I love going to museums and to see beautiful and finely crafted things, whether they are paintings, fine silver, statues, or pottery. A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to attend the Yves Saint Laurent exhibit in San Francisco. The exhibit displayed his designs from the late 1950’s to the mid 2000’s. I have a love of haute couture and costume ( Read more... )

I discovered this video recently and I think that it is just beautiful. I love the quiet but lovely quirkiness displayed in both the song and the video and I am particularly fond of the scene where they dance and where the "fish" swim across her; it makes me happy.

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Ahhh...l'amour!
What can I say? They're French... ;D

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My husband sent me this youtube clip the other day of five little girls singing the “Star Spangled Banner” before a basketball game in Texas. Apprarently, at the time of the performance (in 2007, I believe) the girls ranged in age from 8-13 and are called the Cactus Cuties. I was so impressed with their performance that I thought I’d share...

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After a year and some odd months, I have finally finished one of the most tedious books that I have ever had the displeasure of slogging through. The book, “Henry & Clara: A Novel” by Thomas Mallon, initially sounded very intriguing:

Henry Rathbone and Clara Harris were engaged to be married, when they were invited to share the Presidential box ( Read more... )

I wanted to attend Handel's Messiah this Christmas, however when I went to purchase the tickets I discovered that it was sold out. So next year I will make a point to purchase my tickets as soon as they go on sale. It is such glorious music and to see it performed live makes my soul soar; it is magical and truly uplifting.

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