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this is a photo of me with another sarah from the jr. league christmas affair on saturday! she was a DOLL! her dad, robert, took the pic…

There is a trick, see….I thought, “Wow….25 for ten minutes of dryer time. Ok. That seems about right.” And as I go to sit on the bench provided to wait […]

So, where was I? Oh, yes, I filled you in on Thursday’s events, and part of Friday’s….and now, join me, won’t you, as we peruse the memories of Friday night… […]

This is what I’m reading right now: “The Impossible Will Take A Little While…a citizen’s guide to hope in a time of fear”, compiled by Paul Rogat Loeb. This is […]

Ok this will be the fastest entry I have ever made cuz the taxi is going to be here any minute…I’m off to Seattle for the Rockrgirl conference, and I’m […]

I’ve been answering emails with a beautiful rough green snake attached to my head: Jeff Goldblum. He came to live with us two weeks ago, and I am madly in […]

Recently, I helped paint a guitar, which will be auctioned to raise money for the Komen Foundation (breast cancer research.) They are set to go up on an online auction […]

This is an important message from the Million Mom March. October is here and the scariest thing is not Halloween, but the “Shoot First” law that has taken effect in […]

You really should read this all the way to the end. Really. Because…I often get asked questions in relation to radio, distribution, publishing, licensing, and anything else you can think […]

I have been working so hard, playing so fully, laughing so deeply, and now it is time to cry. I spent the day with one of my dearest friends in […]

Amy Rigby should win a Grammy because her songs remind me of Claude Monet, only not in French and not in paintings, but songs that have a lot of complex […]

the bitter cold has arrived! you can pull in your breath, warm it inside your lungs, blow out the air and voila: steam!!! all the way to school this morning, […]

This stage is done! I just gave my final approval on the mastering of MOTHERLODE. All wrapped up, no more tweaking, no more fixing, no more runnin’ around town dropping […]

Talking to MacHenry’s Pub about doing a New Year’s eve party with my band….I haven’t played New Year’s in quite a while… Tomorrow, the mastering is finally finished. I had […]

Yesterday afternoon I went to perform for a Hearts and Hooves fundraiser, out in the lovely rolling hills of Neiderwald, Texas. The event was held at Little America, a miniature […]

Over the years, I’ve gotten lots of compliments on various body parts. Who doesn’t appreciate it when they receive a nice body part compliment? I remember a dark night at […]

This is what Motherlode will be: The story of being a mother, a woman, a lover, a being… through song. Each disc will take you on a musical narrative of […]

This obituary, which appeared in the Chicago Tribune on Monday, includes an intriguing call to action at the end — let’s all get writing! Theodore Roosevelt Heller Theodore Roosevelt Heller, […]

Mastering began today for MOTHERLODE. It will be a two day process because of the amount of songs. So ends the cycle of another creative outburst, and soon it will […]

To recap the week: Last Saturday: I arrive at the Wild Basin benefit in a billionaire’s backyard. He has a real castle on top of the hill, with secret passageways, […]

You have Connie Leaverton come over to your house with unicycles. And she brings scarves and balls and juggling pins and it’s Cirque du Soliel in our home!!! We are […]

Drove to Ft. Worth yesterday for an outdoor street festival hosted by the First United Methodist Church. All the proceeds were going to benefit those caught in Katrina’s wrath. There […]

Teresa and I loaded up the boys band equipment into my mommy van yesterday. The drum equipment was plentiful and heavy, but the two of us got it all in […]