John & Lauri Cole in John's Recording Studio
 on the right: Marj Mountainsong, Peggy Carter (me) and Lauri Cole.

I just got an email with some emails from Marj Mountainsong who was with us in Central Florida in February. We visited with John and Lauri Cole for several days before and after the Central Florida Dulcimer festival and recorded some music for a new "Gospel Music" album which will be released soon, "Shall We Gather." Here are some pix of our visit.

God's Beautiful World

And on the 7th day God rested!


God made every living thing!

He made the birds

God made the grass to grow

and the trees, and food to eat.



And the earth was without form.... and void!

And God said, "Let There Be Light"

Peggy and Chuck in a field of Bluebonnets at Washington-On-The-Brazos

Reflections on the Brazos

Fields of Blue, with Indian Paintbrush

Bluebonnets of Texas and

Singing by the Brazos

Last Friday we drove from our home in Spring up to Brenham, by way of Washington-On-The-Brazos, which was actually the capital of Texas in 1836 when Texas won their independence from Mexico and became a separate country with Sam Houston as their president. There is a museum there and an amphitheater and some lovely trails through the somewhat-hilly countryside and down to the banks of the Brazos River.  This time of year the Bluebonnets and Indian Paintbrush is in full bloom. 

I took my dulcimer along and other visitors stopped to listen to the music. Want to sing along?

"Beautiful beautiful Texas, Where the beautiful bluebonnets grow;

We're proud of our forefathers who died at the Alamo.

You can live on the plains or the mountains, or down where the sea breezes blow;

And STILL be in beautiful Texas... the most beautiful place that I know."

Or you might want to sing along on an even older Texas song"

Well, we crossed the broad Pecos and then the Nueces;

Swam the Guadalupe and followed the Brazos;

Red River runs rusty, the Wichita clear;

But down by the Brazos I courted by dear.

Li-li-li, Lee-la-lee, give me your hand.

Li-li-li, Lee-la-lee, give me your hand.

Li-li-li, Lee-la-lee, give me your hand.

There's many a river that waters the land.

I'd put the music on this blog if I could figure out how to do it. Maybe next time. Peggy

New E-Lessons!

I am so excited about my upcoming "unveiling" of my new E-Lesson format. If you have a web cam you can sign up for a 15-min. free hammer dulcimer lesson. I'm getting everything set up and plan to release the new format some time in May.