Elliott Burke's Blog (8)

Arrangement of a piece I wrote October of 2008 - Flatfoot Gumshoe: http://www.reverbnation.com/tunepak/song_2126703
Please check it out!

Lots of photos to view at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/emburke

OK, so it's not all that new - I wrote this for my wife, Cheryl, for Valentine's Day. You are invited to have a listen:

Chellelu

Chelleu - pronounced "Shellyloo" - is a nick name for Cheryl.

I'm selling off a huge selection of my personal books and CDs on Amazon.com. Please have a look through the list and see if there is anything you might be interested in buying.

http://www.amazon.com/shops/funky_art_shack

I nearly blew it last Christmas. Locked away and tucked tight in my velvet canopied bed, futilely trying to sleep through the spiritual affliction of holiday pickled herring and organic egg nog, I was barraged by a parade of ominous specters. The past was easy enough to ignore and I tried to feign indifference toward the present as I rallied for another round of sleeplessness. 3 A.M. arrived way too soon, and with it came the ghost of Christmas future, decked out as Martha Stewart from a… Continue

We've been inundated with the process of moving into a new place - I'm sure you know what that means: lots of physical, emotional, mental, spiritual and psychological changes as well as just a new, different location to get familiar with. Fortunately my wife had the foresight to hire movers for the job, so we didn't have to rely on our wonderful friends or our own motivation and strength. The movers were incredible - I'm definitely going with movers in the future. So with a new change of… Continue

Greetings food lovers, spice connoisseurs, friends & curious bystanders!



We are having our First Annual Post-Labor Day Spice Sale - & it's online, right here, right now!



That's right! From now, Friday, September 12th through Friday the 19th, we are having a special sale on our spices to make way for some new additions. When you buy two orders of any spice or seasoning blend you get the third one of your choice for free!



Featured selections… Continue

The past week has been one of eating & eating & more eating. Cheryl's birthday was on Sunday, June 8th, & our good friend Keith had his birthday earlier on the 4th. Usually plans are made to have a joint birthday bash centering around an outdoor cookout, but both Keith & Cheryl weren't feeling up to planning and coordinating such an event, so they opted for a small, quiet dinner at Green Street Café in Northampton with… Continue