Luba and her best bud, Carlo.

Luba, Warrior Princess. Luba the Leonberger (Saint Bernard + Newfoundland + Great Pyrenes = Leonberger) was born on September 8th 2002. Luba is my constant companion in the studio where she's either lounging around while I write and record, or playing with my students. In spite of her antics, like taking my wrist in her mouth and lifting my hand off the keyboard in the middle of a take, I do manage to get some work done every now and then. And, I don't mind her antics one bit.

My beloved Uncle Johnnie lived in a 1000 year old home in Norfolk England called Monks Hall. The kitchen was (and still is) the heart of the house where Uncle Johnnie would sit and have his breakfast every day at 5:30 am, about the same time the first in a steady stream of visitors would come in. Uncle Johnnie was a truly happy man, loved and respected by everyone who knew him. Two weeks after Uncle Johnnie died, my brother went through the house taking pictures to have a visual record of what each room looked like. I was in the kitchen and watched my brother take this photograph. It has not been doctored in any way, it was not created by a malfunction of the digital camera, nor could it be a double exposure. My brother and I were the only people in the room at the time, or so I thought. What do you think?

The door to...

Monks Hall

Balance is everything.

Loves of my life.

1. Dearest man to walk this earth.