My heart is still in Panama. Imagine moonlit black glitter sandy beaches, lazing around in hammocks in the Bohio, swimmn in pools with kids, boogie boardin, drinking pina coladas, playing and singing, eating yummy meals al fresco with your best friends, hiking in the mountains and being warm all over by an 89 degee Panama sun. That is where I was last week. I just had a superb, sublime, simple, scrumpdilicious time. I sooo wish you were there.
just a girl who loves Panama
It would be wonderful to buy land down there. The Panamanians use the dollar system. Our dollars go far. I think that is why many North Americans retire down there. Its about a dollar for a beer and 2 dollars for a sandwich.
black sandy beaches in Panama
Does anybody out there want to contribute to our Panama Paradise fund????? We can get some land and build a Bohio, a pool, some green planned homes and we can do yoga, play music and eat yummy foods and hang around in hammocks. I am in love with Panama.
the pool and the bohio
A man a plan a canal Panama. This is an onomatopoeia.
Holla if you are interested in starting a fun Panama retreat. I think it would be awesome. Dreams gotta start somewhere. Right???
I officially landed on U.S. soil. I had such an amazing time. I will have to gather all my thoughts and pictures to give you a recap. I want to own some property down there one day, I fell in love with it. Post more later, but for now I gotta get my ducks in a row.
Well folks, I am off…………… I am going to plow my way off my snowy mountain and head down South to catch an airplane in Atlanta and go to Panama.
I am disappointed that Willie Nelson had to cancel tonite’s show due to the snow and his painful wrists. I think he had carpal tunnel surgery recently and his wrists are giving him a time. Poor little buddy. Sure would have loved to see some Willie.
snow in my yard
I woke up this morning to this luscious snow and Justyn and I did some photo shoots in it today with my Canon Rebel XTI and here they are.
I will post stories about my Panama trip when I return. Much love to you all….xoxoxo
Last night I had a blast with Ami Worthen. She is one of my dearest sweetest friends. We hang through thick and through thin. We have jammed our way through Jamaica, Louisiana, Florida, North Carolina and many other places. This is a shout out to Ami, I love you!!!!!!!! And, I love Sugar & Spice. I hope that we jam well into our 90’s. We recorded 2 of our songs last night with Jason Krekel and we just had a blast. Stay tuned for more Sugar & Spice to play in your area.
It’s Wednesday and I have a million things to do before I leave the country. I head out of Atlanta, Georgia and hop on a plane to Panama on Sunday. So, I have 3 full days to get things done. Today, its approaching the crack of noon, and I am still in my bathrobe and I pressed the snooze button on my alarm too many times to tell.
Things to Do before Leaving Country
Floss (I put this on every to do list because I think its funny and very important
Find my passport
Pack lightly, I am bringing a small carry on so I don’t have to check bags in and pay extra cashola
Tie loose ends and call people back. I gotta make this happen
Go see Willie Nelson with friends on Saturday night here in Asheville
Speaking of Centennial Birthdays, my grandmuddy would have turned 102 years old today. Her name was Teal Lauderbach Richards. She was a huge inspiration to me. I have alot of her fashion sense. I wear her old dresses and hats and brooches. She also played ukulele.
Grandmuddy in the sun
Her family came over from Germany.
Grandmuddy with my Dad, brothers Jed, Augie and cousin Max
Grandmuddy with cousin Anne on her wedding day
She made the best cookies ever. M and M cookies, and sugar cookies with a chocolate kiss on the top. Grandmuddy made the best dip ever, bluecheese crumbles mixed with cream cheese. Our family calls it the Grandmuddy dip. So, I drink a whiskey sour in your honor. I love and miss you Grandmuddy.
I had a friggin’ blast last night at The Grey Eagle in Asheville. About 30 Asheville musicians got together and celebrated a musical legends birthday. Django Reinhardt was the man. Packed out house and soooo many amazing musicians and friends. Thank you Asheville people.. I love love love my hometown. Jon Corbin of The Firecracker Jazz Band headed up this event and he did a great job. He was expecting about 12 people to show up and the whole town came out. A fantastic evening filled with Hot Jazz.
Its still raining here in Asheville. More and more my heart is ready to go traveling again. I need a spark and giant dose of creativity. I want to write songs and make music sooo bad. I am just visualizing that for myself so I can share that with you. I want to be kickin it in a beautiful spot where there are turquoise seas and it feels like Saturday everyday so I can sip on some coffee and tropical drinks and write fun songs.
I am off to work. Happy weekend everyone. P.S. I am feeling like letting my hair grow out again. Okay thats it for now. See ya.
This pic was taken in 2008 and I am ready to let my hair grow long again
Should I stay or should I go???? My very close friends, The Morrison Family moved to Panama and built a house down there and I have been wanting to visit that piece of paradise for months. I have an opportunity to go the first week of February, but things are holding me back. Mostly monetary, taking time off work, missing my guy, etc. But life is too short, right? My heart says go go go and my mind says well maybe you should stay and work and save money.
I love to travel and play music and I can always make more money when I get home. And this could be a relatively cheap trip. I can travel stand by on Delta and the flights look wide open. Heather and Grady, my friends will pick me up at the airport and I could sleep in a hammock. I can eat the native fruits and eat beans and rice. I would be happy as a clam.
This is Trey and Courtney's Tiki Hut, photo taken by Trey Morrison
