I like to think of my tinkering with banjo, chess, lutherie, and photography as “hobbies” but since I’m a master of none, as the saying goes, my friends are more likely to frame these pursuits as procrastinations or vices. It is true that I’ve raided the piggy bank more than a few times without contributing to my retirement fund, but who can argue with a sunset or a hummingbird. And since I’ve taken up the banjo, we’ve not seen a single mouse in the pantry.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tenor Guitar: applewood sides and back, spruce top