DR Elmore, if you ever decide to relocate to Phoenix, you'll have an invitation to dinner at all holidays.
Stella!!! That darned cat! Drat!
DR Elmore -- I believe you have the links to my reel-to-reel copy of the Irving/NYC recording? It's still on my Google Drive if you need it.
If anyone else wants to hear this lovely reading of the complete ballet, give me an email address to send the link to. It's in two high-bitrate mp3 files, Act 1 and Act 2.
DR Elmore -- I believe you have the links to my reel-to-reel copy of the Irving/NYC recording? It's still on my Google Drive if you need it.
If anyone else wants to hear this lovely reading of the complete ballet, give me an email address to send the link to. It's in two high-bitrate mp3 files, Act 1 and Act 2.
It was one of the things iTunes did not lose inm the chaos of a month ago. This and Dorati's 1954(?) recording with the Minneapolis Orchestra were the two complete Nutcracker recordings I grew up with, and they remain my favorites.
If you haven't seen the movie with the NY City Ballet and McCauley Culkin, it's a delightdul transfer of the Lincoln Center production.
DR Elmore -- I believe you have the links to my reel-to-reel copy of the Irving/NYC recording? It's still on my Google Drive if you need it.
If anyone else wants to hear this lovely reading of the complete ballet, give me an email address to send the link to. It's in two high-bitrate mp3 files, Act 1 and Act 2.
It was one of the things iTunes did not lose inm the chaos of a month ago. This and Dorati's 1954(?) recording with the Minneapolis Orchestra were the two complete Nutcracker recordings I grew up with, and they remain my favorites.
If you haven't seen the movie with the NY City Ballet and McCauley Culkin, it's a delightdul transfer of the Lincoln Center production.
Then that's the one I was hearing, right? Good. I might just watch it on Prime.
Not feeling 100%.....but getting there.
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DR Elmore, pardon me for laughing, but I can picture you roaming the halls imitating Stanley Kowakski:
S-T-E-L-L-L-L-A-A-A!!!
This morning I finished my Advent calendar jigsaw puzzle. I also finished Donald Hall’s wonderful story, Christmas at Eagle Pond. I’m now finishing up the movie The Nativity Story.
DR Elmore, pardon me for laughing, but I can picture you roaming the halls imitating Stanley Kowakski:
S-T-E-L-L-L-L-A-A-A!!!
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Yesterday, DR singdaw posted: One of the best things of my year are all of you folks here.
I feel much the same.
Yesterday, my British conductor friend Joe asked me for arranging/orchestration lessons in 2025. I may get a roster of students yet.
I got a hat from Amazon yesterday. One size fits all.
Cool beans
DR Elmore, pardon me for laughing, but I can picture you roaming the halls imitating Stanley Kowakski:
S-T-E-L-L-L-L-A-A-A!!!
Page 2 Dance!
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I have an early Christmas Eve service to sing, but then I will be done. A lot of churches are jettisoning the traditional late Christmas Eve service.
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The day can't start more HELLishly than one with snow that's scheduled to arrive just as people absolutely must be leaving their houses for work and other exotic pleasures. We expected this one to be just another "dry" inch or so, which would hopefully blow right off with the backpack leaf blower doing the job. And so it was. But I literally was blowing it just ahead of Kristi and Nathan in her car (he was driving her to her office)... all the way down the 500-foot driveway... the result being that they didn't have to drive over any of it and pack it down into ice. Not one bit. Not one little tire track. I got them all the way to the road, and cleaned up a little more on my way back up to the house. All the while, it was still falling, but definitely lightening up. I finished the whole driveway and our little sidewalk, and we probably have the cleanest, most passable driveway in town right about now. Everything else is solid white (I think we got more than one inch), while we have here what looks like barely a dusting. Fingers crossed, knock wood, etc.
The pair of keets are loudly discussing their crushed ice.....and throwing their food out of the treat bowl so they can it off the floor.
Not feeling 100%.....but getting there.
DR George, considering that your niece has chickens, I am surprised that your sister buys eggs at Costco. I expected her to only purchase eggs from pasture fed chickens.
Christmas Eve greetings! We have listened to Lessons & Carols from Cambridge and decorated our Christmas cookies. From the background noise during the broadcast, I suspect a few people in England have bronchitis, too.
DR George, considering that your niece has chickens, I am surprised that your sister buys eggs at Costco. I expected her to only purchase eggs from pasture fed chickens.
Costco does sell pasture-raised eggs, so she doesn't have to compromise anymore. :)
To all who celebrate,
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It’s supposed to reach 80 today with thunderstorms in store.
DR Elmore, pardon me for laughing, but I can picture you roaming the halls imitating Stanley Kowakski:
S-T-E-L-L-L-L-A-A-A!!!
DR CharlesSmith, that City Ballet Nutcracker recording has a glitch: the Christmas tree-Battle with Mice sequence plays twice.
We also need the new fridge and cooktop. OUCH!
DR Elmore, pardon me for laughing, but I can picture you roaming the halls imitating Stanley Kowakski:
S-T-E-L-L-L-L-A-A-A!!!
Four calling birds...
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For some odd reason, I am watching Hocus-Pocus, which I have never seen before. I don’t like it. But I am older than 14, which seems to be the target audience.
We also need the new fridge and cooktop. OUCH!
Oh, no!
Jane, you're just 8 posts away from a nice large millstone!
For some odd reason, I am watching Hocus-Pocus, which I have never seen before. I don’t like it. But I am older than 14, which seems to be the target audience.
Unfortunately, short bank hours today - until two. So, if I don't have the dough by say twelve-thirty, I can't get there in time to transfer into the account from which I wrote the check.
And in new news, the basement fridge has died.
Which actually is fine by us, because we rarely use it these days and older fridges suck up the wattage like nobody's business. I went down to throw one thing in the freezer, opened the door, and a rush of warm air -- actually, make that warm, SMELLY air -- rushed out at me. The motor was still running, but we figure the cooling system shat the bed about a month ago. There were a few things in it that were probably on the verge of growing limbs and walking right out of there.
This was a full size refrigerator I brought home when we closed our office in 2002 and I began working from home. There was lots of good stuff we were allowed to take. It was wonderful for a while, having the extra storage, but we just no longer need it. And once we get it out of here, we can sure use the space.
For some odd reason, I am watching Hocus-Pocus, which I have never seen before. I don’t like it. But I am older than 14, which seems to be the target audience.
My niece loved that movie...and Bette's Big Business. She watched B's BB so often that she actually wore out four, count 'em, FOUR VHS copies!
For some odd reason, I am watching Hocus-Pocus, which I have never seen before. I don’t like it. But I am older than 14, which seems to be the target audience.
My niece loved that movie...and Bette's Big Business. She watched B's BB so often that she actually wore out four, count 'em, FOUR VHS copies!
I loved Bette and Lily Tomlin in Big Business.
Unfortunately, short bank hours today - until two. So, if I don't have the dough by say twelve-thirty, I can't get there in time to transfer into the account from which I wrote the check.
I am the old lady
I did not notice the little depression in one part and BOOM!
I managed to cut up my left knee and stain my pants with blood, my palms have road burn and my right ankle is tender, but hasn’t swollen and doesn’t hurt as much as it did .
So let me take this opportunity to wish you all a most blessed Christmas and joyous Hanukkah.
Unfortunately, short bank hours today - until two. So, if I don't have the dough by say twelve-thirty, I can't get there in time to transfer into the account from which I wrote the check.
Why can’t they wire it directly into the checking account you used?
Jane, congratulations on your brand new HHW posting millstone!
Sigh. Vixmom!
So let me take this opportunity to wish you all a most blessed Christmas and joyous Hanukkah.
(There are two of us telling stories Vixmom-style.)
Did you break anything?
Also the pickup truck headed in my direction stopped
Although my right ankle certainly had a few things to say about the incident
So naturally I turned to look out the window to see who else had fallen
Then I realized what she meant
My left should hurts like anything though, I guess I jarred it badly , it I don’t think I fell on it
I would have rather been baking cookies with inattentive neighborhood children
At least you have cookies when you’re done !
LOL
For some odd reason, I am watching Hocus-Pocus, which I have never seen before. I don’t like it. But I am older than 14, which seems to be the target audience.
My niece loved that movie...and Bette's Big Business. She watched B's BB so often that she actually wore out four, count 'em, FOUR VHS copies!
I loved Bette and Lily Tomlin in Big Business.
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I did not notice the little depression in one part and BOOM!
I did manage to put my hands down and keep my face off the asphalt
They got me to the sidewalk where I took inventory and decided nothing was broken
Jane, congratulations on your brand new HHW posting millstone!
Thank you. I attempted to post a photo of it but couldn't.
PAGE EIGHT AT 1:48 PM (ACTUAL TIME) DANCE!! :D
At least you have cookies when you’re done !
LOL
They ate them all.
I whipped up another double batch of thumbprint cookies in about half the time it took them to make one.
The Nonna, (who is about five years older than my own kids) came over and gave me a hug for having the children over. She doesn't bake, but her daughters (one of whom is the mother of said children) is learning how to.
I whipped up another double batch of thumbprint cookies in about half the time it took them to make one.
Two kids helping does slow things down.
Vixmom, I'm glad you didn't break anything. That's something I always worry about. One bad fall can change the lives of us Old Ladies.
Jane, congratulations on your brand new HHW posting millstone!
Thank you. I attempted to post a photo of it but couldn't.
Better late than never:
Congrats, Jane!
PAGE EIGHT AT 1:48 PM (ACTUAL TIME) DANCE!! :D
The last post shows as 02:11:33 PM. Just now my time changed to 2:03.
Congrats to DR JANE on her new millstone.
DR JANE I have no plans for today.
Tomorrow I may a visitor or two. Time will tell.
At least I can breathe a little easier.
A good thing.
Gingerbread pound cake hot out of the oven.
It’s supposed to be infused with a rum glaze. I made it and decided it was too sweet and overpowering for the cake. I’ll serve it as a hard sauce on the side.
Keeping with the Christmas spirit - four people cancelled for tonight.
Keeping with the Christmas spirit - four people cancelled for tonight.
Keeping with the Christmas spirit - four people cancelled for tonight.
Wasn't someone mentioning a Gremlin the other day?
Barbie was shocked (shocked, I tell you) on Christmas morning when she showed up at Ken's place, only to find Ken and his buddy Allan both still in their pajamas!
Starting The Bishop’s Wife. My favorite Christmas movie.
Ten Lords a Leaping!
DR John G., I hope you remembered to play bells tonight.
Starting The Bishop’s Wife. My favorite Christmas movie.
Is it better than one of those Hallmark thingies? 8)
I am currently lifting some spirits.
Baileys Irish Cream in a mug of decaf coffee.
Yum. 😊
Got the car place paid, so that's done. I'm told the second payment will be done today but it's too late for the bank, unfortunately, so I'll be up early on Thursday to take care of the transfer.
At least I can breathe a little easier.
Enter page twelve!
Gingerbread pound cake hot out of the oven.
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Keeping with the Christmas spirit - four people cancelled for tonight.
:)
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Barbie was shocked (shocked, I tell you) on Christmas morning when she showed up at Ken's place, only to find Ken and his buddy Allan both still in their pajamas!
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