At Home, 8:30 am
Posted by Mark David Manders Wed, 27 Sep 2006 08:30:00 GMT
At Home, 8:30 am
It has been quite a while since I have written.
In fact, I can’t remember the last time I actually sat down and reflected on anything. What can I say? It has been a crazy summer. Kathryn and I chose to keep the kids out of day care this year and it was my responsibility to entertain them when I wasn’t on the road. The result was one of the best summers I’ve ever had, three months spent in tank tops and flip flops, days at the community pool and evenings at the YMCA.
There is no greater joy than watching your kids grow up.
Fall is generally a very depressing time for me. As the weather turns cooler I look with dread upon the approaching winter, a time of cold and gloom.This year, however, I have not been affected as bad in years past thanks mainly to dove season and football.
Grant turned me on to a dove hunting spot about two miles north from my house, and now that the kids are older, shooting birds has become a family pastime. Kathryn even went out and bought a hunting license this week.
On the music front we slowed down a bit in September after a busy summer of gigging. It was nice to have a little time off before the October schedule kicks into full gear.
I have been working on some new material as well as auditioning drummers and fiddle players, so look for some new faces in the not to distant future. We have also been spending time in the studio arranging and recording songs. That’s right, it’s time to get another CD out and every spare moment I have is spent writing.
I’d like to go into more detail about all the shows we’ve played this summer and all the people we’ve met, but, to be honest with you, I don’t have the time and even if I did I wouldn’t remember half of the stories. I guess I’ll let the pictures do the talking for me.
