It’s National Princess Week!I think most girls these days grow up with the concept of “Princess”. Initially it’s about dressing up, wearing play gowns and jewels; fluff and sparkle; tiaras, crowns, high heels. Then it has a level of fairy tale roma…
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As you visit the website or read my content you may notice a lot of tea related imagery.You’re probably thinking “what’s with the tea cups?”Well, there are a number of reasons for this:1. I spent some time in London for college and developed…
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Are you like me? Probably not…I think I’m a little strange about this, but if I see people on the street with clipboards or papers, I pull the shades, shut the doors and pretend I have a hearing affliction. I will jump thru hoops rather than answer…
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The Lotte Lenya Vocal Competition is Saturday and it’s all being live streamed so I hope you will “Join me”!The Lotte Lenya competition is named for the wife of composer Kurt Weil a gifted singer, actor and interpreter of Weil’s music. It is unique…
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This week we celebrate International Children’s Book Day. I make jewelry for grown-ups, but I still find that bracelets based on these so called children's stories are incredibly popular. So, I thought it would be good to have a look at why. Click…
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People get intimidated by Wagner’s Ring Cycle, but I encourage you not to be!True, it is long; there are lots of interrelated characters and lots of interconnected music. It’s not your normal opera story, it’s trying to representing all of time. O…
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