Before I upload my pictures from my recent visit to West Virginia, I’ll tell you about one day in particular: our field trip to Talcott: “The home of the John Henry Legend.” I’d spent a lot of time tromping around there while producing Steel Drivin’ Man. You can read more about the documentary or visit the old Web site I did about it years ago, or read an article I wrote about producing the program, […]
Read moreMonth: September 2008
American Holidays: Mothers Day
In the late 1980s Adi Gevins and I got a CPB grant to do a series of half-hour programs about American holiday traditions. We called it A Gathering of Days: American Holiday Traditions. Here’s what I, pregnant at the time, did for Mother’s Day. I called it Mothers. On deadline I put finishing touches on Mothers with my newborn tucked like a football under my arm. We begin with theme music by Sue Schardt’s Hot […]
Read moreScenes from Childhood: A Family Portrait
Meet the favorite uncles and cranky aunts who inhabit our past.
Read moreScenes from Childhood: In the Secret Garden
I just got back at midnight from the East Coast. I’ll put up West Virginia and Virginia pictures later. In the meantime, Barrett Golding’s recent posting on his blog has inspired me to get back to uploading my old radio stuff. Here’s In the Secret Garden, about the magic kids discover in the natural world:
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