I have a friend for whom wishes of a "Happy Memorial Day" or a "Happy Veterans' Day " really grate on her nerves.  T...

Come June, Quinn and I will have been taking Latin for one year.  It's one hour a week after school up at the university, with usually ...

I'm reluctant to hit "publish" on this post because it's one of those things where I know someone out there will think I a...

I love playing the viola. I don't love having to constantly explain what a viola is , but I figure with each person I take the time to...

In April I was lucky enough to attend a week-long violin varnishing workshop .  I really enjoyed the one I attended three years ago in Bos...

(A bit overdue at this point, and with fewer details than I originally wrote , but at least I got something down while I remember anything.)...

Before I begin, let me say that I started writing my NYC post again, and Blogger randomly lost about two hours of writing.  Not the whole po...