Calvary girl
Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at 10:30AM 
photo credit: Mirror Image Studios
Here's my daughter in her calvary costume for this year's Nutcracker. Her horse's name is Shelley. I think they're both pretty cute! The costumes and sets for PNB's Nutcracker were all designed by Maurice Sendak. A few of the monsters from Where the Wild Things Are can be seen when watching the ballet. Sendak is my all time favorite illustrator....just another reason why I love watching PNB's Nutcracker every year.
The nutty madness hits full force next week, with shows every night until Christmas. With all the waiting around I do for these shows, I've been able get a lot of reading time in. Here's some what I've been reading:
Church History: A Crash Course for the Curious- very interesting. Did you know that the words of many of Martin Luther's old hymns were set to the tunes of popular drinking songs of that day? I thought that was funny. ; )
Jane Austen's Guide to Good Manners- this is a charming little book with wonderful illustrations. Reading about the customs and manners of Jane Austen's day is not only interesting from a historical viewpoint, but has also been helpful in providing me with greater insight into the characters of Miss Austen's novels.
A Life that Says Welcome- simple ways to open your heart and home to others. This book is encouraging and has motivated me to entertain more often.
The Guyer Girls- the author is Trisha Sugarek, my husband's great great aunt. It's a wonderful story- and not just because it's about our family.
Okay, this list isn't the whole picture. I have to be honest here, and admit to downloading a whole lot of magazines on my Nook lately- mostly of the celebrity gossip, fashion, and home decorating variety. ; )
What have you been reading?
Reader Comments (5)
I have been reading very little for myself. Mostly school books for Athena. I haven't even read my December magazines yet and some of the January ones have arrived. I have been using my spare time to finish my Christmas knitting projects. Only one left to finish!
Well, you know I've been reading the Angel books by LA Weatherly, because I haven't been able to shut up about them ;-) Your dd looks so sweet and magical in her costume :-)
I like the sound of that Life That Says Welcome book, I am off to investigate it now. Thank you for the recommendation.
sadly, not much...Love the picture
I LOVE the horse. Are you surprised? And the rider is pretty darn charming, too. Maurice Sendak, how lovely. And yes, I knew that about the hymns - the ones in our hymnal have similar origins - you can't punish a tune for being loved by the =- umm, sloshy and enthusiastic singers. Isn't repentance a lovely thing? Especially when a bawdy drinking song reforms itself into a magnificent hymn? One of ours is sung to the old German national anthem. From Chauvinist propaganda to magnificent hymn!
Hi Dawn, I'm now on Pinterest and hope you will pin me or follow me. Luv, your auntie