SEROTINE TUNES

A late bloomer's musical mystery tour

It’s not always easy being a beginner in an expert world. It helps to have a website.

Why “Serotine Tunes?"

When Sue Hubbell writes about the trees on her property in A Country Year, she refers to them by their botanical names. One such tree is Prunus Serotina, which means "late blooming cherry tree." Being a musical late bloomer, this struck a chord with me. It also lends itself to the feeling that I'm a perennial beginner.

To combat discouragement when it arises, I prunus my expectationus, and take long walks. When I return, the words of Marie Bashkirtseff welcome me home: “Art is as much of happiness for the beginner as for the master.”