We were recently surprised to learn that there is a Grammy Award for Best Album Notes (one of the categories that does not make the primetime slot on the televised awards show!) Not only is there a Grammy in this category, but a little research showed us that there are also multiple websites devoted to faithfully recording the liner notes included on albums and CDs. Notes from Ray Charles Duets. Photo by Indigo Shafer We started thinking about this topic because of a conversa

"I have confidence that spring will come again! Besides this, you see, I have confidence in me!" ~Richard Rodgers, from The Sound of Music For many of us, as we head into the new year with resolutions in mind, getting through the cold and dark months of January and February requires emotional fortitude and faith that spring will indeed come again. The start of the new year, with its unknowns, can inspire as much fear and apprehension as it does excitement. The Sound of Music

Our desire to cover this song began with our oldest daughter suggesting it to us. We love its love story and the image of riding...