santa Cruz Mountains. Civilization slowly melts away as we make our way through a tunnel of redwood, bay laurel and madrone trees, over dry creek beds, a cascade of small...
by Louie Ferrera | Jun 21, 2022 | Friends & Family, Music
About and hour north of Santa Rosa, CA on the 101 freeway, the Welcome to Mendocino County sign promises: “Wilderness, Waves and Wine”. Perhaps another time for us, this weekend we’re here for the music. Self proclaimed hippie icon and Woodstock legend Wavy Gravy is...
by Louie Ferrera | May 18, 2022 | Friends & Family, Music
My mom is a musician. There weren’t any instruments in our house when I was growing up. My mom didn’t play the violin or strum the guitar. As a teenager she did play a bit of piano. Mom often spoke of that period in her life. There was a piano in the small flat that...
by Louie Ferrera | Apr 28, 2022 | Music
Back in the 1970’s there was this thing on FM radio called “Desert Island Discs.” From time to time DJ’s would pose the question, “If you were stranded on a deserted island, which ten albums would you take?” A friend and I were reminiscing about this recently and she...
by Louie Ferrera | Dec 15, 2021 | Music
Out of all the holidays, major or minor, Christmas has by far the most songs associated with it. Thanksgiving? Well, there’s Over The River And Through The Woods and… Hanukah? There are two that I know of. Great songs, but still only two. Halloween? There are quite a...
Yup I see the nest! We used to see thrushes in our backyard in late fall/early winter but haven’t seen…
Thanks for weighing in on the Ter, it's great "hearing" your voice!
And… exhale! What a story, what a relief.
Very glad you found it Louie! Both of us will have to get our own rings resized for the opposite…
Nice ending! I can't imagine the dread you were feeling! I did the rain forest walk in 1974. I was…