MissMeliss | January 4, 2009
In January it’s so nice
While slipping on the sliding ice
To sip hot chicken soup with rice
Sipping once, sipping twice
Sipping chicken soup with rice
~ Maurice Sendak/Carole King,
“Chicken Soup with Rice”
Really Rosie
I was seven years old when I was first introduced to the Carole King/Maurice Sendak musical Really Rosie, not by [...]
MissMeliss | January 2, 2009
Stolen from more of my LJ friends (but mostly Clay) than I care to count, here’s probably the best EVER look back at 2008:
MissMeliss | January 1, 2009
On the first day of a new year, it seems fitting to include music in a post. The song, “You Are the New Day,” is by the Kings Singers. I had the privilege of attending a brown-bag lunch with them when I was in high school, and I’ve been a fan ever since.
This song [...]
MissMeliss | December 18, 2008
Majel Barrett-Roddenberry died early this morning. As a life-long fan of all forms of Star Trek, I had to pause a moment and lift a glass to her memory when I heard.
Then I surfed YouTube and found this video tribute by bfranke63, posted in September of this year.
First Lady of Star Trek, indeed.
MissMeliss | December 15, 2008
“TatterMuffin” at LiveJournal.com introduced me to this group - and I am really digging their version of “12 Days of Christmas.”