Here is the eulogy I delivered at my grandparents' memorial service yesterday.

When I was a little girl, Grandma and Grandpa would visit us in Los Angeles.  Frequently, about an hour prior to dinner, Grandpa would decide it was time for his daily walk.  More often than not, I was all too happy to tag along.  Just before we headed out the door, my ( Read more... )

In less than a week, they are both gone.  67 years of marriage.  Grandpa was damned determine to go be with Grandma.  So he went this morning with my dad sitting in the room ( Read more... )

Pittsburgh
Friday, March 2, 2007

I'm here at the joint conference of the Society for American Music and the Music Library Association and I'm having a great time.  The highlight for today was a three hour tour of Oakland (an area of Pittsburgh where the U of Pitt is located) which included: The Carnegie Library, The Cathedral of Learning, The Stephen ( Read more... )

After our trip to the Grand Canyon this summer, I've been wanting to write a poem about it. The trip occurred just after I found out one of my dearest friends lost her battle with cancer. It was the perfect time to experience the GC. After spending the weekend celebrating the wedding of two dear friends, the GC really summed up life in its ( Read more... )