Madison

I returned home to La Crosse this week after spending time in Madison at a Feldenkrais workshop and National Summer Cello Institute - programs that Uri and Hagit Vardi created and held several summers now.  If any musicians are reading this, you should definitely check out the workshop in the future.  The Feldenkrais portion is open to all instruments and is so amazing, and the NSCI has famous guest teachers that come give lessons, masterclasses, and seminars.  There is a really unique environment and community created in two weeks; everyone always says it's unlike any other summer program they've been to.  And Madison is a really special place to be in the summer - so beautiful, with much to see, eat, drink and explore.  There is a website for the program, although it's super outdated right now...but I heard rumors that someone was going to be giving it a makeover in the coming year, and it should look like it belongs in the current decade(!) and give clear information.  Anyway, Madison was amazing, as always, and I'm missing it a bit.  It was really nice to absorb so much new information at the workshop by day, and spend time with the lake and friends by night.  But it's good to be at home, too :)

Leaving Luzerne

During the last days of Luzerne I said goodbye to campers, the lake, and clinked glasses with new friends.  A friend and I got in the car and on the road by 4:45 am to drive home in one day.  When we hit the 1000 mile countdown, this amazing rainbow came out!  It actually turned into a double rainbow, but I wasn't able to catch it.  It formed a huge arc over the road that we drove under as we headed home to the best state ever - Wisconsin!

The Letter-Writing Project

 

Before I left for Luzerne, I was digging through an old desk drawer and stumbled across the address book I took there as a student 8 years ago.  It was part of my letter writing box, as we didn't have phone or internet access during the camp, and were only allowed to communicate via snail-mail.  I never used the book much (we just exchanged email addresses and aim names), but I never got rid of it because it had amazing pictures of telephones from all over the world decorating its pages.  Coming across it now, and still thinking it's really cool, I decided to undo the binding, cut out the pictures, and use them as envelope liners.  And the letter-writing project began!  I packed the same letter writing box I used 8 years ago, started making my own envelopes (each one different from the other), and am busy popping them in the mail.  Send me your address!  I would love to share some handwritten stories with you.