Recently, I was listening to Mendelssohn and thinking about the controversy over the Wedding March. There are those who believe that the history, background, and underlying messages with in the well known music should prevent the use of it for a religious based wedding ceremony! I disagree. There’s always a bit of “wild” …
Yours Truly, Ashley
Julia Child and Avis DeVoto were more than pen pals, more than best friends, they were soul-mates. Our friends are a reflection of who we are and our soul-mates can be best friends who bring out all our good qualities. Julia and Avis built their friendship with the art of letter writing. Sometimes you …
New Year’s resolution to “have fun” and “just dance!”
Instead of making a New Year’s resolution to “lose weight” or “get healthy” why don’t we try making a resolution to “have fun?” One of my New Year’s resolutions is to have enough energy to meet all challenges. When we are strong physically, it’s easier to feel strong emotionally. I attribute a lot of my …
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Jenifer Ringer: Mom, Sugar Plum Fairy, Role-Model
When Jenifer Ringer was younger she was told by a ballet teacher that she was lazy and needed to work much harder; she now says she’s grateful for the teacher’s honesty because it pushed her to be the dancer she is today. To have the opportunity to dance on stage is an honor; a dancer …
Santa’s Sinister Sidekicks
You better not pout; I’m telling you why…Krampus, Zwarte Piet, Pere Fouettard, and La Befana are coming to town! Christmas in America is filled with sugar and spice and all things nice. Just look at the Elf on a Shelf; it’s so cute and so American! The European Christmas has a more noirish flair; …
Live, Laugh, Love
There are many celebratory songs that can make us smile and feel grateful for where we are now in life. For me, one of the most popular may be Celebrate good times come on! Let’s celebrate We hear that song at most weddings. For my friend, Laurie, celebrating ten years of being cancer free, I …
Classic movies and recipes for an extended evening
I’m a cozy classics girl! Although modern in other ways…like shoes, I prefer the old classics and stick to them. There’s something to be said for the familiar. Maybe it’s because I favor comfort…especially in food! My favorite kind of night-in involves: a fireplace, books, magazines, comfort food, and old movies. It all starts …
Hubbard Street Dance Company Comes to Dallas
When I was twenty years-old, I auditioned for Hubbard Street Dance Company . I was majoring in dance at the University of Alabama and three other of my Alabama dance major friends traveled to Dallas together to audition for Hubbard Street at the Booker T. Washington High School. I remember being so nervous; stretching and …
Ashley’s Holiday Gift Guide
Holiday shopping is on my mind, how about you? I have a select few go to websites for gifts and I’m happy to share them with you. As a working mom I tend to shop online or at a one stop shop kind of place like Target. Seasonal shopping should be fun, not stressful! I …
Culinary Art
I love this quote by Sister Wendy, “If people can look, and look, and always come away from a work of art enriched it is a great work of art.” There are certain pieces of art I always come back to because they inspire me. What I love about art is that every person may …
Happy Sausages!
Everybody loves sausage! Perhaps no one more than German speaking culture. They seem to have quite a fetish (fetish sounds like Fleisch, meat) about sausage and they have many sausage sayings!My friend and native Austrian recently taught me one that I love and I know I’m guilty of overusing it but it seems to work …
Sur la Bobby
Lakeside Market at Sur la Table in Plano, Texas recently hosted a book signing for Bobby Flay’s new cookbook, Throwdown. While waiting for Bobby to make his appearance, my dear friend and fellow Flay fan, Margot and I sampled Sea Breeze Restaurant appetizers and sipped on The Happy Relaxation Drink, listened to a live guitarist …