Video: Patty Griffin - Mary - Emmylou Harris and Shawn Colvin

Wow. I'm actually taking a day off from writing about the Israeli-Arab conflict. And I'm going to write about something pleasant, peaceful and idyllic for a change. Don't tell anyone (in case they decide they should move here), but Seattle summers are simply glorious. And I'm going to tell you about one summer day (today). My son, Jonah has spent the last two weeks in a musical theater camp taught by his public school music teacher. The musical's theme was "outer space." The kids did everything: made costumes, sets, learned lines, songs, and even baked dessert [...]