It was a Happy Anniversary!

Thanks to everyone for the flowers and for the vacation contribution. Maybe someone in PA will have to find a place for us to sleep in a few months.

We went to Winnsboro last evening and ate at Cibo Vino. We both had their little filet and it was a great steak. Cibo Vino's is always good because the wine there is free. The we decided to go to Arts and Espresso for a latte. They're every bit as good as Starbucks - and last night we cashed in our punched card so one of the lattes was - "free". As we arrived at Cibo Vino's earlier, Stephen at Crossroads was standing in front of his place and we chatted with him on our way to eat - so when we left Arts & Espresso, we decided to go back around to see what was happening at Crossroads and talked to Stephen again. We decided to stay for the show and Stephen charged us general admission and told us to sit at one of the reserved tables so that was good too. It was a wonderful show - especially for us older types that like older music. The performer was Deb Porter who plays an assortment of stringed instruments including dulcimers and an autoharp. Hearne & Adler were there and joined her for a couple songs at the end of the set and that proved to include one of those special things that happen every now and then when performers get together that don't usually play together. The song was an old Steven Foster song, "Hard Times" which later became a Civil War favorite. Like Deb Porter said - "It's a prayer". It was a very moving performance with some soft harmony - sometimes just the two ladies and sometimes with the deep male voice joining in. Special!

At intermission I learned some good stuff about making videos from the guy that makes them at Crossroads and Glynda had a passionate conversation with a couple from Gilmer. I think they're going to come to dinner soon to teach Glynda about playing a fretted dulcimer.

By then - it was almost 10:00, so time to close up shop and go home.


Here's a link to the main Winnsboro page. There's a video here that Stephen shot and Adler & Hearne do the music - one of their own songs "My East Texas Piney Woods Home". It's reallly well done! You'll enjoy it.