I care for my seven-month-old granddaughter Emily every weekend, and one of her favorite things to do right now is to sing. We are a musical family. We’ll randomly break into song anytime we hear a Broadway lyric or a nursery rhyme. For many years I sang in church choir and have acted in musicals […]
That Special Song
Happy Summer! So far 2020 has been a bit tumultuous, so I’m not sure what the summer will bring. For our family, there’s a bit of travel involved. My husband has offered to take each of the kids on a bucket list trip as he is able to do so. His oldest daughter was born […]
Seaside Chapel Music (with #Giveaway)
Do you like music? Listen to it a lot? What kind of music do you like to listen to? “Praise ye the Lord. Sing unto the Lord a new song, and His praise in the congregation of saints” (Psalm 149:1, KJV). I so enjoy church hymns, especially when accompanied by a full live orchestra. I’ve […]
If music be the food of love?
Okay, I promise those of you who know the quote, I’m not going to misquote Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night! When Duke Orsino says If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it, that, surfeiting, The appetite may sicken, and so die, he wants so much music played he gets sick of […]
A Blast from the Past
It’s Saturday night, as I sit working on new cover designs, pondering and writing this blog, and listening to the radio with my mother-in-law. Spending the evening in front of the radio is something I haven’t done since I was a young girl. South Africa always seemed to be behind the rest of the world. […]
Musical Madness
Last week my middle daughter and I took a day-trip to Aspen, a four-hour trip each way over a couple of beautiful, if treacherous, mountain passes. Middle just got a huge promotion and will be moving to this picturesque ski town and we were scoping out housing and–equally important to Middle–shopping. During the long (long!) […]