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Hello friends! It's hard to believe the big holiday season is here and 2013 is winding to a close. This year has changed my life more than any other -- December is a good time to pause and reflect. First of all, I had a baby named Juno. Secondly, Juno. Thirdly, Juno. Fourthly, Juno. Honestly, I don't think I can remember anything that happened before Juno!

But if I do a couple jumping jacks to shake off the sleepies and stir up the ol' pre-momma-brain-cells I can recall the past few years and how they have amped up my life's work and taken me down paths unexpected and challenging and groovy, like writing a theatre piece for Joe's Pub & NY Public, giving the commencement address at my alumn Colorado College, speaking at the TED convention in CA, speaking at the Kellogg Business School,  and dreaming up a US-China Folk Revival tour. And then there's all the music music music, touring City of Refuge all over the world with Kai Welch and the Village touring the Silk Road, the collaborations in China and  the beginning of The Wu-Force and now touring with my husband Bela Fleck. I don't know how to express my gratitude for the way this life keeps unfolding other than to say thank you. I hope I will find ways to continually give back to you.  I'm pretty wiggy-excited about Xmas stuff and now that I have Juno to share it with I"m afraid I've gone over the deep end. Proof of it will come to you in the shape of a special holiday card should you so choose to sign up for it. 

We've also created a new merchandise item...  How could we not make a baby onesie?

(click here to visit Abigail's store)

Juno is the perfect model- perfectly chubby all over! It's organic cotton and comfy, passed my momma test. My grandma June (Juno's namesake) et al had a family business called Rainbo; first a large building on the north side of Chicago that eventually became a rollerskating rink but the bigger part of their business was catalog sales of all things ice skating, roller skating or anything with wheels or blades that attach to your feet. I remember look forward to seeing the cover of the catalog every holiday because my cousins would be on the cover sporting the latest ice skates or sweatshirt. I feel like we're carrying on the family tradition.

Thank YOU for reading this email and for caring and for telling someone about what you like and support and for making the rippling rings of your intention bolster my life and work.

with love.