April 1, 2009— Hey Y'all, I'll playing in the round with a great group of friends as part of the Tin Pan South Festival tonight here in Nashville, TN. Denny Sarokin, Ellen Britton and Jason Howard will join me at the Edgehill Studios Cafe. Time is 9:00pm. Cover is $7. Click here for more details.

March 18, 2009—Hi Y'all,

Thanks to you all who have come out to my shows over the last few months. I especially appreciate the support at my W.O. Smith Community Music School concert. Dinner afterwards was fun, too, for those able to hit Blackstone with us.

Lots of dog agility shows to go to this spring. Carson and Keenan and I went down to Marietta, GA couple of weekends ago. This weekend we'll be in Shelbyville at the K9 Sports event. I'll have little Cooper with us, too.

I've been shopping for a new vehicle. Gonna get a van! Greg Stephens in Hendersonville is helping me get my new ride. His wife, Bobbie, does agility, so he totally gets the idea of what I need in a "dog mobile." My Mercedes found a new home and I am very happy for her. My, or her, mechanic, Ben, bought her and is going to fix her up and surprise his wife with her. They have 2 dogs, so Hannah, my old car, will continue to bring joy to a woman and her dogs.

More soon, I promise! Gotta run... -J

January 31, 2009—Hey Yall!!

My manager has been asking me to write a year in review for some time now. So, as we end the first month of this new year, what better time to sit and visit with you all for a minute.

2008 was a great year for me on sooo many levels. I hope it was for you, too.

The year's first road gig was in Atlanta with EMILY SALIERS of the INDIGO GIRLS and CAROLINE AIKEN, 3/5s HUMAN and GIRLYMAN. What a fun show and wonderful evening at EDDIE'S ATTIC, one of my favorite places to play. Thanks to manager Susan Tucker and friends Tammy Mahew and Rachel Garlin (co-writer on Next Chance I Get) for making the trip with me. A great way to start off a year of shows and performances.

My new CD, SHINE IN THE MOON finally came out. Thanks to Desa Haase and Jane Simmons for buying the first 2 copies. Thanks to all of you who have purchased the CD. Your support is greatly appreciated. You can always get more here, at my official website and at www.cdbaby.com. Getting that project together was a life-highlight for me.

Last February saw the beginning of my monthly shows at Chile Burrito in Brentwood. Those nights have been delightful as friends come out to listen and to play. We cover the BEATLES', STING, INDIGO GIRLS, JIMMY BUFFET, originals and.... well you get the idea. The gig is laid back and good for the whole family. Come on down when you can. We will be sending out newsletters about each show and special guests.

March's SHINE IN THE MOON CD release party at the BLUEBIRD CAFE was indeed fabulous. I love playing this venue. Your turnout packed the place.

The song I wrote about agility, Carson's song, MY ALL-AMERICAN BOY has taken on a life all its own thanks to the dog agility community all over the world. Wow, who knew?! So many contacts on that song alone made it cool for me to re-sing and personalize it for people. How fun that has been!

Big thanks to USDAA for playing MY ALL-AMERICAN BOY at their National Cysport Event in Arizona this past November.

Big thanks to NADAC for your awesome support,especially you, Emily G! NADAC is having their national show right here in Tennessee just east of Nashville in 2009. One of my goals this year is to run in as many trials as we can. Carson and Keenan and I want to be there next September!!

What better magazine to carry my CD than CLEAN RUN! Thanks to Monica and everyone at the magazine for taking a chance with me and my music.

Another level on which this past year was good for me was personally. Maybe most importantly because I felt really back to my normal self the whole year after my sub-arachnoid hemorrhage at the end of 2005. Recovery really did take a while and all the quirky, unexpected fallout symptoms have finally dissipated. As lucky as I have been to have a great team of doctors, I won't have to see anyone again until the beginning of next year! Yip-eeee!

I'd like to think that I have more patience and compassion in life, especially for anyone being challenged by health issues. I'd like to think I am more supportive and caring. But what I really wish is that I did not have to go through such an awful process to get to this point. We all really do need to take care of one another.

This new year, 2009 is already an exciting one. Here in the states we have a newly inaugurated PRESIDENT BARRACK OBAMA and the country has a new direction. No matter your political leanings, it is a good time for us all to come together and support this fresh beginning.

I am sitting here, thinking of all the fun agility trials, performance gigs and friends I spent time with 2008. I feel very lucky and very grateful.

Here is wishing you the best in 2009 from me and mine! -J

December 31, 2008—Hi Everyone!!

All my Hairy Children and I hope you and yours had a Wonderfully Merry Christmas and hope you have a Happy and Healthy New Year! Your e-mails and letters this year have meant so much to me and seeing your sweet smiley faces at my shows has brightened my world!

We all have so much for which to be thankful. Thank you for being a part of my life and reading the e-mails my fabulous friends Susan (my manager) and Sue (my web designer) get out for me each time.

As you gather with family and friends and share hugs with them, your dogs, cats, horses and especially the children, may you embrace the love and wonders of this life and feel the Power of the Season. This time is a Gift and we are given the opportunity each day to Renew the Spirit.

To my agility friends for 2009: May all your runs be fun!!

God Bless You!

Love from me and mine,
Janet, Carson, Keenan, Cooper, Mia, Tyler, Wyatt and Sam

September 29, 2008—September has been such an awesome month with so much going on and so much to do.

M'boys Carson & Keenan and I are happy to let the heat of summer go for a while as we continue our dog agility classes out at with Nancy at Leaps and Bounds. Sorry to see our dear friend Elizabeth and her great dog, Rio, move to Kentucky. They will be missed in our Tuesday class.

We are gearing up for the K9Sports USDAA Music City Classic the last weekend of October here at home. Oh by the way, I will be performing Saturday evening after the last run! I will, of course play the agility song and many other ones as well. If you're coming to the trial, or test, be sure to sign up for our pizza party and join in on the fun and in on the singing! It will all happen right there on the sight at the Williamson County Ag. Center.

Speaking of singing, on September 20th I sang at Dog Days in Nashville. I sang my dog agility song, My All-American Boy, naturally and First Day of Summer, about being out with my dogs and my horse. I was joined on stage by producer, Kim Copeland on vocals and the Sisters Grimm, Rebecca and Jordana, on vocals, banjo and violin. We had a blast! Carson even came up on the stage for his agility song. The weather was perfect. Penny Dionne did a fabulous job co-ordinating the music part of the event and we all raised some buck-a-roonis for Nashville Humane. BIG thanks to all of you who came out to listen to me. It means a lot to see lips moving along with me as I sing!

On a sad note, my website designer, Sue and her husband, Dave, lost their beloved dog, Bernie, to cancer this past weekend. I know we all understand the profound sense of lost they are going through right now. Send them some love and support next time you pray.

For those of us into horses, this is a wonderful time of the year to get out and ride. My horse, Sam, who is on my CD cover, and I are taking in as much time together as we can. We've enjoyed a lot quality riding over the last few of weeks.

This past weekend began Friday night with my going to hear our Nashville Symphony and ended Sunday with my going to see the Tennessee Titans win. Nashville is such a nice place to live. With horse, dog and guitar playing in between, it was a great weekend.

To those of you running dog agility, I wish you Q's, but most of all, a fun and safe time with your canine partners!!

I'll be getting back to you all soon. -J

September 3, 2008—Oh my gosh, everyone, did the summer just kinda slip away on you, too?!

I have been writing a lot of songs lately. My friend Rachel Garlin, co-writer on Next Chance I Get, was down from New York and stayed at my house with me. We finished a new song and got started on several others while she was here. Had a great time together. She has a new CD that just came out.

Recently met manager, Susan and producer, Kim, to hear another friend of mine that is simply awesome, Diana Jones. For those of you into music, she won the top nod at Kerrville's songwriter competition in 2006.

It is time to hit the road and do some agility trials! Yea! my boys Carson and Keenan will be heading down to Huntsville in a few weeks to run in the USDAA test there. More on that later. We have gotten back into our training again now that the temps are a bit kinder for running.

Alright now, hope y'all had a safe and happy Labor Day weekend! -J

July 26, 2008—Hey Y'all! Last night I played in East Nashville at The Big Bungalow Bed and Breakfast. Owner Ellen puts together a nice cozy house concert. Friend Denny Sarokin invited me to join in the round when someone had to cancel, so it was a last minute gig. And boy was it fun! We had a great turn out. With Denny playing and singing on my stuff and Bruce Baxter adding accordion, I was one happy girl.

Tom Acousti, in from Maine, and the Sisters Grimm, new to town from Indiana, rounded out the round. By the end of the evening we were all joining in with each other. And let me tell you, Sisters Grimm are awesome!!

My manager Susan called me yesterday about playing at Dog Days on Saturday, September 20. This is a day to celebrate dogs and help raise some bucks for Nashville Humane. I am very excited to be a part of this. Denny and Sisters Grimm are going to join me on stage. Adding another guitar, a fiddle and a banjo, I'll be playing some of my songs including The Agility Song, My All-American Boy and yes, Carson and his brothers will be there with me, as well as some well-known-fun-foot-stomping-crowd-pleasing songs. Look for the performance schedule to announced soon and plan to come on out with your dogs. -J

July 22, 2008—Wow, what a day I just had. Started the morning at Leaps and Bounds for a seminar/workshop with Stuart Mah. He is awesome - an inspiring teacher and clinician. Met new folks from Birmingham who had come up for the occasion. So cool that they are fans of My All-American Boy!! We all went out for Thai food afterwards. I thoroughly enjoyed visiting with everyone and learning more about running my dogs in agility.

After an afternoon of guitar, my evening was spent at a friend's house where we meet each Tuesday to learn Spanish. Ten of us are working with a woman from Columbia that we lined up through Metro schools here in Nashville. We are having a great time doing this together.

Well, now it is time for a beer (ok, another beer!) before calling it a day.

Buenas noches. -J