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Giving Thanks, Day 17

  Today, since it’s a “teaching day”, I’m thankful for my piano studio, my students, and my piano 🙂   When I was growing up, my dad was a minister, meaning we lived in whatever parsonage the church chose to let us live in.  The one we had in Pawcatuck, CT had an upright piano …

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Giving Thanks, Day 1

  Today, since it’s a “teaching day”, I’m thankful for my piano studio, my students, and my piano 🙂   When I was growing up, my dad was a minister, meaning we lived in whatever parsonage the church chose to let us live in.  The one we had in Pawcatuck, CT had an upright piano …

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High School Memories

  This is from one of those silly Facebook posts where they want you to copy and paste to share with your friends.  I decided to take it a bit further and expand just a *bit*.   Tell us about your SENIOR year of high school! The longer ago it was, the more fun the …

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Happy Birthday, Harold Nicholas!

I know that I promised in Major Excitement to post about the Nicholas Brothers and this is it! I can’t remember the first time I saw the Nicholas Brothers in a movie but I’ve sought them out ever since.  I even bought their biography in 2010, Brotherhood In Rhythm: The Jazz Tap Dancing of the Nicholas Brothers. Tap dancing …

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Happy Anniversary, 2024!

Another anniversary rolls around, the 51th, to be exact.  From last year’s t-shirts: I always like to check out this picture of our wedding expenses.  We have it framed and sitting on our mantle. Tom paid $50.46 (blood tests and wedding ring!) and my costs (I made my own dress) were $29.25. We were lucky. …

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The Nicholas Brothers

I know that I promised in Major Excitement to post about the Nicholas Brothers and this is it!     I can’t remember the first time I saw the Nicholas Brothers in a movie but I’ve sought them out ever since.  I even bought their biography in 2010, Brotherhood In Rhythm: The Jazz Tap Dancing of the Nicholas Brothers. …

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Sometimes…

I originally wrote this October 12, 2015. Some things have changed. Some haven’t    It occurred to me this weekend that I don’t really have any of these people anymore 🙁 My best friend died a few years ago, my “Wednesday Lunch” friend spends most all her time traveling now and is unavailable. When I …

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Today is National Buy a Musical Instrument Day

    Each year on May 22 we observe National Buy a Musical Instrument Day.  The day is all about playing music.  If you are a musician, it might be time for a new instrument.  Maybe you can learn to play a second or third one.  If you have never played an instrument before, National Buy A Musical Instrument …

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Happy Anniversary, 2021!

Another anniversary rolls around, the 48th, to be exact.   I always like to check out this picture of our wedding expenses.  We have it framed and sitting on our mantle. Tom paid $50.46 (blood tests and wedding ring!) and my costs (I made my own dress) were $29.25. We were lucky.  My dad was …

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“Happy Anniversary, 2020!

Another anniversary rolls around, the 47th, to be exact.   I always like to check out this picture of our wedding expenses.  We have it framed and sitting on our mantle. Tom paid $50.46 (blood tests and wedding ring!) and my costs (I made my own dress) were $29.25. We were lucky.  My dad was …

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