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My backing is back

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

We started out to be an all girl blues band and after we had been together we were getting to be good.  The the bass guitarist got married and our keyboard player decided that she was going to school in another state.  Two people do not a band make so we slowly drifted apart.  I […]

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Bringing Water To Your Dance Workshops

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

If you’re planning on taking any dance workshops in the near future, do not even think of leaving the house before you’ve brought a bottle of water with you…or have bought one in the shop on the way there.
Water is essential for any dancing you do, especially the instensive kind that takes place in a dance workshop.
You […]

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Alfred Wanted the Paintings

Monday, November 10th, 2008

When I was going to go move into my new house my friend Alfred came over to help me and he actually stuck around all day helping me fix everything. I was so grateful for all his help and I offered to pay him for his help, but he […]

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A Gift For My Son-in-law

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008

My very favorite (and only!) son-in-law has a favorite place up north. Very near to his family¹s summer home is a beautiful old Dutch farmstead. The huge white barn on the site is a Michigan landmark and has been photographed endlessly. Bobby asked me if I would paint one of my pastel landscapes of the […]

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Croon With The Best

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

Jump online to read the latest Singing Success Online review for the information about the new singing & voice tutor that will have you successfully delivering touching musical renditions in no time. The web site is musicianhomereviews dot com.
Aside from having a live voice coach, this program is phenomenal for giving you all of the […]

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Great Wedding Photographers Are Hard To Find

Saturday, October 18th, 2008

One of the most challenging things for us when planning our wedding, was finding a photographer. We searched and searched, but couldn’t find anyone who was prepared to accommodate our needs. After many stressful hours of asking around, we came across our wedding photographer in Leeds, who was more than prepared to go out of […]

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I am Going to See Keith Urban.

Monday, October 13th, 2008

I am so excited because in about a weeks time I will be going with some friends of mine to see Keith Urban in concert. I have always loved country music but when Keith Urban popped up out of nowhere I fell in love with this kind of music. He is the most talented artist […]

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My Favorite Vacation Included An Alaska Cruise Package

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

So where did you go for your Blue Hawaii Vacation?  Did you go to another country or to the beach, perhaps?  Did you fly, drive, or take a train?  My favorite vacation, ever, was an Alaska cruise package that was bought for me by my favorite uncle.  When I graduated from college my uncle decided […]

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Don’t Just Learn Guitar, Master It

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

We have all seen those true guitar heroes in the world. I do not mean the video game. Any 6 year old in the U.S. knows how to be a rock-star and play games like that. I am talking about the true guitar poets that make their instrument sing. Well recently I read a book […]

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St. Louis Blues

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

East St. Louis was supposed to be off limits for all of us. But once you had heard the music that came from over there is was impossible not to go back. They not only played the blues but they they felt them and played in such a manner that the rest […]

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How To Create Good Quality Nature Slide Photography

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

Nature slide photography is one of branches in the field of photography. As other types of photography, the purpose of slide photography is to take good quality pictures, and explores several essential tips that will help you to create nature slide photography, are as Light arrangements photographers realize the importance of light and shades, the […]

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The street dancing kids find a new hero

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

There are some sights that are amazing, some that are horrendous and some that are just mystifying. This was a mystifying sight.
I walked down the main avenue as always on my way to buy the newspaper. There were a bunch of kids around the corner, harmless really just that they make quite a lot of […]

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