As I mentioned earlier in the week, I have decided to instigate a weekly blog post about all the things that I am grateful for and happy about that have happened during the week.  As my "bird in the hand" jewelry symbolizes being grateful for what you have now - I'm calling it my Weekly Bird in the Hand. 



Week ending 08/07/10:

• Members of Vajra voices - the quintet I sing with are performing tomorrow afternoon in SF and we've been rehearsing together this week.  It's so wonderful to sing together and pay such attention to detail to what we are doing.  I have so enjoyed it this week and look forward to tomorrow.
• Enthusiasm of friends - I had some exciting news this week which I'll share here soon - and when I told some friends on the EtsyMetalClay team it felt so lovely to hear their excitement for me too.  It was very heartwarming.
• The telephone - this week being able to make international phone calls just seemed to be what was needed.  Emails, texts and other things just wouldn't have done it - so thanks to Alexander Graham Bell and everyone else who makes it so easy to pick up a phone and talk to family thousands of miles away.
• Giant Steps - we are going to a non-profit gala event this evening for Giant Steps - a therapeutic horse riding program for people of all ages with disabilities.  What wonderful work they do.

• Figuring out my new tap and die set to make screws and threads in my jewelry and having fun trying it out.
• Lime green - the color just makes me happy!

Photo by AndyRob

 What made you happy and feel grateful this week?

I'm going to be a songbird on August 8th - along with  Karen Clark, Lindsey McLennan, Celeste Winant and Joyce Todd McBride.

It is the Songbird Festival in San Francisco and Vajra Voices - the new quintet I sing with - will be performing that day along with Katy Stephan and pianist Allison Lovejoy.


The concert starts at 4pm and we will be singing the early music of Hildegard von Bingen and St Martial.

If you around SF that day - it would be great to see you at the Community Music Center, 544 Capp Street, SF.  Check out the website as the festival runs for five weeks and we are in the fourth week so there are a lot more other songbirds before us!

Hope to see you there.

Not much time for silver stuff this week, as I'm busy with rehearsals with a new singing group.

Vajra Voices is a new womens quintet that I've joined and we are singing our first concert  this coming Monday in Berkeley as part of the Berkeley Early Music Fringe Festival.  If you live in the San Francisco Bay Area,  it would be great to see you there. Here are the details:


Let me know if you need any more information.