Last Friday I went with tarirocks to see one of our favorite bands, Girlyman, at one of our favorite venues Old Town School of Folk Music. It was a great show and one that felt perfectly tailored to me because they a) played a Patty Griffin cover (Mary) and b) picked my request (artfully and loudly posed by myself and T at just the right moment) playing Amaze Me...a tune that has haunted me and my poor guitar for months now.

While being back at Old Town is always bittersweet (I miss my fiddle lessons and cannot afford to pick them up right now) it was wonderful to see live music and to walk home on a warm night, high on the Muse - aching to write my own tunes and serenade the world. While my slow progress often frustrates me, time with the guitar is feeding me more and more these days and I am making more of it (and am daring to play in front of other folks...watch out!). Both tarirocks and artemis112 are inspiring me to push my musical edges...so we'll see.