Summer is here. For much of my life, especially as a child, that meant No More School! Now as a parent of children, no more school just means I have to be responsible for those kids… all day. I’m not complaining… well, not too much. It just changes the nature of what summer …
Photo by Ira Bratton I’ve been up past midnight too many nights in the past month. I know midnight is not late for some, but when you’ve got younger kids like I do you are going to be awake by 7 a.m. whether you like it or not, even when your body wants a full 8 hours of sleep. Some …
Are you enjoying your summer? I think I’m enjoying my summer. At least, I’m trying to enjoy my summer. I had a great evening celebrating my birthday and singing songs with my sister in The Bratton Backyard (look at those siblings singing sad songs together). I’m grateful for the …
Over the past few months I’ve been having fun writing songs, recording songs, and teaching songs all in a joint effort with my friend Amanda Trapp to create the best sound design for not one but two Shakespearean plays. Romeo and Juliet opened on Friday, July 7, and As You Like It opens on …
This little blog is mainly a way for me to share what I’m doing professionally with people, but I hope you’ll allow for a bit more of the personal from time to time. Like this picture from last month of me and my kids navigating a corn maze (picture by Amy). Sometimes I’ll explain …