I think that of all the people who have attended, Mmario and I and Hardi have the worst schedules of anyone I know. Of course Hardi's is one which really CAN be overwhelmed by last-minute emergencies-- he's a priest, and people need him without knowing ahead of time, often. He manages to be here as much as he can, and doesn't schedule anything around the jam/gathering date except weddings, vestry meetings, and bishop's visits. I make the schedule work for me by keeping clear with myself that my priority right now is building a music community-- not the myriad other things I have enjoyed in the past, which have to take a backseat and which friends understand, now that my health allows me to do more than sit at the puder all day being helpful in e-mail. So that's how we keep time to do this-- maybe Mmario could tell us how he does it-- how he transitions from the hope to the reality. He does manage to be here a lot.

How do you do it, Mmario?

~Susan