This week I'm a blessed gal,....(most weeks i am, this one especially so) .............read on:

A parcel arrived this week from Georgia and sent by one Mr.BeStillroy Within the splendid box lay a beautiful handmade 3 string custom CBG reso that BeStillRoy felt led to gift in my direction.....!!!:-) it is dubbed "Cinderella"..(.and i spose it DOES have my name on it! --be sure and see his posts of pics for close ups) LOL (my YT user name cinderellalifestyle)  I am spending my tax refund this year on gas and food, needed things, mostly ...(package of undies, a splurge woo-hoo!) SO, such a treat was a blessing and delight, because beautiful instruments are truly off limits. This 3 stringer joins 3 others, ..in fine company, it is!!! VERY special instruments have graced my path since 2005, when I found an antique banjo at a mountain swap meet. I bought it intending to sell it, but that did not happen, it led to banjo lessons then a change of horses in midstream when I began to play the National reso, in 2006.....that old banjo.It led to many MANY blessings, more instruments and a path I never would have imagined, for myself.  This particular week, the arrival of this generous gift is TRUE therapy, for I have a computer truly on the blitz, AND fritz!!! hacked, virus'ed, trojan'ed, mal-ed, ..THEY got me...GRRRRRrrrrrrr..I won't go into detail, but my patience serves me well....feel like bludgeoning the ole globox!   A song was baked, pics taken, intended to make a short vid, ...however, I've no sound AGAIN, and therefore cannot run WMM...so you get a couple photos, and a song today....

It is "Cinderellas" maiden sound clip/song voyage:-) and yes, there WAS a 58 Caddy in my past, very few pics exist of it, did not take alot of pics in my 20s....... used to buy and drive as daily drivers/workcars vintage vehicles in the 70s/80s/90s; they were still findable and affordable, at the time. The 58, cost 350.00 in about 1979 or so......it was the second of the genre for me, having learned to drive in a 65 caddy convert coupe.......I can still see the keys flying down the stairwell my way ...my Pa, a car lover since his childhood, gifted the caddy to me, my first car. Spose I'm still driving vintage, a 92 Dodge van, now 18 years of age, and it's draining already poor pockets...but I love it.    Well, a big CA thankyou goes out to your generous heart, BeStillRoy!

It is so much fun to play and I love the artistry, pics rarely do justice to the "live" versions!!!....a sweeter neck you'd be hard pressed to find...and fretless, a fun challenge for me...! it's a beaut!!

Blessing to all ya...gotta get on with chores today.....grass is tall, in need of mowing!

XOsLaurie