Tonight we went to a music jam at a neighbor’s house. I didn’t take my ukulele as I had heard that some of the players were really good, and I didn’t want to be the only porch plinker among pros. I should have taken my uke! I would have gotten lost in a few of [...]
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Candlelight and Music
I’m making great progress on cleaning and organizing the house. Almost have my craft/camping/junk room in perfect order. Today I fertilized one of my square foot gardens, then planted tomatoes and peppers (with buried eggshells to prevent blossom end rot). The plants are big enough and our season is so long, we should have all [...]
Posted by tinycamper on June 24,
http://tinycamper.wordpress.com/2011/06/24/candlelight-and-music/
Restrung the Ukulele
Lately, as I’ve been working on combining melody with chords, the high g string on my concert ukulele has been irritating me more and more. So last night I moved the strings around (C to G, E to C, G to E and left A as it is) to give my ukulele low G tuning. [...]
Posted by tinycamper on June 19,
http://tinycamper.wordpress.com/2011/06/19/restrung-the-ukulele/
Summer Doldrums
The days still stretch endlessly in the nineties…. 101 was predicted today. Not sure we made it that high, as we had a blessed cloud cover. Thunderstorms have been predicted, but all we get are a few growls of thunder but no rain. But the cloud cover keeps the heat from feeling so brutal. I [...]
Posted by tinycamper on June 10,
http://tinycamper.wordpress.com/2011/06/10/summer-doldrums/
98.2 Degrees Today
Our high today was predicted to be 90, but it actually got up to 98.2 I hibernated inside until the sun went behind the trees, then got the bed covers on the camper beds and cleaned it up for the trip. Tomorrow I’ll pack the sheets, blankets, towels and start packing clothes. I’ll wait to [...]
Posted by tinycamper on May 10,
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The New Mainland Ukulele
My ukulele arrived today, and it’s more beautiful than I expected. I had thought the ropework was a solid color, but it actually looks like thin layers of wood sandwiched together. The gloss finish is beautiful! I can’t find any imperfections in it. And Mike at Mainland Ukes set it up perfectly for me. The [...]
Posted by tinycamper on May 6,
http://tinycamper.wordpress.com/2011/05/06/the-new-mainland-ukulele/
Not Tiny Tim and a Doily
My Mainland concert ukulele should be here tomorrow. I can’t remember when I’ve been so excited. I’m getting a hilarious reaction from my family…. like DON’T play the ukulele around us! But I am excited enough about the musical possibilities that I will love disappearing into my own little world of music. In case you [...]
Posted by tinycamper on May 5,
http://tinycamper.wordpress.com/2011/05/05/not-tiny-tim-and-a-doily/
The Lanikai Arrived
The Lanikai ukulele arrived today. I was really disappointed in the lack of quality. You can see in the picture to the left that the sound hole has ragged edges. There was a big blob of glue on the side of the third fret. The finish had a couple of spots in it. The action [...]
Posted by tinycamper on May 2,
http://tinycamper.wordpress.com/2011/05/02/the-lanikai-arrived/
Buying a Ukulele
For a long time I’ve been wanting to get a portable musical instrument that I could take in the camper. I looked at mandolins and dulcimers, but as much as I wanted something to play, they just didn’t grab me. Then, on one of the boards I follow, someone posted a ukulele thread. Since I [...]
Posted by tinycamper on May 1,
http://tinycamper.wordpress.com/2011/05/01/buying-a-ukulele/
