Gosh, have I missed skating since last winter! It was so wonderful to get back on the ice and brush up the few skills I had learned....

Merry Christmas Eve! This year I had a fun idea to feature my holiday snowglobes in a series, where I play their music box tunes on...

I caught the holiday decor bug early this year. The first of November, I really wanted to put up the Christmas tree, though I knew it was...

Happy Friday, all! Another thing that I love about summer (aside from gardening!) is that there seems to be more time to read. With all...

Hope you enjoy this special music presentation for Good Friday. I've selected Chopin's posthumous Nocturne in C# minor, a favorite piece...

May your blessings outnumber the shamrocks that grow and may trouble avoid you wherever you go. Short little post today, but I didn't...

Happy President's Day, all! Hope you're staying warm! Here is a roundup of recent favorite things that can help us better enjoy/endure...

It's almost New Year's, which means plotting and scheming a sufficiently sparkly outfit for the occasion. While I do love the gold sequin...

Hello friends! In this post, I'd like to share a few things that have brought me some comfort and joy in these weeks leading up to...

Today, I'd like to share a special piano arrangement to honor Veterans Day. This is a medley of "Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier" and "When...

Hi all- it's been a while! I've had to put the blog on a back burner due to a new job opportunity. However, this weekend I have a spare...

I don't know about you, but I'm ready for autumn. I realize I tend to be a step ahead when it comes to seasons, eager for the next one...

Reading under a tree is a perfectly simple way to spend a summer afternoon... to slow down and enjoy the "dog days" before they're over....

Next week on August 18th, we celebrate 100 years since the nineteenth amendment was ratified, granting women the right to vote. What a...

You know the drill.. busy week, easy post. ;) Here are some of my favorite finds from around the interwebs as of late. My new favorite...

We have just a few days until summer "officially" starts on June 20, but it sure feels like it now, doesn't it? Sweltering afternoons,...

We were recently looking through our archive of recorded PBS shows (since World on Fire has finished for now) and came across an...

This year, Memorial Day weekend is going to be quite different. No carnival coming to town, no fireworks, no parade with the school...

One of my favorite sights of early spring is dandelions. Sure, they're weeds, but I find them to be a delightful thing (provided they...

The first weekend of May is traditionally when the Kentucky Derby takes place. Months before this quarantine business started, I was...