As promised, here's a photo of some socks. The one on the left is Irene's sock (she's finished a pair...

I admit it. I LOVE clothes. I love fabric, color, and assembling things together, sometimes in such a way that...

Friday night I had great fun dancing as Eudora at Aladdin's. I was joined by Jennifer, whose dance name I...

The format was developed by Jones, a self-taught, non-music reading ukulele enthusiast who was unable to find the songs that he wanted in just a lyric/chord format so he developed his own. He later added thematic graphics to make the sheets more attractive. The music is not provided, so it is necessary that the player know the tune. However, this is a great format for people who either play, or would like to play, the ukulele but don't read music. Beginners. 88 pp. ($12.30)

I always make a horrible mess pushing toward a deadline. I typically also don't sleep properly when in the big...

This is the little brother to the Fluke. Body is a pineapple shape with a flat bottom. About the size of a standard pineapple soprano. Back is made of a plastic material and top is wood. This has an open headstock with side mounted tuning machines. Endorsed by Jim Beloff, designed by Dale Webb. (Inquire for Price)

Oh, Joy! I get to dance at New Aladdin's this Friday! I'm sorry that one of the two originally scheduled...

I finished taxes at 1:18am, gave myself an hour of crocheting in peace on the couch and crashed. Wednesday I...

I get to be alone today, at least for several hours. I sooooo love these days. The loudest sounds are...

It has rained a lot in the last few days. Tony and I saw slushy snow coming down on Monday...

I have had a busy week or so, teaching all sorts of classes all over the place. I had Fast...

My week? Classes, Taxes, Classes, Classes, Taxes, Food (thank heaven), Classes, Taxes, not enough sleep (pout). Good people, good food,...

Friday was even warmer than Thursday. It hit 69F/20.5C degrees downtown Lansing at about 4:30pm today. Most of the time...

Thursday was gorgeous, sunny, and not too breezy. I started the day with my friend Marlene C., putting together a...

Well, if this column is about artforms of all sorts, nature is in the spotlight today. It was not sunny,...

At last, Martin re-creates their tiny masterpiece - Fabulous flame koa top, sides & back, ivoroid body binding, abalone top trim around top and back edges, abalone rosette, koa bridge, black/white/black side trim. Flame koa headplate with ornate pearl inlay, gold tuning gears with ivoroid buttons, bound ebony fretboard with 5K diamond & square inlay pattern, 1 13/32" bone nut, 13.614" scale, neck joins body at 12th fret, 17 frets total. Fitted hardshell case. We're glad to see this one back in production! ($4199.00)

All solid wood construction, hand selected Brazilian mahogany top, back & sides, maple neck, rosewood fingerboard with abalone dots, top & back are bound in white, top has faux abalone purfling, high gloss finish. ($239.50)

This handcrafted ukulele is designed in the tradition of the top ukuleles of the 1920s. Muvingue (Nigerian satinwood) top, solid walnut back and sides, maple binding on top and back, solid walnut fingerboard with abalone dot inlays, 13.5" scale, 1.38" nut, fishbone inlays around the soundhole, Grover pegs with white buttons, passive Shadow pickup. Made in Germany. ($495.00)

I taught Fast Florida Footies in one 4-hour session on last Sunday. I had four great students with me for...

Saturday was a busy evening. First we went to Altu's restaurant for dinner as we typically do on Saturdays. It...