HazyShade Productions

Yesterday, we took the first hike of 2021 at Pandapas Pond Recreation Area. There is a cluster of intersecting trails in the area, so you can customize your own loop.

Our 5.1 mile loop was comprised of…

It's the first day of 2021. It's been cold, wet, and dreary all day, but I don't mind. Claytor Lake is beautiful in the fog, our state park cabin is warm and cozy, and a rainy day lends itself to…

We're still in the midst of a pandemic. We still have the worst "president" the U.S. has ever seen (although he'll be gone soon, praise be). And yet. There are silver linings.

A silver lining of having the worst president…

We didn't have to travel far for this one... just out to my backyard!

Like many gigs in this Year of the Plague, our concert out at the historic Appomattox Court House, scheduled for Thursday, August 27, was cancelled. However…

We had already been looking forward to playing at the Irvington Farmers Market on the Saturday before Labor Day, but we didn’t have any plans beyond that. Then on Friday, out of the blue, we got a call from Cathy…

It’s a rainy, rainy day here in Richmond, Virginia. The rain shows no sign of stopping. And we’re still in the midst of a pandemic, so it’s not like we can entertain ourselves by going to a movie or bowling…

2019 has been a great year!

We had 39 gigs in 6 states, mostly in Virginia, of course, but also in Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, and North Carolina.

Grinchin' it up on Christmas Eve by making a live video in the living room...

Our good friend Jolie jumped up on the (very bouncy) stage to sing some songs with us at the Goochland Rotary Oktoberfest.

Lovely evening at Wilderness Run Vineyards.

We play some pretty sweet places. Virginia's state parks have been especially good to us.

The final gig of our tour was at Wilderness Run Vineyards/1781 Brewery. Beautiful spot, but lordy it was hot! On our way there, we decided that if they did not have shelter from the sun for us, we would refuse…

I went for a morning walk down to the Susquehanna River.

This was a travel day, no gig. And, this is also the day the tour turned homeward bound. We drove about half the day to get from New Paltz, NY to Marietta, PA. There, we checked into our bed &amp…

In the early afternoon, we played for the residents at the Woodland Pond progressive care community, where Dacey's 92-year-old dad lives. We've played there several times now. Today for the first time, they broadcast our performance via closed-circuit TV, so…

After leaving Anne and Mark's we headed to Poughkeepsie. First stop was to meet my godparents for lunch, and celebrate Diane's 75th birthday.

We had no gig scheduled for today and no real plan. Anne and Mark invited us to stay an extra night and we were happy to accept. We spent an ultra relaxing day hanging out with our friends. We went…

We woke up in Sturbridge. Although the 45-minute drive seemed SO hard the night before, when we were really tired after our gig and a late dinner, in the morning we were thankful to wake up there. I did my…

The morning was rainy, perfect for teleworking. But I just couldn't bring myself to do it. Kim did much better. We stayed with the Peters till early afternoon, then said our goodbyes.

The greatest thing about Sam's house is that it overlooks this lovely pond. The boat dock has seen better days, but I like its jaunty stance.

In the early part of the day, Dacey and I tooled around on our bikes. We went down to the Campgrounds, which is not actually a campground but a cluster of very small, charming "gingerbread houses" where people actually…

I woke up to bird song, which is one of the best things in the world.

Before leaving Vermont, we squeezed in a hike on Deer Leap Trail, then had lunch at the restaurant at the trailhead.

We got one practice in with Tom, our drummer friend, in his barn.