Big project

Getting the chaos of our storage unit organized, prior to better things. Starting now!

Energy

I need some. Very unproductive period. Well, rehearsing birthday reading. Much grunt work ahead, organizing storage prior to move. Plus novel, chromatic. Not getting much progress.

This place beginning to wear on me. Too much illness.

Milford Union Cemetery, NJ

Grandparents, aunt

Rut

Same routine around here, little progress on anything. Going to focus on getting H to downsize. Necessary!

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October birthday

Our view

Sunset.

Small world

Breakfast with  visiting New Mexico woman, fan of my screenwriting book, who says I was her Eng Comp professor at U of O in 1974, apparently so from what she remembers. Remarkable. Neat woman, neat time.

Clawhammer Ukulele

Brooding

Haven't written in novel draft for over a week but brooding about it daily. Might write tomorrow. Making major changes in second section, of five, the action that takes place in a facility like here. Found vehicle I need, I think, in a character from Australia. Non American. Will give it a try.

Slow but sure

... moving forward.

Gaining speed

Better today, good harmonica practice, good novel brooding, house chores. Bake bread tomorrow. Nearing the normal routine again. Good.

Moving slowly

A bit sick, low energy, for all of the week. A drag.

Progress

Close to nailing the melodies of two songs on chromatic, What Is This Thing Called Love? and Sentimental Journey.

Once I get a few melodies down, the real work begins, learning how to improvise around them!

This is a great place to do something like this, lots of time and very few house chores. Nothing but time.

And the novel crawls forward as well. So far, so good.

Great challenges ahead! I like it.

Cool down

Our considerable heat spell is over. Relief.

Plan to check out the local farmers market today, if Harriet gets up in time. She is a very late sleeper.

Chromatic practice is front burner now.

Lazy afternoon

Morning perk

Jeff R, DJ actor director friend, who directed Tom S and me in ZOO STORY in 1970s, says SODOM, GOMORRAH & JONES is "the best title since ZEN AND THE ART OF MOTORCYCLE MAINTENANCE."

Nice to wake up to.

Plugging along

A little work on the novel ... a few tunes on the ukulele ... practicing scales on the chromatic (C, G, F at the moment) ... a snail's pace but progress.

The Heirs

Christmas at the Juniper Tavern

Love (Abridged Edition)