Musings of a SETTLED Musician!?

Now that I am living in Tucson, with the intention of staying for more than a year, it is fun to do the things that "settled" folk do. Like planting a garden. Today Jimmie and I armed ourselves with old toilet paper rolls, a spoon, a sharpie (of the turquoise variety), bag of soil, and a bunch of seeds from Michigan (thanks Shell and Dougie!). A messy chunk of time later: our babies are safely tucked into their soil beds, waiting to bloom into edibles!

Another "settled-persons" thing to do when you are a musician is network and get yourself performing in the local music scene. Right away Jimmie and I (who perform as "Old Grove") jumped into the open mic calendar here, creating great fiends and fellow performers. We have also started to work ourselves into the planned gig circuit. We have been rewarded for our diligence...

OLD GROVE performing at Project Noise on January 28th @ 7:00pm.
www.projectnoiseaz.com

Don't worry though, I won't let my pack get too dusty;)

Tucson, AZ - The Year Flies By

I think I can safely claim to have abandoned my blog last year. I vow that 2011 will be the year to at least keep an update once or twice a month. Or at least when interesting things happen...

Let me explain. No, there is too much. Let me sum up. Last year:

- Met a fellow wandering soul, who goes by the name of Jimmie.
- Shoved my life into a pack, yet again. Set out with new-found wandering partner to discover more of the West Coast by way of Sacramento, Grass Valley/Nevada City, Tahoe, Klamath Falls, Eugene, and Portland. All amazing, as to be expected.
- Officially moved (via long, drawn out, oh my goodness long, and did I say LONG? trip by train) back to the dream that is Leelanau County.
- Farmed and sold cider all summer, soaking up family time and Michigan miracles.
- Biked for three days through Michigan, prior to a week of silent meditation. Anyone interested? Check out a Vipassana course - www.dhamma.org!
- Moved (via Longer, holy-cow-I-didn't-know-what-long-meant-before-now, and once more for good measure, LONG bus ride) to Tucson, AZ.
- I am officially a desert girl for the time being.

Updates of Life in Tucson, to be embellished through upcoming posts, I'm sure:
- Maggie takes guitar lessons, writes/performs music with Jimmie as much as possible.
- Maggie dedicates herself to the yoga teacher training course... soon to be a CERTIFIED YOGA INSTRUCTOR!
- Jimmie spins fire professionally with Elemental Artistry (fire arts troupe)
- Scrambles, hikes, rides, music galore!

The Southwest is a crazy place. I am a crazy gal. I do believe we will get along.