A Cluttered Desk Started it All

The other day I cleaned my old roll-top writing desk.  What prompted me to clean it was that I could no longer see the chipped and stained wood because it was littered with scraps of paper.  The desk was chock-a-block with notes and ideas for future pieces and...

Timing is Everything

It’s late July and I took my English setter Rowdy for a pre-season workout. It’s been hazy, hot and humid, so our sessions are very early in the morning and then again in the evening. There isn’t anything more miserable for a setter wearing a fur suit than to run...