Using Music As A Teaching Tool For Kids
This is an article about my brother!! : “There may be no more powerful method of learning than through music, and no more important lessons for children than those that focus on character and social...
View ArticleRed Sox,World Series and Patriots Lamps!
If you are a fan there can be no better gift than this! Order a Red Sox, World Series or Patriots lamp now for the holidays from Concord Lamp and Shade. (concordlampandshade.com or 978 369 3000.) The...
View ArticleThe Beatles 50 years later….
On Feb. 9, 1964, a little band called the Beatles performed for the first time on “Ed Sullivan.” It was a rilly big shew, as Ed used to say, and it’s not even slightly hyperbolic to say that it...
View ArticleFlower Power!
It is always good to work with friends who are so incredibly creative and fun to work with.We just had a 60’s party for the Concord Museum and called it” Flower Power”. We had a lot of fun digging...
View ArticleThe Favelas in Rio
We visited a favela one day while in Rio-pictured above is the one where Michael Jackson filmed his video described. A favela is the term for slum in Brazil, most often within urban areas. The first...
View ArticleHave Yourself A Messy Little Christmas!
This is from my nephew who has three children aged 12-8 years old. I just thought I should share it after yesterday’s blog about Christmas Creativity! It gave me a real chuckle: “You should tour our...
View ArticleFifth Season- Final Downton..sigh…..
Even though Downton Abbey’s fifth season got off to a shaky start, it ended up being so eventful that the estate’s fearless leader suffered a cardiac scare tonight from all of the activity. Among the...
View ArticleBig Bird From Sesame Street
On the way back to Cleveland where we lived at the time from New York, where I had just been to my Dad’s retirement party, I sat down on the plane next to a very nice man and his wife. They also...
View ArticleYou’ve Got A Friend still Going Strong!
James Taylor is one of my all-time favorites. For those of you not in Boston, I thought I would share this article in the Globe this morning. FYI- there is a new Sirius station for James Taylor...
View ArticlePet Sounds by the Beach Boys
Monday May 16th,2016-the album Pet Sounds is 50 years old. It is one of my absolute favorite albums EVER! The story of Pet Sounds is the story of art versus commerce, youthful optimism versus adult...
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