I live in a town called Granby in Western Massachusetts. We are very close to Amherst the host town for three colleges: the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst College, and Hampshire College.

The climate here is typical New England, which means it goes very quickly from 100 degrees in August to 60 degrees in September with very little transitional weather in between.

I live on a little less than seven acres, which is mostly grass and maple trees. I'm hoping to plant apple trees in the spring. We have started a little organic garden, which we hope to expand in 2019. We have 10 chickens, and I sell eggs to my students and to anybody else that wants organic free-range eggs.

I teach out of my home during the week. It's a lovely and ideal setting for music lessons.