Deer in spite of everything

At last this fellow is finished. It was a long journey, begun last fall. In the meantime, my grandson turned 4, I turned 70, and my birthday present to myself was a Deering banjo. I am really enjoying it. My first vivid memory of hearing a live banjo was hearing Ron Walter’s in Petaluma, California performing in a variety show. I was mesmerized. The kids sat in the front row of the gymnasium and our parents directly behind, poised to give us a poke or to “shush” us if we started whispering.

How could anyone ever pick an instrument that fast? Anyway. Now I am slowly learning.

In other news, I have been writing more songs. But now some feature the banjo. One is called '“The Long Way Home “. The other banjo song is called “Old Folks “.

Old folks sittin at the corner store

Playing Keno

Thinkin ‘bout Reno

In their future…

My future entails snoring under a comforter. Goodnight!