Your stems are incredible Jeris! I loved working with them :D

This was such a good match too…a lot of mbiras and hang drums are homemade instruments. I plan on getting some from Etsy. :)

hadn’t thought of that, but how fortuitously appropriate :)

Emily/Rob…I’ve listened to this several times. It’s very special to me. Reminds me of my mom (Adelaida)and my childhood as well. One year my dad was out to sea and we had no $ but my two sisters and I gathered loose change around the house and we were able to buy a little tree and decorate it. Every year after that my mom went crazy with decorating the house, every Xmas was more and more elaborate. She basically turned the whole house into a miniature Xmas village. Little houses, snow, lakes, people, reindeer, robotic Santa and Mrs Santa singing and dancing…it was quite amazing. :)

Rob, so pleased you like the mix. Your pell really touched me. Would you be so kind to post your lyrics? Then I can add them here. I am a very visual gal and love to read while I listen. I wish you had a picture of your tree! Alas, I know hold one in my mind.

Jeris, your mom’s decor sounds joyous. you remind me, some of our most precious moments come out of poverty.

I’ve posted the lyrics to the Looking up page, Emily. (They we originally formatted as a concrete poem in the shape of a Christmas tree but I can’t do that here!)
There aren’t any photos. We didn’t own a camera.

thank you Speck! your wandering bells actually started all of the inspiration. :)