EMILY HURD: BLOG

Today, I started writing personalized thank you notes for everybody who donated to the upcoming album.  After writing two, I decided to type out a "general" note, print out copies, and just write a small personalized message at the bottom of each one.  I'm too long-winded for personal notes to everyone who donated.

Then I realized, "Well, dang.  I'm grateful to more people than just the ones who donated to this album."  So I am now filling out albums for people who donated any of their time to play or film this album.  Also those who took photos or helped with design.

But I then thought, "Actually, I'm pretty grateful to even more people than that." The folks who gave me a place to stay or a place to play while I was touring mean a lot to me too.  And all those people who offered good advice.  I'm so appreciative of them.

Once you start having gratitude for something, it's like a snowball rolling down a hill and gaining momentum.  I'm now staring at a list of names so huge, I don't know how I could afford to get a thank you note to everybody.  But the fact is, I can, and I will.  There are very few things that are more important than expressing gratitude.  So I'm in for it today.  

I'm eating an early lunch of poor lady's cioppino, which is basically lots of different fishes in cans combined with garlic, tomatoes, and carrots.  I'm pairing it with Madeleine Peyroux's "Careless Love" album.  So easy, so warm, so rich and soulful.  Her vocals play well against the long steamy draws of breath I take over tantalizing stews and soups.  I could listen to this album all day.