Another anniversary rolls around, the 46th, 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 $50.26 (blood tests and wedding ring!) and my costs (I made my own dress) were $29.25. We were lucky. My dad was …
Tag: piano
Oct 15
Day 3: 40 Days of Thankfulness
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 …
May 22
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 …
Mar 27
Happy Birthday to 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 …
Jan 01
My Alma Mater! UMass Minuteman Marching Band at the Rose Parade: New Year’s Day
Also, my DH and DS graduated from UMass Amherst! Many of my best friends were in the marching band…but I couldn’t take my piano. LOL The internationally televised parade steps off at 11 a.m. EST. UMass joins 20 other marching bands selected from around the country to participate in the parade, as well as …
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