This dreamy, sedate little project came at the request of a wonderful supporter, Wendell Hoff. He specifically requested most of these tunes, and so I happily dedicate this collection to him and to his memory, with my deepest love and gratitude. I hope he enjoyed it, and I hope that you do, too.

Wearing all the hats in this project, and not being

This dreamy, sedate little project came at the request of a wonderful supporter, Wendell Hoff. He specifically requested most of these tunes, and so I happily dedicate this collection to him and to his memory, with my deepest love and gratitude. I hope he enjoyed it, and I hope that you do, too.

Wearing all the hats in this project, and not being a recording engineer by any stretch, I elected to focus on putting my heart into the performance of each piece, perhaps at the expense of whatever technical quality might otherwise have been present under more capable hands. I hope you’ll be able to forgive me for that and hear past the technical issues that come up from time to time.

Recorded January 4, 2010 by Marji Zintz in Olivebridge, New York. My deepest gratitude goes to my darling, Alfredo Tirella, for the beautiful space, the use of the equipment, the great idea for the title of the collection, the ice skates, the inspiration, the bicycle, the crackling fire, this whole wonderful life, and the kind and extremely loving support ~ not to mention the delicious soup.