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Haven't been round these parts in a while...
Happy Fall 🍁

Here are my still blooming roses 😁🥀
October 7, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Happy August!
Taking a little break from challenges and such...
Enjoying the rest of my summer ☀️
August 1, 2025 at 1:38 PM
#Julyatthemusicals
Day 21: Wildcard

Missed yesterdays
Last Musical Seen so doing today.
A small Off-Bway show called Beau the Musical, featuring actors/musicians and a country-rock vibe. Highly recommend, but closes 8/3

Runnin': main character Ace, played by Matt Rodin

youtu.be/eKfFAD6uYzs?...
July 21, 2025 at 1:36 PM
#Julyatthemusicals

Day 15: Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber

Sunset Blvd

Had the good fortune to see this terrific revival the day b4 the Tonys. Loved it, and Nicole Scherzinger brought the house down with this song. Tony win so deserved!

As If We Never Said Goodbye

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July 15, 2025 at 12:04 PM
#Julyatthemusicals

Day 8: Song from a
Pre-1950s Musical

From the 1945 musical
On The Town, not the 'Stop Spreading the News' one, the 'Bronx is Up and the Bowery is Down' one.

New York, New York: Gene Kelly/Frank Sinatra (movie version)

youtu.be/kM4J54aUYgo?...
July 8, 2025 at 1:43 PM
#Julyatthemusicals
Day 1: Opening Number

This Broadway fan is so excited for this challenge!

From the 2013 revival, this is my favorite musical. And the 1st one I ever saw as a pre-teen back in the 70s!

Magic to Do: Patina Miller as Leading Player

youtu.be/j97_y_z0jmU?...
July 1, 2025 at 2:48 PM
It's a scorcha....🔥🔥
June 23, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Next round from my garden:
Pink and Red Roses.
Blooming early this year for me 😊🥀
June 8, 2025 at 5:20 PM
#MusicLingo
June 7: Ditty

Fits the definition of a short, fun tune, plus those eloquent lyrics of
'Do wah diddy diddy dum ditty do' seal the deal 🤣

And always associate this classic movie🎬

Do Wah Diddy: Manfred Mann

youtu.be/1UingsUi0mI?...
June 6, 2025 at 10:16 PM
#MusicLingo
Jumping on in this one!

June 3: Jangly

The poster boys for 'jangly' guitar for me, this song always reminds me of my college DJ days (this tune on one of our promos)

REM: Talk About the Passion

youtu.be/lRdkuqFiiUc?...
June 3, 2025 at 2:21 AM
#MayMusicMasterpieces

Thank you @indigobunting.bsky.social and @pops1971.bsky.social for such a fun challenge!

Day 31:
Untitled: Kusama

(Nothing But) Flowers:
Talking Heads

youtu.be/Whs8NAc_Lt0?...
May 31, 2025 at 2:58 AM
#MayMusicMasterpieces
Day 29:

Autoportrait (Tamara in a Green Bugatti):
Tamara de Lempicka

Loving this challenge, as it is introducing me to works I have never seen b4. Like this one.

Only You: Yaz (Yazoo)

youtu.be/-H7MhAuofCM?...
May 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
#MayMusicMasterpieces
Day 28:
The Sleeping Gypsy:
Rousseau

Caravan: Todd Rundgren and Utopia

youtu.be/pAZljz3LkAc?...
May 28, 2025 at 2:12 AM
#MayMusicMasterpieces
Day 25:
A Sunday Afternoon...
Seurat

Saw Ferris Bueller in the theater while in college, just loved the Chicago Art Institute scene where I spotted many of the works I had studied.
This plays in that iconic scene

Please, Please...The Smiths

youtu.be/w3qPMe_cCJk?...
May 26, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Day 25:
The Night Watch: Rembrandt

Nights in White Satin:
The Moody Blues

youtu.be/066HZlam91Y?...
May 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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Day 24:
The Kiss: Klimt

I spy a bit of Purple in this painting, so going with the obvi.

Man I love that opening guitar riff 🎸💜

Kiss: Prince

youtu.be/-a9kOCHYZIw?...
May 24, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Day 23:
Two Sisters and a Brother of the Artist: Anguisso

I love this nostalgic tale of a young lad remembering his childhood and his teen sister's adventures.

Come Dancing: The Kinks

youtu.be/iYi6Ytw_DsI?...
May 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Day 22:
Girl with Pearl Earring:
Vermeer

Cornflake Girl: Tori Amos

youtu.be/tfC0-pVpQWw?...
May 21, 2025 at 11:44 PM
#MayMusicMasterpieces
Day 21:
Been off here, busy, busy time of the school year for me!
Back in it!

The Scream: Edvard Munch

Thought about one of my favorite rock screams, and got to see them 2 years ago perform it. Roger still got it!

Won't Get Fooled Again: The Who

youtu.be/SHhrZgojY1Q?...
May 20, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Day 17:

Mona Lisa: Da Vinci

Sara Smile: Hall and Oates

youtu.be/Op8nAB_JMkE?...
May 16, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Time for my spring flower photos, garden is off to a good start!

First up, the Mid May blooms of my pink and red Azaleas. 🪷🌺
May 15, 2025 at 9:20 PM
#MayMusicMasterpieces
Day 16:

In the Garden at Maurecourt:
Berthe Morisot

The Hanging Garden:
The Cure

youtu.be/yEH5jReEkSk?...
May 15, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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Day 15
Persistence of Memory:
Salvatore Dali

Time: Alan Parsons Project

youtu.be/zhRzORqNa0E?...
May 14, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Day 14
Birth of Venus:
Botticelli

Have seen this masterpiece in person at the Uffuzi Gallery. So as I am thinking of Florence, this great tune came to mind 😀

Florence and the Machine: Dog Days are Over

youtu.be/i8CDxQc_9-E?...
May 13, 2025 at 9:28 PM
#MayMusicMasterpieces
Day 11:

Cool Summer: Frankenthaler

Island in the Sun: Weezer

youtu.be/HVHUjzZZGQ4?...
May 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM