musings

starting to sort thru the minefield that’s suddenly appeared. looks like I’ll be staying here in the mountains. which is where I’d rather be, to be honest. I like it here, the climate agrees with me and there’s a comfortable feel about the village that I find inspiring. I like - and need - my daily walks up to the lookouts, cliff faces high above the valley some two-thirds of a mile above sea level. it’s been good spiritually and philosophically, as well as physically.

the gypsy gal and the rose however will be returning to the city. better work opportunities await them both, and we all agree the move is the right one at this time. they’re still away in adelaide but will be returning soon to sort out moving details. I’ll stay put in the cafe house for a while, according to my documents I have two months from when the new owner’s bid is accepted and contracts exchanged. that should buy me a little time to get on top of some immediate debts before having to shell out new housing expenses.

but the uncertainty of it all has halted work on the new songs. I probably should find a way to press on, but it’s very difficult for me knowing that my recording environment etc may change yet again. I need some consistency and stability to make this type of field recording work. plus, I can’t budget ahead for the cd manufacture / release as well as next year’s planned uk/europe tour. but that should fall into place by year’s end, that’s the goal at least.

short term, I’ve picked up a couple solo gigs. the trio have a couple extras as well, including what hopefully will be a regular saturday afternoon spot over in the next village. linda mizzi did a set with me last weekend, there’s still much work to do for our first duo gig, coming up in a couple of weeks. it’s falling together nicely, the songs are fun and interesting and we get along like the proverbial, both musically and personally. so there’s much to look forward to.

just when all was looking promising for the rest of the year…. we’ve lost our lease on our house/cafe. well, to be more accurate, we got screwed as the owner’s reneged on the new arrangement. but I don’t want or need to go into details, it’s time to just accept that situation, possibly view it as yet another opportunity and move on.

when - in a couple of weeks. where - that remains to be seen. going back to the city is a strong possibility, although I really like it here in the mountains. the next few days should see a new path emerge. god’s will. all I can do is hope I’m astute enough to follow the right fork in the road when the fog lifts.