Tag Archives: Bach

Grant Us Peace: Poetry, Music, Wine, And The New Year

No “best of” list here. No loo­king back.
The inte­lli­gent among us (you dear rea­der, myself inc­lu­ded), look back often enough throughout the year to prec­lude the need for a spe­cial end of the year analy­sis. We reflect end­lessly, and not in sel­fish iso­la­tion. Whether it be at lunches, din­ners out, con­fe­ren­ces, or family gathe­rings, at

Witness Bearer, Yours Forever, Faithfully

I’ve retur­ned from bea­ring wit­ness  —  with Bach for back­ground  —  in a Northern Vir­gi­nia vine­yard. As a squi­rrel in pre­pa­ring for win­ter I stuf­fed my soul with pure jazz. (while stuf­fing my face with cake to the accom­pa­ni­ment of subtle folk tunes)
You might assume I was burs­ting out of my Cosabella-Soire-Demi-Bra by the end of the