Urban Tapestry practice

The drawings above and below were done for Illustration Friday. This week's topic: "Feet." If I wanted to spend more time on the drawing above, I'd do something more interesting for the ground...maybe a wooden floor with interesting wood textures, or stone.

Thanks so much for all the recording equipment advice, everyone! Looks like I'm pretty close to having everything I need to record, and gradually upgrade my equipment over time. Hoping to put everything together in time to be able to contribute a flute part to Seanan McGuire's new CD project; the CD sounds like it's going to be amazing, and I'd love to be a part of it.

Had a good practice the other day with Allison and Jodi. Just before they arrived, I was overwhelmed with a desire to try making chicken soup from scratch. I figured I needed chicken for that, so threw some chicken legs into a pot of water. Added chopped up onions, garlic, carrots, celery, salt, pepper, oregano, thyme. Scooped off fat as the soup cooked, added creamed corn near the end as well as taking out the bones and leaving the chicken meat. Didn't turn out half-bad, and I still have lots of broth leftover to do more experimenting with.



We got a LOT of practising done that afternoon. Went over our concert set and did more work on Franklin's songs. I drew some props (yes, there are going to be props in our concert :-) while Allison and Jodi made Useful Suggestions and helped cut them out (the props, not the suggestions). We also learned two new songs (cover tunes) for performing in open filk if the opportunity arises. And possibly a third one that Allison says she'll only sing if it's very, very late at night. ;-)

Jodi brought highly addictive low-fat President's Choice rice and corn chips...my favourite was the Japanese Wasabi & Honey flavour. I must find some!

It's always a joy working with Allison and Jodi, I have to say. After working together for 13 years as Urban Tapestry, the three of us have a real chemistry based on a thorough knowledge of each other's strengths and weaknesses as well as the friendship we have with each other.

Little bickerings come up now and again just as they would in any family unit, but the love and respect we have for one another is the glue that holds everything together and fuels our music and performances. We don't work together to make/sell CDs or solely to perform...we're together because we enjoy hanging out AND making music together.

Anyway, after practising all afternoon, I made a scallop & shrimp stew from a Moosewood Cookbook, and we had key lime pie that Allison brought for dessert. Yum!

After dinner, I got a fire going in the fireplace and then we just sat in the living room and hung out for the rest of the evening. 'Twas a good get-together.

Less than two weeks until FilKONtario! Our concert with Franklin, by the way, is on Saturday from 4:15-5:15 pm.

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