In recent years, I have gone from full-time entertainer playing six nights per week, to stay-at-home dad playing no more than once a month. It is a choice I've made in the past and am happy to do all over again with my second time around, family.
The rewards are endless but the down side of not working/socializing can be a bit disheartening.
A few months ago, I began blogging on CTV's political forum & was shocked to find that I had the greatest difficulty constructing even the simplest sentence. Then I received an e-mail from someone wishing to buy an album and that person pointed me in the direction of Mudcat. (I think it was Mickey)
Here, I have found a whole bunch of folk who share a common thread. Our love for folk music.
I get to write to you on a daily basis, banter back & forth in a harmless sort of way and at the same time, sharpen my skills.
I can write now. I can set aside some time and know that there is a good possibility that I will have something on paper when I'm done.
In a year or so, I fully expect to be travelling again and sharing my music in many different places. By then. I will have a new album to share and will probably have evolved a little as an entertainer.
So now, I'm moving on to the next phase. I've moved Brenda's office to make room for a practise studio and will be spending more time in there.
As I write this, I realize that we all have our own reasons for being here and no-one knows what goes on in our lives as we post our light hearted threads on Mudcat. Which leads me to think of Scrump, at this particular time in his life and I'm hoping that things will turn out well for himself & his family.
In short: I want to say "Thank You" to all of you. Even Big Mick.
I'll still be here but I should be practising more so that I can come and meet yous, down the road.
Thanks again.
Jim.


Good Morning All, from the frosty Highlands on Vancouver Island..