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  <div class="message"><p>Hi there, thanks for visiting.&nbsp;Here we are a year into the pandemic; I hope you are doing well in this still challenging time.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>I found the great outdoors calling me and into the wilderness I went.&nbsp;</p><p>I’ve been doing what’s called shirin-yoku.&nbsp;If you’re not familiar with it, it’s a&nbsp;Japanese tradition… shinrin means forest and yoku means bath.&nbsp;It’s a nature bath (with clothes, lol).&nbsp; It’s simply soaking in the forest atmosphere with all of your senses. It’s my Vitamin N (nature).&nbsp;</p><p>Being a new resident of…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/blog/blog/6607139/shinrin-yoku-forest-bathing">Read more</a></span></div>
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  <div class="message"><p>Hello, I hope you’re staying safe out there in this never- ending pandemic we are all facing.&nbsp;In challenging times I always escape into music, but also into nature...I call it free therapy :) :)&nbsp;</p><p>I've&nbsp;been spending a lot of time in the wilderness just taking everything in.&nbsp; It’s so peaceful and beautiful and always brings the senses alive…a very ethereal experience.&nbsp; I described my adventure in a poem type story and then added it to a video of my footage.&nbsp; I then added a very beautiful song, 'Grace Is,' by a…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/blog/blog/6483024/into-the-forest">Read more</a></span></div>
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  <div class="message"><p>Hello my friend,</p><p>I never thought I would see the day when everything as we know it just stops. And it stops around the world.&nbsp; We have an enemy amongst us…Coronavirus or better known as Covid-19.&nbsp;</p><p>My prayers go out to all those who are sick all over the world and all those risking their lives for everyone; all the healthcare workers in so many different areas, police &amp; first responders, grocery store workers, truck drivers and so many more brave people. I’m so grateful for all of them. They are incredible.</p><p>…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/blog/blog/6279979/and-the-world-stands-still">Read more</a></span></div>
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  <div class="message"><p>Hello again!</p><p>I hope this New Year has been kind to you so far. I wish you much joy and light in this 2020.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>They say you’re never too old to pursue your passion in life; I know this to be true. After working much of my life to pay the bills if you will, I was finally able to pursue what has always been in my blood…music. Does it pay the bills? Not even close, unfortunately. &nbsp;Well, I suppose if you’re under 25 you have a .01% of making it as a musician and if you’re over 25, your chances just went to .00001%…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/blog/blog/6279977/you-re-never-to-old">Read more</a></span></div>
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  <div class="message"><p>Happy Spring to you! Thanks for visiting :)</p>
<p>Since my last update I have posted two more videos.&nbsp;In February I posted "Who Will Comfort Me" and just today, I have uploaded "Take it Back." You can visit both videos by clicking my video tab here or they can also be viewed on Youtube or my Facebook music page.&nbsp; The musicians, Nick Palmer and Will Snyder, from Real Feel Recording did an amazing job as always.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Both of these songs are on my Fusion album which can be purchased on Amazon at the link below</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Fusion-Kathleen-Cartwright/dp/B014L63DSE">https://w</a>…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/blog/blog/6099416/happy-spring-fb25199a-7e27-4106-b73d-1bda34c5dc91">Read more</a></span></div>
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<p>Hi, Happy 2019! Wishing you all the peace and light this New Year brings.</p>
<p>I thought I would start the new year off with a video…I just love putting videos together!! :)&nbsp; It’s my therapy really, just like singing, writing songs and playing the guitar…keeps me centered in this challenging and fast paced world we live in today.</p>
<p>“Identity” is a song written by a talented songwriter and friend of mine, Ben Gorski.&nbsp; Check him out on Youtube.</p>
<p>The first time I heard his song, I fell in love with it, I just had to…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/blog/blog/6099415/happy-2019">Read more</a></span></div>
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<p>It’s been some time since I’ve posted due to several life events that have taken me away, but never too far away, from the music.</p>
<p>Since my last post, I worked an Art Show selling my CD’s in Hillsborough County Florida.&nbsp; I met many interesting people and was impressed with their art. It was a very good day for me and I’m looking forward to more shows in the future.</p>
<p>I’ve uploaded several videos, two from my Fusion album and one about my precious furbaby that I lost (sob). Please check them out on my Video…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/blog/blog/6099414/back-again">Read more</a></span></div>
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  <div class="message"><p>Hi!&nbsp; Thanks for stopping by.&nbsp;I have a new video that I just posted.&nbsp; It's called "Fusion."&nbsp;The song is titled after my album.</p>
<p>After I decided on the title for my album, I wanted to write&nbsp;a song with the same title. I wrote the lyrics and then collaborated with Nick Palmer of Real Feel Recording and we worked on the melody part for it together and “Fusion” was born. Nick is on all the instruments in the song. I think he did an amazing job. It was fun putting the video together.&nbsp;&nbsp; Check it out by clicking the…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/blog/blog/6099413/new-video-fusion">Read more</a></span></div>
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<p>I just posted a new video…"Little Broken Hearts.”&nbsp; &nbsp;This cover song is on my new ‘Fusion’ album.&nbsp; It was so much fun putting this video together.&nbsp; The musicians did an amazing job on the music.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Nick Palmer on guitar, keys, &amp; drums.&nbsp; Phil Mango on bass.</p>
<p>I hope you check the new video out...just click my Video tab here and/or use this link to YouTube.</p>
<p>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzB7lJ7I4-k</p>
<p>Thanks for stopping by :)</p>
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<p>Hi…thanks for visiting me.&nbsp; Just a little update on things. &nbsp;My album was released in September, which was so exciting!!&nbsp; I’m getting such great feedback from it and it just makes me feel so proud. &nbsp; I’ve received wonderful comments such as, “Every song pops,” to " Love the variety,"to "It's so raw and real," to "It being produced so well" and many other awesome comments.&nbsp; Thank you to all who purchased my album and told your friends about it!!&nbsp; That is such an honor for me.&nbsp; For those who haven't…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/blog/blog/6099411/happy-spring">Read more</a></span></div>
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