Living In the Moment

  Photography by Kristine  I COME FROM … Homemade crepes, good for breakfast or dinner Playing kickball until the streetlights came on Ice cream always served in coffee mugs with a spoon Hanging on the backyard steel swing set, Daydreaming Pot Roast sizzling in the skillet with roasted vegetables Visiting Coastal Maine with red hot sand beneath my feet Homemade Spaghetti sauce simmering all day on the stove Riding bikes around the neighborhood with no hands Christmas Eve’s with signature dishes and so much laughter Playing on an all boys baseball team, with one other friend Elvis Gospel Music playing on Sunday Mornings in our home Scorching summer days, sitting on my Grandmother’s porch “My Braces Are Beautiful” Denim T-Shirt Listening to Jim Croce on 8-Track Tapes School Dances, House Parties, 80’s Music First Bus Ski Trip, seated next to my biggest crush Receiving a batgirl jacket,   as part of our neighbors womens softball team Leath...

MY LATEST OBSESSION!  I never truly realized how much music shaped my life throughout the years until I became a bit older.  I owe a huge thanks to my folks who introduced me to such amazing artists throughout my life. The songs that were played on the car radio as we drove to the beach.  The artists that were played on our hi-fi on eight track tapes.  The classics that were filtered throughout the house on Sundays mornings.  Sirius XM Radio has brought back all these songs in a special way. I have found a few channels that I have been listening to during my commute to work that have stood out: THE BRIDGE (James Taylor, Fleetwood Mac, Simon & Garfunkel Etc) & THE BLEND (Phil Collins, Elton John, Billy Joel Etc) These two channels have the combination of classic and easy listening with a dab of soft rock thrown in. I highly recommend them.  I cannot tell you how much more enjoyable my commute has been while ...