After so many changes, I realized I'd better cling to my own family and to what I've got right here.

My mother was really into big band. It was played in the house all the time.

For some reason, the concept of writing with swing chords was intimidating.

I love decorating my home. I'm a gardener too, so that's usually something I have to play catch up with

I'm a real Suzy Homemaker.

I made a Christmas album a couple of years ago and just put it out on my Web site. It kind of smacked of this flavor. All of the reviews said it was Western swing even when it was Christmas standards.

But it's just been recently that Nashville has started to feel like home.