Music

• Almost everything and everyone is on The Ultimate Band Master List
• And if they aren't there, check here at Rounder Records citadel of folk, or here at Rhino Records which also carries a ton of rythmn and blues, blues, lots' o' stuff, and has some wild video selections..and they are nice folks too.
• I've had good experiences with these folks too - CDNOW
• Mom's current favorites.. A wonderful singer/songwriter, Gillian Welch, ( You can order her incredible debut CD at CDNOW if you click right here! a band I'd like to see make it big, The Neilds, and always, The Grateful Dead. What a long strange trip its been..
• For mandolin info, you have to see The Mandolin Cafe.
• For guitar, do check out Harmony Central and lsds. I can't describe this page better than to say its a search engine for songs, chords, tab.. and you could spend a lot of time here..
• Other Resources:
  An incredible site for instruments, Lark in the Morning
  A great magazine, Dirty Linen
  And for some of the nicest festivals in the west, Planet Bluegrass
  Finally, a site I hope to see expanding, because these folks are great.. Elderly Instruments
  Check these places out.

What Grandma used to call "Handwork"

• Something I want to learn about, Rughooking
• Something I want to learn more about, Knitting
• Something I want to get back to doing more of, Weaving
• Some exciting ideas if you are into Quilting
• And find lots of other interesting stuff at the Fiber Arts site.

Ah, yes, FOOD!!!

• The most important one first, Veggies Unite! This place is great.
• Another prominent site in my mind, The Chilehead's Homepage Pasta From Hell, its wundy..ask JP
• Finally, the be-all and end all recipe source, SOAR Where I got my Christmas recipe for Philipine Fried Frogs..

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