Wow Summer is here....I think....one day it's 90 degrees and then by late afternoon it's 60...it's really hard knowing how to dress....I guess the layered look is best...
Poplars is looking fabulous these days with all the trees in their finest greenery and lots of pink flowers. I think I got carried away when it came to buying pink flowers.Oh well pink is good right ??
The critters are doing well though I did lose Wild Kitty this spring. She seems to have died of old age.
.I also think my garage has become a maternity ward as we just got finished with a mommy raccy and babies ,finally old enough to leave, when along comes a new mommy and babies. I think I should start charging !!!!
We've also had some gorgeous wood ducks on the pond along with our resident mallards and blue herons.
I've also noticed a mommy deer and a very tiny bambi who come to visit most mornings. He is soooo cute!!

This spring I had some lovely performances and I want to thank those of you who were able to come out. Your support is gratefully appreciated.
 In July, I and my duo partner Jake Lévesque are thrilled to be going back to the Canterbury Folk Festival in Ingersoll. This is such a fun festival and the people are fabulous.
In the fall I will be doing some more library performances as well as a fund raising concert for Harrington Hall in Harrington,Ontaro. For details on these performances please visit the APPEARANCES PAGE.

I've also started a list of what people are doing to make this world a better place on my INSPIRATION PAGE.
and I am thrilled to tell you that the suggestions are starting to come in and I've just posted some so be sure to take a look and if you have something to add please email me at poplar@kateashbycraft.com 

I am also pleased to tell you that  I have my first winner from my contest and the winner is Susan Lambert from Manitoba. Susan is one of my new subscribers to my newsletter and I picked her name from the new subscriber's list.
Susan chose my new CD "Love Is All There Is "for her prize.
Congratulations Susan !

Well that's it for now and have a FABULOUS SUMMER !

2007 was an interesting year and ended on a high note with my newest CD "Love Is All There Is" receiving four music award nominations from Toronto Exclusive Magazine Awards and I am happy to say I won one award for Best Adult Contemporary Website. A special thank you to Conceptual Pathways of Stratford ,ON for their design.

I would also like to tell you about a compilation CD that I am on and where you can purchase it. This CD is made up of musicians from around the world who have joined together to record this for World Peace. The money from this CD goes to different peace initiatives. For more information go to www.butterflyspirit.org The song that I submitted "Loving From A Distance" is also on my new CD.

Peace, Happiness and Good Health to all of you !