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Odetta has passed away, but her voice, songs and committment to civil rights will endure…
| 1 Comment on Odetta has passed away, but her voice, songs and committment to civil rights will endure…NEW YORK TIMES By TIM WEINER Published: December 3, 2008 Odetta, the singer whose deep voice wove together the strongest songs of American folk music and the civil rights movement, […]
Read more »Dear People of the World…
My friend, Nahid, had recently sent out an email condeming the violence in India…I copied the letter I wrote to her and changed the address to “People of the World” […]
Read more »How Surreal Life is….
Back in 1990, or some time shortly after that year, I was contacted by a wonderful Dali afficionado named Paul Chimera. He wrote to tell me how much he loved […]
Read more »Oh, my gosh! I wish you were here so you could be laughing as hard as I am
because my husband is the funniest person on the planet! I can hardly type I am laughing so hard!
Read more »A Christmas Poem
Anyone who knows me would know that I don’t agree with the horrors of war. However, I am humbled by people who choose to defend others they do not even […]
Read more »Please vote for AFTERMATH, my friend, Livvy’s, band!
Ok, y’all…Many of you helped vote for our good friend, Robin Macy, when she was in the running for the $25, 000 award to help fix up her arboretum…..which she […]
Read more »And now…drumroll…a joke from my Mom!
| 1 Comment on And now…drumroll…a joke from my Mom!A young man named John received a parrot as a gift. The parrot had a bad attitude and an even worse vocabulary. Every word out of the bird’s mouth was […]
Read more »Fun Way to Help CARE COMMUNITIES/Austin Capital Area Food Bank!
Hey, All! I know everyone is probably already helping a variety of charities due to the problems with the economy and so many groups needed additional assistance this year….BUT…if you […]
Read more »This Morning’s Gifts…This Afternoon’s Dancing…A shooting star
http://www.statesman.com/news/mediahub/media/slideshow/index.jsp?tId=131795 These are beautiful photographs from this morning’s House The Homeless Sunrise Service. Tears were flowing…and after every song, some kind soul would be standing next to me, notice I […]
Read more »S’More Event Last Night/Homeless Sunrise Service This Morning
Gave my family hugs and kisses last night, and headed out in the dark towards Spicewood, Tx to Camp Texlake where I enjoyed a delicious meal (courtesy of a terrific […]
Read more »Catching up!
I’m back home from Longview, Tx! I listened to Christmas cds the drive up (5 1/2 hours) and the drive back (5 1/2 hours) and found a whole bunch of […]
Read more »A Day in the Life of Woman and her Guitar(s)
| 1 Comment on A Day in the Life of Woman and her Guitar(s)FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2008 For aspiring songwriters, musicians, curious blog readers, and anyone who likes to read other people’s lists of a day in a life, here you go. This […]
Read more »Super Pal Universe on Docu-bloggers!
Ray Anne (Rush’s mom) wrote and told us that the Docu-bloggers piece is online: http://www.klru.org/docubloggers/index.php?page_id=31 Watch the compelling first story…ours is in the middle… I was told we would be […]
Read more »PALIN’ BY COMPARISON
| 1 Comment on PALIN’ BY COMPARISONOk, one of the things I teach in parenting classes, when I teach them, is that comparing anyone to anyone else is problematic. So, with that said, I am a […]
Read more »What a Wonderful World We Live in…
http://gawker.com/5079028/palling-around-with-monuments These cartoons put a lump in my throat. I hope they move you, too. Love, Sara
Read more »WE DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
| 1 Comment on WE DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA!!!!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS, PRESIDENT OBAMA! What a glorious new path you have achieved!!! We are so happy for you!!!!!!!!!!! HALLELUJAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Crazy happy with tears for you, for […]
Read more »A new change is coming…
I believe it! I can see it, I can taste it, I can FEEL it in the air!
Read more »My new song, “State of Emergency”…and how you can help children with autism…
| 1 Comment on My new song, “State of Emergency”…and how you can help children with autism…I wrote a new song, “State of Emergency,” that you can only buy from one place in the world… just visit my website, http://www.sarahickman.com, and click on “State of Emergency” […]
Read more »Things to Ponder about Obama and McCain…
| 1 Comment on Things to Ponder about Obama and McCain…This was an email my friend, Sarah Jeansonne, forwarded on to me. This is the last thing I will post about this extremely important election. I hope you have a […]
Read more »Zippity ZAPPITY song/Giant Stained Glass Cross for Church
http://www.traveltex.com/music/BehindTheArtist.aspx Ah……zippity! ….because so many people have been emailing us and asking about this song I did for the Texas Department of Tourism, here it is… a direct link! Have […]
Read more »www.babybunching.com write up on my “Newborn” cd
My son was two weeks old. I remember pacing the dimly lit nursery–the noisy room air conditioner barely audible. Alex was screaming and no one–not me, my husband nor my […]
Read more »One of My Best Friends, Marty…Read About This!
| 1 Comment on One of My Best Friends, Marty…Read About This!Hey Y’all! Many of you know my dear friend, Marty Lester, from our years of working together in the studio. Here’s an update from his girlfriend, April, on a project […]
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