no christmas baking... but

this last week has been filled with christmas preparations - no, not decorating - recording a version of silent night and getting things together for my holiday greeting download card.

i decided that i did, in fact, want to record myself with my flu-y voice, so a scratchy, a capella version of silent night is in the works. it's almost done and will be sent to all my facebook fans (it's not too late to get in on the action and become a fan)!

i was also getting my website ready to be able to sell holiday greeting download cards. the idea is that people can send a card to someone that includes a download of my song "coventry carol." here's a little peek:

other "coventry carol" news... it is for sale on iTunes and on the zunior website (where it comes with a PDF download of the artwork). But again, before December 1st, all facebook fans will be getting it for free!

maybe i'll bake some cookies next week...

roll with it... or knit as the case may be

i got a wee bit knocked off my feet last week by a rather brutal flu... NOT h1n1 thankfully!!

being in bed with no voice and violently coughing is not the most conducive situation for getting much accomplished. BUT, i did what i could, and what i did was this:

it's an idea i had for merchandise: a little knit patch with my logo on it, that can be sewn onto a hat, scarf, mitts. i want to try to make a "wristie" - what my family calls a wristband - with the logo.





i also tried knitting the logo for the record label my friend, hollis and i are starting (more on that later):




before getting sick, i did advance somewhat with the tunes:

• re-recorded backing vocals for a little blue (good thing too, cuz i don't think i'll be doing much singing for at least another week, unless i want to sound like i've been smoking and drinking whiskey for a good 40 years...hmmm maybe not a bad idea - recording myself singing like that, not starting to drink whiskey and smoke!)


• shine is almost mixed, just needs some last tweaks.
  

i also spent some time drinking tea (works to stop the violent coughing) and watching tutorials on how to mix, so i don't feel so clueless at the studio.

and now that i'm starting to feel better it's back-at-it-time!