Keeping the Grinch Out of Christmas . . .

Because I was a stay-at-home mom (albeit one who ran a music studio from home, teaching piano and theory, while also a perennial student) whose husband was often away, I did most of our Christmas…

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Gloomy Beauty — A Neutral Palette to Inspire

I am so pleased with this photo — I do hope you enjoy it as well. If you have a minute, click on it for the larger view which will fill your screen with glaucous…

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Transformations — Settings and Dress

Yes, this is yet another post about opera (and you have one last chance to get to the VOA production of Lucia and hear Eglise Gutiérrez sing coloratura as it’s rarely sung) — but it’s…

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The Power of Light . . .

In case yesterday’s video didn’t satisfy your urge for seascapes, here are some stills I took at the same time. It was so stormy, but suddenly there was an exorbitantly gorgeous scene as light broke…

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Stormy Seas — but no scarf-tying. . .

This is for Lisa, who requested some sea action — I captured some of this morning’s stormy drama, and, at the end of the video, evidence that I ran outside in my pj’s and slippers…

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