Summer is past, TGW is coming up on one year in business and we feel like taking a few “deep cleansing breaths.”

Fall is a gorgeous time here in the southwest and Kat is taking full advantage of it by heading over to New Mexico for a week long painting workshop at Ghost Ranch, the fabled residence of Georgia O’Keeffe.

Another fixture of fall in San Diego are the Vintage Sports Car Races at North Island. I’m taking a rare Saturday off to attend the event with my fellow gearhead and customer Jim Branch.

We had friends from Philly here last month and they remarked on how there are no seasons in California……I beg to differ. We natives notice how after the middle of August everything starts to change. The angle of the light, the feel of the air, everything changes. I guess subtlety is lost on east coasters. Oh, I almost forgot….GO PHILLIES!!!!

September saw our first concert performance. Splendid guitarist and raconteur Wayne Riker played two fabulous sets of his fingerstyle compositions to a nice little gathering in our front gallery. Thanks to Wayne for his easygoing approach and help in getting TGW started as an intimate concert venue. Stay tuned for information on our next concert night.

Well known San Diego performer and teacher Jerry McCann has recovered from a back injury and is up, around, and recently had his first student here at TGW. We are looking forward to featuring Jerry in a concert in our gallery in the near future. If you’re not familiar with Jerry’s playing and songwriting craft you’ll be in for a real treat.

If you missed our most recent gallery reception for Coleen Brown please stop by soon for a look at her wonderful artwork as the show won’t be up much longer. Just don’t buy the painting I want, ok?

That’s it for now. Since I have Saturday off I need to hit the rack so I can get an early start in the morning for the first practice session at the Coronado Speed Festival.