And when at last I’ve found you
Your song will fill the air
Sing it loud so I can hear you
Make it easy to be near you
For the things you do
Endear you to me
Ah, you know I will
I will
– Lennon and McCartney
Category Archives: Family
Full house and new music on the home page
The Yellow House is full to capacity this week with a gathering of Clarks from all over the country. We were hoping to have outdoor jam sessions on the patio all week leading up to some big July 4th events this weekend but so far the weather hasn’t co-operated. It’s a good reminder to make the best of what we have to work with.
This week we are featuring new recordings of Wrensong in Fresh Tracks on the home page of the website. Wrensong is the acapella renaissance choral group Dave and I sing in along with Elizabeth Harley, Miriam Langner, Sue Neighbor, Oliver Goodenough, John Severinghaus, Frank Fields and Tyler Harwell.
Mother’s Day
Happy Mother’s Day to my mom and to my sister, both among the best moms in the business. Their example of unconditional love encourages me to believe the world isn’t such a bad place.
My sister in particular further inspires me with her preparedness in the face of all situations. Her car, for example, is better stocked with the necessities of life than my house. The only items you might reliably find in my car at any given moment are some old cassette tapes my brother recorded for me in the 80s and a dog leash.
Once when my niece was still small enough to be confined to a car seat, I was driving her somewhere in my car. As we were driving along, my niece suddenly looked around the bare, dusty car and said to me in her clear, sweet voice “Helen, where is the water?” It took a moment before I realized her mom’s car always carries an ample supply of bottled water for drinking.