Category: creativity
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A while ago, I had a lovely lunch with a friend. I brought her a very small vase with a couple of dahlia blooms from my garden. Last week at our Nia dance class, she returned the vase with these pretty pink blooms, geraniums, I think. I put the vase in the cup holder in…
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I’ve been to a few concerts over the decades, big names, medium names, small wonderful names. But seeing Jon Batiste last night at the incomparable Cuthbert Amphitheater in Eugene, was the first time I ever saw a performer get a standing ovation for just walking on the stage at the opening of the concert. What…
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In anticipation of attending a Jon Batiste concert, I watched the documentary of Batiste and his wife Suleika Jaouad, an author whose memoirs are inspiring. American Symphony touched me deeply. There are many many things to recommend this intimate look at the two: She is undergoing cancer treatment, while he is pushing his limits, writing…
Susan Palmer's Exquisite Now 