Hello Friends,

I'm in my office with a house full of people as the week of shows and summer camp commences. I love the company of beloved friends and their brilliant kids scamper around while we sit on the porch playing tunes.

Last night we had a concert in our own home with our own quartet with many friends and neighbors in attendance. We love house concerts so much, both hosting and performing, so it was both. It's a lot of dishes to do and tiredness but worth every moment. I'll have video from our tour on the next newsletter and I'll post some clips from last nights show on my Facebook page soon.

It's been a gentle weather summer here in Oregon so far. All is well on the homefront and I am grateful for so many things I can't even count them. Even though there is plenty of worry for some of the bigger things we do our best to stay focused on own own community and offering arts and music wherever we can.

I wish you all to be surrounded by friends and music and shining your light in this adventurous life.

Hope to see you down the road.

Lisa

James Kline, Lisa & Aryeh

 

Last weekend was the Oregon Country Fair. A festival for music & arts like no other. Lisa & I enjoy playing Swedish dance tunes along the paths. And people dance!

Three beautiful horses are guests on our property. 

We love playing house concerts and have been doing quite a few lately. These from a recent one in Portland.  

If you would like to host a house concert, its fun and easy to do. Here is a webpage all about it.

Another one in Sequim, Washington

My mom Carol celebrated her 80th birthday with us. She will be moving to our property later this year. We are exploring some cozy & beautiful yurt cabin structures to build. A recent news story about her!

My niece Annelyse graduated from high school. We partied for a week in Orange County. Some of you might remember her as the star of many fun videos we made while she was little, and less busy. Here she is all grown up with me and a favorite cousin Lori too.

Summer camp in Washington on the Puget Sound between Portland and Seattle. I taught beginning harps, led campfire songs and for the first time taught Mosaics. This camp is so special, it offers so many different creative opportunities, music, arts, performance of all kinds. If you would like to know more please let me know and I'll fill you in. It's called CazNW. Its so special I highly recommend.

  I bring harps for harp class and beginners learn melodies, chords, improvisation and we performed the song "Imagine" while the audience sang.

One of the classes was putting out a magazine about camp. I was interviewed about my mosaics class by a 10 year old girl. She did a great job.

We always have Nigel at home to remind us how to relax once in a while. Take naps. Appreciate what you have. Accept love, Be in the moment.