On a Refusal to Blog
It’s 3 in the afternoon on one of the first really gorgeous spring days in Philadelphia. I’ve opened my windows for the first time in a few weeks because the tree pollen count is horribly high, there are trees beneath my bedroom window, and I have terrible allergies. Last week, I had a singing performance to give, and was being extremely careful guarding my voice – so no dairy, no alcohol, no outdoors exposure to pollen, lots of steaming with eucalyptus, drinking throat coat. This week, with the performance behind me, I have returned to enjoying some dairy. Okay….a LOT of dairy at first – a cheese board, ice cream, more cheese, more ice cream -- which has since modulated itself. I’ve determined to enjoy the outdoors, or at the very least, enjoy letting the outdoors in at times when I have w...