knekkebjoern turned me on to Metroblogging Nashville, as it’s the project of a friend of his. I applied to be on their team of local bloggers and was accepted. I made my inaugural entry tonight! Check it out.
Barbra enjoying the sunny day
Barbra enjoying the sunny day, originally uploaded by Kate O’. Barbra’s the best on a leash — he’ll actually heel and everything.
My view
My view, originally uploaded by Kate O’. I’m sitting on the front steps looking out over the garden, writing songs. This is a pretty nice life.
Three years in Nashville!
I started this post on Monday but got busy. Whoops! Sunday and Monday were sort of the conjoined twin anniversaries of our transplant to Nashville three years ago. It’s two days because we left Chicago on the morning of the
And one more update by way of a letter
Following up on this post from a week and a half ago: When I saw my mom last week in Chicago, she said there was one thing she was disappointed about regarding the article that described the luncheon that turned
Email I just sent to American Songwriter magazine
Yesterday I received three copies of the March/April issue: one was addressed to “Kate O’Neill, Honey Bowtie Music,” one to “Kate O’Neill,” and one to “Kate Kate Kate O’Neill.” I appreciate the enthusiasm — particularly of the latter form of
Gang activity in the neighboring neighborhood
Today’s City Paper has an article about gang activity in Salemtown, which is the neighborhood a few blocks north of us. We’ve seen plenty of the graffiti the article mentions, but we haven’t seen too many other signs of gangs.
In Chicago!
I’m sitting here at Metropolis Coffee Company in Chicago, enjoying the delicious coffee and free WiFi, but not so much enjoying the snooty and superior attitude of the staff. Whatever. They’re just lucky their coffee is so good. I’ll be
Yet another unofficial review of “Brokeback Mountain”
I’m trying to get ready for my trip to Chicago tomorrow, so I’m limiting myself to five minutes on this, but I wanted to state publicly: This movie is crushingly beautiful. I’ve read here and there (no links, no time)
I feel like such a globetrotter
My mom’s birthday is next week. Two of my cousins from Baltimore are flying into Chicago this weekend to visit my mom and sister, and they’re all going to go out and do a “Wild Women’s Weekend” in the city.