by Susan Matley | Sep 18, 2020 | Official Blog
This week, Lily, 9 and I are celebrating Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. We are not Jewish- -in fact, we were, or depending on our age, are, being raised Catholic. In this- -ahem- – unusual year of 2020 it’s helpful for the three of us to explore new avenues...
by Susan Matley | Sep 11, 2020 | Official Blog
Remember a few weeks back when Lily, 9 and I were discussing our at-home plans for the new school year? School was the outcome of creative thinking, applied to my dread of the seasonal contraction of daylight. One thing I like about the fall is the start of the new...
by Susan Matley | Sep 4, 2020 | Official Blog
We did it! We’re back from 3 solid days of performing. That’s four of us: me, Lily, 9 and Matilda. We made it through 10 (count ‘em, 10!) hour-long performances in the course of 3 days, without the aid of a sound system. The acoustics were amazing!...
by Susan Matley | Aug 27, 2020 | Official Blog
We’re going somewhere! This is so exciting!! After being “in place” for months I have a valid reason to go somewhere else, a job in another town, a stunning 120+ miles south of Walla Walla. The hardest part about this block-busting four-day road trip? Calming down...
by Susan Matley | Aug 21, 2020 | Official Blog
Yay, we’re going somewhere! For the first time in almost a year Lily, 9 and I are getting out of the southeast corner of Washington State and driving (hold onto your hats!) OVER 100 MILES to Baker City, Oregon. We’ll have another travel companion with us, Matilda...
by Susan Matley | Aug 14, 2020 | Official Blog
These past few days I’ve noticed a cool, crisp bite in the morning air. Tomatoes ripen on fast-withering vines. Afternoons grow searingly hot, but. . .fall is on the way. When I remember that I am “of a certain age” I resent the coming fall. I take it...