Goodbye . . . Hello

The "Wonder" Days (Dennisport, MA - June 2007)

As 2007 winds down and 2008 sits eagerly waiting in the wings, I want to give thanks for and acknowledge all the wonder that manifested in my life in 2007.

Goodbye to . . .

the many ex-coworkers who had to move on in 2007.

"the love of my lives" (again) . . .
and his father.

16 lbs.

Mom's gingerbread cookies . . . aging takes another toll, but the good memories will far outlive the little brown men with the white frosting faces and trim and cinnamon dot buttons! Thanks, Mom.

Hello to . . .

the recording of my first CD.
the many talented musicians, producers, engineer, photographers, THE stylist, friends and, most of all, family who made its recording, not just possible, but wonderful.

the new men I met this year . . . thank you for your companionship, kindness, loyalty, affection, sense of humor, and, when needed, a shoulder now and then. I love you.

Blogging! For better or worse, I've found my niche. Gotta love it! LOL!

the stretching station at the gym. My back has a new friend. =:-)

John Kinney at Stevie Nick's Official Website for posting an acknowledgment of my cover version of Stevie's "Rose Garden" on the 'Cover songs' page on http://www.nicksfix.com

2008

So, what will 2008 bring? I have a feeling it will bring many wonderful things to the many people I know and love.

For me? Well, I predict it will be a big year for personal growth and change. As anyone who knows me well can attest to, I live with just one foot barely in this third-dimensional plane and my heart and head clearly in the next one and always in the clouds (BUT, my castles are always built on terra firma).

As Tom Petty wrote:

Time To Move On
It's time to move on, time to get going
What lies ahead, I have no way of knowing
But under my feet, baby, grass is growing
It's time to move on, it's time to get going

Broken skyline, movin' through the airport
She's an honest defector
Conscientious objector
Now her own protector

Broken skyline, which way to love land
Which way to something better
Which way to forgiveness
Which way do I go

Time to move on, time to get going
What lies ahead, I have no way of knowing
But under my feet, baby, grass is growing
It's time to move on, it's time to get going

Sometime later, getting the words wrong
Wasting the meaning and losing the rhyme
Nauseous adrenaline
Like breakin' up a dogfight
Like a deer in the headlights
Frozen in real time
I'm losing my mind

It's time to move on, time to get going
What lies ahead, I have no way of knowing
But under my feet, baby, grass is growing
It's time to move on, it's time to get going