Our little new cottage inspired me to feature this fun classic! The pictures are of the little yellow cottage that we'll be moving into on August 1st!
Is there a song out there that you identify with--one that expresses you and the essence of your life? When I was a teenager, just before I went on my first trip to Europe, ABBA came out with a song entitled, "Thank you for the music" that perfectly described me, right down to "the girl with golden hair", and I adopted it as my theme song. I just suits me!
The University of Oklahoma Opera is presenting, Le Nozze di Figaro, this weekend and since my oldest daughter is a student at OU, Steph, my daughter Heather, and I are all piling in the car and meeting Lauren, (and possibly her new boyfriend), there to see it! I'm too excited because this is only the first time for my girls to see it live and only Steph's and my second time to see it together. Besides that, we haven't gotten out of the house together for an outing like this since last summer. Too much fun!
One of the most beautiful and meaningful moments for me today was the quartet composed by John Williams on the old Shaker tune, "Simple Gifts". Izak Perlman and Yo-Yo Ma were brilliant as always.
Mere words cannot describe the emotion that surges through me when I listen to someone sing this fabulous Mozart "Laudamus Te" from his Great C Minor Mass with such energy, joy, and enthusiasm! This is how Mozart is to be sung! Brava, Ms. Fleming!
Imagine my delight when I discovered this little gem on YouTube last night! Julie Andrews and John Denver, (as Mozart), are featured with The King Singers in the 1987 television Christmas special, The Sound of Christmas.
And here to sing "Rejoice greatly O daughter of Zion" from Handel's Messiah is the fabulous Renee Fleming.
Steph helped me put a tree up last night and before we knew it, my good friend Perry Como came strolling by and decided to grace us with a song.
I heard this song on the radio this morning and I thought of you. It has always been one of the songs that I felt summed us up perfectly. You are the greatest gift that I've ever received. To say "I love you", is an understatement.
The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter. ~ Mark Twain
This one's just for you, my love.
Laughter sets the spirit free to move through even the most tragic of circumstances. It helps us shake our heads clear, get our feet back under us, restoring our sense of balance and purpose. Humor is integral to our peace of mind and to our ability to go beyond survival. ~ Captain Gerald Coffee
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