Thursday, April 30, 2020

1980's Playlists

1980

  • Celebration by Kool and the Gang
  • Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Queen
  • Funkytown by Lipps Inc.
  • I'm Alright by Kenny Loggins
  • It's Still Rock and Roll to Me by Billy Joel
  • (Just Like) Starting Over by John Lennon
  • Keep on Loving You by REO Speedwagon
  • Kiss on My List by Hall and Oates
  • Magic by Olivia Newton-John
  • Upside Down by Diana Ross

1981

  • Arthur's Theme by Christopher Cross
  • Bette Davis Eyes by Kim Wilde
  • Don't Stop Believin' by Journey
  • Escape (The Pina Colada Song) by Rupert Holmes
  • In the Air Tonight by Phil Collins
  • Jessie's Girl by Rick Springfield
  • Message in a Bottle by The Police
  • Start Me Up by The Rolling Stones
  • Tainted Love by Soft Cell
  • Tempted by Squeeze

1982

  • Africa by Toto
  • Come On Eileen by Dexy's Midnight Runners
  • Down Under by Men at Work
  • 867-5309/ Jenny by Tommy Tutone
  • Eye of the Tiger by Survivor
  • Eye in the Sky by The Alan Parsons Project
  • Human Nature by Michael Jackson
  • I'm So Excited by The Pointer Sisters
  • Mad World by Tears for Fears
  • You Can Do Magic by America

1983

  • Break My Stride by Matthew Wilder
  • Don't You (Forget about Me) by Simple Minds
  • Every Breath You Take by The Police
  • Islands in The Stream by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton
  • Karma Chameleon by Culture Club
  • Let's Dance by David Bowie
  • Sharp Dressed Man by ZZ Top
  • Thriller by Michael Jackson
  • True by Spandau Ballet
  • What a Feeling by Irene Cara

1984

  • Careless Whisper by George Michael
  • Dancing in the Dark by Bruce Springsteen
  • Drive by The Cars
  • Footloose by Kenny Loggins
  • Girls Just Want to Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper
  • How Soon is Now? by The Smiths
  • I Just Called to Say I Love You by Stevie Wonder
  • Jump by Van Halen
  • Pride by U2
  • Relax by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
  • Turn Up the Radio by Autograph
  • Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go by Wham!
  • We're Not Gonna Take It by Twister Sister
  • What's Love Got to Do With It? by Tina Turner

1985

  • Everytime You Go Away by Paul Young
  • I Want to Know What Love Is by Foreigner
  • Material Girl by Madonna
  • The Power of Love by Huey Lewis and the News
  • Raspberry Beret by Prince
  • Rhythm of the Night by DeBarge
  • Saving All My Love for You by Whitney Houston
  • Shout by Tears for Fears
  • Take on Me by A-Ha
  • We are the World by USA for Africa
  • We Built This City by Starship

1986

  • Dancing on the Ceiling by Lionel Richie
  • Everybody Have Fun Tonight by Wang Chung
  • In Your Eyes by Peter Gabriel
  • La Isla Bonita by Madonna
  • Livin' on a Prayer by Bon Jovi
  • The Music of the Night from Phantom of the Opera
  • Somewhere Out There by Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram
  • Take My Breath Away by Berlin
  • West End Girls by Pet Shop Boys
  • Your Wildest Dreams by The Moody Blues

1987

  • Dude (Looks Like a Lady) by Aerosmith
  • Faith by George Michael
  • (I've Had) The Time of My Life by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes
  • I Just Can't Stop Loving You by Michael Jackson and Seidah Garrett
  • I Wanna Dance with Somebody by Whitney Houston
  • Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley
  • Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now by Starship
  • She's Like the Wind by Patrick Swayze
  • True Faith by New Order
  • With or Without You by U2

1988

  • Do You Hear the People Sing from Les Miserables
  • Don't Worry Be Happy by Bobby McFerrin
  • The Flame by Cheap Trick
  • Got My Mind Set on You by George Harrison
  • Heaven is A Place on Earth by Belinda Carlisle
  • If We Hold on Together by Diana Ross
  • If You Leave by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
  • It Takes Two by Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock
  • Kokomo by Beach Boys
  • Need You Tonight by INXS
  • Simply Irresistible by Robert Palmer
  • You Got It by Roy Orbison

1989

  • And So it Goes by Billy Joel
  • Another Day in Paradise by Phil Collins
  • Eternal Flame by The Bangles
  • If I Could Turn Back Time by Cher
  • Like a Prayer by Madonna
  • Listen to Your Heart by Roxette
  • Love Shack by The B-52's
  • The Other Side of Life by The Moody Blues
  • Runaway Horses by Belinda Carlisle
  • Sowing the Seeds of Love by Tears for Fears

1990's Playlists

1990:

  • Enjoy the Silence by Depeche Mode
  • From a Distance by Bette Midler
  • Freedom by George Michael
  • Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Theme Song
  • Groove is in the Heart by Deee-lite
  • Hold On by Wilson Phillips
  • Ice Ice Baby by Vanilla Ice
  • Nothing Compares 2 U by Sinead O'Connor
  • Step by Step by New Kids on the Block
  • Vogue by Madonna

1991:

  • Be Our Guest from Beauty and The Beast
  • Black or White by Michael Jackson
  • Enter Sandman by Metallica
  • (Everything I Do) I Do It For You by Bryan Adams
  • I Can't Make You Love Me by Bonnie Raitt
  • It Ain't Over Til It's Over by Lenny Kravitz
  • Losing My Religion by R.E.M.
  • Motownphilly by Boyz II Men
  • Right Here Right Now by Jesus Jones
  • Walking in Memphis by Marc Cohn

1992:

  • Close Every Door from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
  • Constant Craving by K.D. Lang
  • Jump Around by House of Pain
  • Queen of the Night by Whitney Houston
  • Save the Best for Last by Vanessa Williams
  • Seize The Day from Newsies
  • Tears in Heaven by Eric Clapton
  • Walking on Broken Glass by Annie Lennox
  • Whole New World from Aladdin
  • Wild Horses by The Rolling Stones

1993:

  • All About Soul by Billy Joel
  • All I Wanna Do by Sheryl Crow
  • All That She Wants by Ace of Base
  • I'll Never Get Over You Getting Over Me by Expose
  • Linger by The Cranberries
  • Ordinary World by Duran Duran
  • Shine by Collective Soul
  • Theme from Jurassic Park
  • What is Love by Haddaway
  • Wild One by Faith Hill

1994:

  • Circle of Life from The Lion King
  • Hold My Hand by Hootie and The Blowfish
  • I'll Stand By You by The Pretenders
  • Kiss From a Rose by Seal
  • Seasons of Love from Rent
  • The Sign by Ace of Base
  • Take a Bow by Madonna
  • Waterfalls by TLC
  • You Gotta Be by Des'ree
  • Zombie by The Cranberries

1995:

  • California Love by 2pac
  • Colors of the Wind from Pocahontas
  • Don't Speak by No Doubt
  • Hand in My Pocket by Alanis Morrissette
  • Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman? by Bryan Adams
  • Gangsta's Paradise by Coolio
  • Hurt by Nine Inch Nails
  • Only Wanna Be With You by Hootie and The Blowfish
  • Runaway by Janet Jackson
  • Wonderwall by Oasis

1996:

  • Barely Breathing by Duncan Shiek
  • Change the World by Eric Clapton
  • Cosmic Girl by Jamiroquai
  • It's All Coming Back to Me Now by Celine Dion
  • Ironic by Alanis Morissette
  • Lovefool by The Cardigans
  • Quit Playing Games (With My Heart) by Backstreet Boys
  • That Thing You Do!
  • Wannabe by Spice Girls
  • You've Got a Friend in Me from Toy Story

1997:

  • As Long as You Love Me by Backstreet Boys
  • Bittersweet Symphony by The Verve
  • Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) by Green Day
  • Kiss Me by Sixpence None the Richer
  • Make You Feel My Love by Bob Dyland
  • My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion
  • Miami by Will Smith
  • Save Tonight by Eagle-Eye Cherry
  • Something About the Way You Look Tonight by Elton John
  • Tubthumping by Chumbawamba

1998:

  • All My Life by K-Ci and Jo Jo
  • The Boy is Mine by Brandy and Monica
  • Crush by Jennifer Paige
  • Doo Wop (That Thing) by The Fugees
  • I Don't Want to Miss a Thing by Aerosmith
  • I Want You Back by 'N Sync
  • Millennium by Robbie Williams
  • My Father's Eyes by Eric Clapton
  • Praise You by Fatboy Slim
  • The Way by Fastball

1999:

  • Baby One More Time by Britney Spears
  • Believe by Cher
  • Candy by Mandy Moore
  • Canned Heat by Jamiroqaui
  • Larger than Life by Backstreet Boys
  • Let's Get Loud by Jennifer Lopez
  • Livin' La Vida Loca by Ricky Martin
  • Smooth by Santana and Rob Thomas
  • You Get What You Give by New Radicals
  • You'll Be in My Heart from Tarzan


Wednesday, April 29, 2020

A Light in The Darkness


Sunday, April 19, 2020

First Vision


Friday, April 17, 2020

Wedding Playlist

All I Ask of You from Phantom of the Opera
At Last by Etta James
Can't Help Falling In Love by Elvis Presley
Celebration by Kool and The Gang
Chapel of Love
From This Moment On by Shania Twain
Get Me to the Church on Time from My Fair Lady
I Knew I Loved You by Savage Garden
Just The Two of Us by Grover Washington Jr.
Kiss Me by Sixpence None the Richer
Last Name by Carrie Underwood
Love and Marriage by Frank Sinatra
Marry Me by Train
Marry You by Bruno Mars
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now by Starship
Old Fashioned Wedding from Annie Get Your Gun
Someday We'll Be Together by The Supremes
Something Good from Sound of Music
Sunrise, Sunset from Fiddler on The Roof
Things We Said Today by The Beatles
A Thousand Years by Christina Perri
Together Forever by Rick Astley
True by Spandau Ballet
Waiting for A Star to Fall by Boy Meets Girl
We Found Love by Rihanna
White Wedding by Billy Idol

Thursday, April 16, 2020

Quarantine Playlist

All By Myself by Eric Carmen
Alone by Heart
Breakaway by Kelly Clarkson
Break Free by Ariana Grande
Bring it On Home to Me by Sam Cooke
Close Every Door from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Connection by OneRepublic
Empty Chairs at Empty Tables from Les Miserables
Enjoy the Silence by Depeche Mode
Everytime You Go Away by Paul Young
From A Distance by Bette Midler
Gimme Shelter by The Rolling Stones
Home by Michael Buble
Home Life by John Mayer
Home Sweet Home by Motley Crue
I Can Only Imagine by MercyMe
I Think We're Alone Now by Tiffany
I Want to Break Free by Queen
I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor
I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out of My Hair from South Pacific
If I Never See Your Face Again by Maroon 5 and Rihanna
Imagine by John Lennon
In My Room by The Beach Boys
Lonely No More by Rob Thomas
Mad World by Tears for Fears
Masquerade from The Phantom of the Opera
My House by Flo Rida
No More Lonely Nights by Paul McCartney
No Place by Backstreet Boys
One Less Bell to Answer/ A House is Not a Home by Barbra Streisand
Our House by Crosby, Stills, and Nash
Owner of a Lonely Heart by Yes
Perfectly Lonely by John Mayer
Right Here Waiting by Richard Marx
See You Again by Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth
See You in September by The Happenings
Separate Lives by Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin
Sound of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel
Stay With Me by Sam Smith
Stayin' Alive by Bee Gees
Stuck in a Moment and You Can't Get Out of It by U2
Stuck in the Middle with You by Stealers Wheel
Take Me Home by Phil Collins
Take Me Home Tonight by Eddie Money
Three Little Birds by Bob Marley
Too Close by Alex Clare
Too Much Time on My Hands by Styx
U Can't Touch This by MC Hammer
Waiting on the World to Change by John Mayer
Wake Me Up When September Ends by Green Day
We Found Love by Rihanna
We're Not Gonna Take It by Twisted Sister
You Need to Calm Down by Taylor Swift
You've Got to Hide Your Love Away by The Beatles

Creek Street

This painting is based off of Creek Street in Ketchikan, Alaska.



Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Books About Death

Books in which a death has taken place:


After You by JoJo Moyes
As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan
Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Elsewhere by Gayle Forman
The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe
The Flight Attendant by Chris Bohjalian
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
If I Stay by Gayle Forman
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
Life after Life by Kate Atkinson
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
Looking for Alaska by John Green
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight
A Secret Kept by Tatiana De Rosnay
The Shack by William Paul Young
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

Books About Books

  • Alice I Have Been by Melanie Benjamin
  • The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
  • The End of Your Life Book Club
  • The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
  • Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
  • The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Schaffer
  • The Help by Kathryn Stockett
  • The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
  • How to Find Love in a Bookshop by Veronica Henry
  • I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
  • Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
  • The Imperfectionist by Tom Rachman
  • The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler
  • The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George
  • Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
  • The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor
  • Matilda by Roald Dahl
  • The Mother Daughter Book Club by Heather Vogel Frederick
  • The Never Ending Story by Michael Ende
  • The Princess Bride by William Goldman
  • The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
  • The Readers of the Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald
  • Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
  • The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
  • The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

Saturday, April 11, 2020

Sacred Grove

This painting is based on a picture I took while in the Sacred Grove at his family farm in Palmyra, New York in 2017.  I wanted it to look like stained glass because the Palmyra Temple has stained glass doors depicting the first vision. 


Friday, April 10, 2020

Books Turned into TV Series

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
The Alienist by Caleb Carr
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
The Carrie Diaries by Candace Bushnell
The Council of Dads by Bruce Feller
Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
Dietland by Sarai Walker
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Drama High by Michael Sokolove
8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter by Bruce Cameron
Famous in Love by Rebecca Serle
Fresh Off the Boat by Eddie Huang
Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
Good Omens by Neil Gaiman
Gossip Girl by Cecily Von Ziegesar
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
How to Teach Filthy Rich Girls by Zoey Dean
Killing Eve by Luke Jennings
The Leftovers by Tom Perotta
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Looking For Alaska by John Green
The Magicians  by Lev Grossman
Midnight, Texas by Charlaine Harris
Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit by John Edward Douglas
The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare
Nancy Drew by Carolyn Keene
The 100 by Kass Morgan
Orange is the New Black by Piper Kerman
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shephard
The Returned by Jason Mott
Roswell High by Melinda Metz
The Secret Circle by LJ Smith
A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snickett
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
The Shannara Chronicles
Still Star-Crossed by Melinda Taub
666 Park Avenue by Gabriella Pierce
Suburgatory: Twisted Tales from Darkest Suburbia by Linda Erin Keenan
Temperance Brennan by Kathy Reichs
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Today Will Be Different by Marie Semple
Twelve Patients: Life and Death at Bellevue Hospital by Eric Manheimer
Under the Dome by Stephen King
The Vampire Diaries by LJ Smith
Washington's Spies by Alexander Rose
Wayward Pines by Blake Crouch
Witches of East End by Melissa De La Cruz
You by Caroline Kepnes
You Should Have Known Better by Jean Hanff Korelitz

Books about Art

Books about painting, artists, and art:

The Art Forger by B.A. Shapiro
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James
Possession by A.S. Bryant
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson




Wednesday, April 8, 2020

Teddy Bear Hunt

During the quarantine, several neighborhoods are having a teddy bear hunt for the kids on their walks, to spot when they walk past houses.


Monday, April 6, 2020

Face Mask

I knitted face mask, using a loom.




Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Apocalypse Playlist

Another Day in Paradise by Phil Collins
Another One Bites the Dust by Queen
Babylon Sisters by Steely Dan
Bad Moon Rising by Creendence Clearwater Revival
Bar at the End of the World by Kenny Chesney
Dance Like's There No Tomorrow by Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul
Don't Fear the Reaper by Blue Oyster Cult
Dust in the Wind by Kansas
The End by The Doors
Eternal Flame by The Bangles
Fire Burning by Sean Kingston
Ghost Town by Adam Lambert
Gimme Shelter by The Rolling Stones
God's Country by Blake Shelton
Harder to Breathe by Maroon 5
I Can Only Imagine by MercyMe
I Feel the Earth Move by Carole King
I Melt with You by Modern English
If the World was Ending by JP Saxe ft. Julia Michaels
I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise by Gershwin
I'm on Fire by Bruce Springsteen
It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) by REM
Live Like We're Dying by Kris Allen
London Calling by The Class
Mad World by Tears for Fears
Miami 2017 by Billy Joel
1999 by Prince
No Surrender by Bruce Springsteen
Rapture by Blondie
Rescue Me by Fontella Bass
School's Out by Alice Cooper
She Sets the City on Fire by Gavin DeGraw
Slow Dancing in a Burning Room by John Mayer
SOS by Abba
Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin
Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of by U2
Surrender by Cheap Trick
Survivor by Destiny's Child
'Til the City's on Fire by 311
Till the World Ends by Britney Spears
Two Tickets to Paradise by Eddie Money
Volcano by Jimmy Buffett
What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger) by Kelly Clarkson
We are the World by USA for Africa
Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning) by Alan Jackson
Who Wants to Live Forever by Queen
Zombie by The Cranberries
Zombie Jamboree by Harry Belafonte