Seaquest

We went to Seaquest Aquarium in the Layton Mall.  We fed lettuce to the tortoise, nori to the fish, and dried fish to the stingrays.  

The Rush

We went bowling at the Rush Funplex in Syracuse.  I got the most gutter balls. 

Rock Playlists

American Rock Songs:

• And She Was by Talking Heads
• Baba O’Riley by The Who
• Bad Moon Rising by Creedence Clearwater Revival
• Carry On Wayward Son by Kansas
• Centerfold by The J. Geils Band
• China Grove by The Doobie Brothers
• Come As You Are by Nirvana
• Come Sail Away by Styx
• Don’t Stop Believin’ by Journey
• Drive by The Cars
• Dude (Looks Like a Lady) by Aerosmith
• Enter Sandman by Metallica
• Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) by Green Day
• Hard Habit to Break by Chicago
• Higher Ground by Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Hotel California by The Eagles
• I’ll Stand By You by The Pretenders
• Jump by Van Halen
• Light My Fire by The Doors
• Livin’ on a Prayer by Bon Jovi
• Losing My Religion by REM
• More a Than A Feeling by Boston
• November Rain by Guns N Roses
• Rock And Roll All Nite by Kiss
• Sharp Dressed Man by ZZ Top
• Somebody to Love by Jefferson Airplane
• Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd
• These Dreams by Heart

'70s Hard Rock Hits:

• Barracuda by Heart
• Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd
• Kashmir by Led Zeppelin
• Paranoid by Black Sabbath
• Rock and Roll All Nite by Kiss
• Runnin' with the Devil by Van Halen
• School's Out by Alice Cooper
• Sweet Emotion by Aerosmith
• T.N.T. by AC/DC
• Won’t Get Fooled Again by The Who 

Rockin' Rock:

• For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) by AC/DC
• I Love Rock N Roll by Joan Jett
• I Wanna Rock by Twisted Sister
• Jailhouse Rock by Elvis Presley
• Old Time Rock and Roll by Bob Seger
• Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo by Rick Derringer
• Rock the Casbah by The Clash
• Rock of Ages by Def Leppard
• Rock You Like a Hurricane by The Scorpions
• We Will Rock You by Queen

Tenors of Rock:

• AC/DC
• Aerosmith
• The Beatles
• Bon Jovi
• The Eagles
• Guns N Roses
• Kiss
• Led Zeppelin
• Poison
• Queen
• The Rolling Stones

Dance Playlists

Albums:

• 90's Dance Party
• #1 Dance Hits

Broadway

• All That Jazz (Chicago)
• America (West Side Story)
• Carousel Waltz (Carousel)
• Dancing Queen (Mamma Mia!)
• Hernando's Hideaway (The Pajama Game)
• I Got Rhythm (An American in Paris)
• Singin' in the Rain (Singin' in the Rain)
• Time Warp (Rocky Horror)
• You Can't Stop the Beat (Hairspray)

Dancing with the Stars Live:

• Joey Fatone
• Kyle Massey
• Sabrina Bryan
• Tia Carrerre

Dance

• Apache (Jump on It) by Sugarhill Gang
• Boogie Shoes by KC and Sunshine Band
• Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
• Boot Scootin' Boogie by Brooks and Dunn
• The Charleston
• Conga by Gloria Estefan
• Copacabana by Barry Manilow
• Dance with Me by Kelly Clarkson
• Dancing on the Ceiling by Lionel Richie
• Dancing in the Dark by Bruce Springsteen
• Dancing Queen by ABBA
• Domino by Jessie J
• Do You Love Me? by the Contours
• The Entertainer
• Footloose by Kenny Loggins
• Gangnam Style by Psy
• Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)
• It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) 
• In the Mood by Glenn Miller
• Jump in the Line by Harry Belafonte
• Land of 1000 Dances by Wilson Pickett
• Let's Groove by Earth, Wind, and Fire
• Limbo Rock by Chubby Checker
• Low by Flo Rida
• Party in the USA by Miley Cyrus
• Rhythm of the Night by DeBarge
• September by Earth, Wind, and Fire
• Shake, Rattle, and Roll
• Shake It by Metro Station
• Shake it Off by Taylor Swift
• Shake it Up by the Cars
• Slow Dancing in a Burning Room by John Mayer
• Splish Splash by Bobby Darin
• Thriller by Michael Jackson
• Tik Tok by Kesha
• Time Warp from Rocky Horror Picture Show
• Tiny Dancer by Elton John
• Twist and Shout by The Beatles
• YMCA by Village People

Movie Songs

• Cheek to Cheek (Top Hat)
• Do You Love Me by The Contours (Dirty Dancing)
• El Tango De Assasinos by John Powell (Mr. and Mrs. Smith)
• Footloose by Kenny Loggins (Footloose)
• (I've Had) The Time of My Life (Dirty Dancing)
• Jump (Sparkle)
• Jump in the Line by Harry Belafonte (Beetlejuice)
• Puttin' on the Ritz (Top Hat)
• Rockafeller Skank by Fatboy Slim (She's All That)
• Singin' in The Rain (Singin' in the Rain)
• Soul Bossa Nova by Quincy Jones (Austin Powers)
• Stayin' Alive (Saturday Night Fever)
• What a Feeling (Flashdance)

Movie Soundtracks

• Bring it On
• Center Stage
• Chicago
• Dirty Dancing
• Fame
• Flashdance
• Footloose
• Girls Just Want to Have Fun
• Grease
• Happy Feet
• Hairspray
• Moulin Rouge
• Out of Step
• Saturday Night Fever
• Save the Last Dance
• Shall We Dance
• Singin' in the Rain
• The Sound of Music
• Step Up
• West Side Story

June Garland

I bought a ball of neon yarn for my June garland.

Summer Stock

I painted a canvas, with abstract strawberry, watermelon, pumpkin, and apple.

Trapper’s Loop

We took a drive up through Trapper's Loop on our way to the cemeteries to visit my grandparents.

1990's Movies

The Age of Innocence
Aladdin
Apollo 13
Beauty and the Beast
Billy Madison
The Bodyguard
Can't Hardly Wait
Clueless
Cry Baby
Donnie Brasco
Edward Scissorhands
Emma
Father Of The Bride
The First Wives Club
Forrest Gump
Ghost
Goodfellas
Hocus Pocus
I Know What You Did Last Summer
Independence Day
Jerry Maguire
A League of Their Own
Life is Beautiful
The Lion King
Little Women
Men in Black
Never Been Kissed
Newsies
Now and Then
One Fine Day
The Parent Trap
Pretty Woman
The Prince of Egypt
Pump Up The Volume
A River Runs Through It
Scent of A Woman
Scream
Sense and Sensibility
She's All That
The Silence of the Lambs
The Sixth Sense
Sleepless in Seattle
Speed
Tarzan
10 Things I Hate About You
That Thing You Do!
Titanic
The Wedding Singer
While You Were Sleeping
You've Got Mail

Big Springs

Grand Tetons

Tiptoe Through The Tulips

Kaleidoscope

Street View

Daisy

Musical Siblings

AC/DC
Allman Brothers Band
Beach Boys
Bee Gees
The Carpenters
Chloe X Halle
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Donny and Marie
The Everly Brothers
Good Charlotte
Haim
Hanson
Heart
Jackson 5
Jonas Brothers
The Kinks
The Osmonds
Oasis
98 Degrees
Van Halen

Musical Couples

Amy Grant and Vince Gill
Ashlee Simpson and Evan Ross
Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz
Avril Lavigne and Chad Kroeger
Beyoncé and Jay-Z
Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani
Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert
Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston
Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake
Calvin Harris and Taylor Swift
Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes
Captain and Tennille
Carly Simon and James Taylor
Cher and Gregg Allman
Cher and Sonny Bono
Chris Brown and Rihanna
Courtney Love and Kurt Cobain
David Foster and Katharine McPhee
Edie Brickell and Paul Simon
Emilio Estefan and Gloria Estefan
Faith Hill and Tim McGraw
Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood
George Jones and Tammy Wynette
Glen Campbell and Tanya Tucker
Graham Nash and Joni Mitchell
Ike Turner and Tina Turner
Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony
Jennifer Lopez and P. Diddy
Jessica Simpson and John Mayer
Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey
John Lennon and Yoko Ono
John Mayer and Katy Perry
Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash
Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez
Lady Antebellum
Linda McCartney and Paul McCartney
Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks
Neil Giraldo and Pat Benatar

Mother’s Day

Campfire

Shadow

Spring

Single Flower

Books about The Holocaust

The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
All the Light We Cannot See by William Doerr
Between Shades of Gray by Ruth Sepetys
The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak
Briar Rose by Jane Yolen
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
The Devil's Arithmetic by Jane Yolen
Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
The Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Schaffer
The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom
The History of Love by Nicola Krauss
The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer
Man's Search for Meaning by Victor E. Frankl
Night by Elie Weisel
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
The Orphan's Tale by Pam Jenoff
The Reader by Bernard Schlink
Sarah's Key by Tatiana De Rosnay
Salt to the Sea by Ruth Sepetys
The Storyteller by Jodi Piccoult
Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand
The War Outside by Monica Hesse
The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman

Strawberries

Tulips

My neighbors planted tulips at the corner of our yard by their lamp post.

1960's Playlists

1960

• Ain't That A Kick in the Head by Dean Martin
• Apache (Jump on It) by Sugarhill Gang
• Georgia on My Mind by Ray Charles
• Only the Lonely by Roy Orbison
• Psycho: The Murder
• Shop Around by Smokey Robinson and The Miracles
• Stuck on You by Elvis Presley
• Theme from A Summer Place
• This Magic Moment by Jay and the Americans
• Wonderful World by Sam Cooke

1961

• Can't Help Falling in Love by Elvis Presley
• Cruella De Vil from 101 Dalmatians
• Hey Baby by Bruce Channel
• Jump in the Line by Harry Belafonte
• Let's Get Together from The Parent Trap
• Let's Twist Again by Chubby Checker
• Moon River by Henry Mancini
• Please Mr. Postman by The Marvelettes
• Runaround Sue by Dion
• Stand by Me by Ben E. King

1962

• Do You Love Me by The Contours
• Duke of Earl by Gene Chandler
• James Bond Theme
• Land on 1000 Dances by Wilson Pickett
• Limbo Rock by Chubby Checker
• Loco-Motion by Little Eva
• Monster Mash by Buddy "Boris" Pickett
• Return to Sender by Elvis Presley
• Sherry by Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons
• Sugar Shack by Jimmy Gilmer and The Fireballs

1963

• Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan
• Catch a Wave by Beach Boys
• California Dreamin' by The Mamas and The Papas
• I Only Want to Be With You by Dusty Springfield
• On Broadway by The Drifters
• One Fine Day by The Chiffons
• Puff, the Magic Dragon by Peter, Paul, and Mary
• Surf City by Jan and Dean
• Then He Kissed Me by The Crystals
• Twist and Shout by The Beatles

1964

• A Change is Gonna Come by Sam Cooke
• Dancing in the Streets by Martha Reeves and Vandellas
• Don't Rain on My Parade from Funny Girl
• Do Wah Diddy Diddy by Manfred Mann
• G.T.O. by Ronny and the Daytonas
• Oh, Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison
• She's Not There by The Zombies
• Things We Said Today by The Beatles
• You Never Can Tell by Chuck Berry
• You Really Got Me by The Kinks

1965

• California Girls by Beach Boys
• Downtown by Petula Clark
• In the Midnight Hour by Wilson Pickett
• L-O-V-E by Nat King Cole
• My Girl by The Temptations
• Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones
• Turn! Turn! Turn by The Byrds
• Unchained Melody by The Righteous Brothers
• Uptight (Everything's Alright) by Stevie Wonder
• You've Got to Hide Your Love Away by The Beatles

1966

• Cherish by The Association
• God Only Knows by Beach Boys
• Got to Get You Into My Life by The Beatles
• Hold On, I'm Comin' by Sam and Dave
• I'm a Believer by The Monkees
• Lil Red Riding Hood by Sam the Sham and The Pharoahs
• Mellow Yellow by Donovan
• Paint it Black by The Rolling Stones
• See You In September by The Happenings
• When a Man Loves a Woman by Percy Sledge

1967

• All You Need is Love by The Beatles
• Daydream Believer by The Monkees
• For Once in My Life by Stevie Wonder
• Happy Together by The Turtles
• I Heard It Through the Grapevine by Gladys Knight and The Pips
• I Second That Emotion  by Smokey Robinson and The Miracles
• Natural Woman by Aretha Franklin
• What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong
• Windy by The Association
• (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher by Jackie Wilson

1968

• Hawaii Five-O
• Hey Jude by The Beatles
• Hooked on a Feeling by B.J. Thomas
• I Put a Spell On You by Creedence Clearwater Revival
• A Little Less Conversation by Elvis Presley
• Love is All Around by The Troggs
• (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding
• Spooky by The Classics IV
• Young Girl by Gary Puckett and The Union Gap
• You're All I Need to Get By by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell

1969

• Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In by The Fifth Dimension
• Gimme Shelter by The Rolling Stones
• Here Comes the Sun by The Beatles
• Hot Fun in the Summertime by Sly and The Family Stone
• I Want You Back by The Jackson 5
• My Cherie Amour by Stevie Wonder
• My Way by Frank Sinatra
• Proud Mary by Creedence Clearwater Revival
• Teach Your Children by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young
• Undun by The Guess Who

Beachscape

For this painting, I combined three of my favorite photographs, one from Sunset Beach in California and one in Grand Cayman.

May Garland

This was the garland I made for May. I bought a yarn ball of warm and bright colors, like rain turning into heat.

1970's Playlist

1970:

• Ain't No Mountain High by Diana Ross
• All Right Now by Free
• American Woman by The Guess Who
• Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel
• Fire and Rain by James Taylor
• I'll Be There by Jackson 5
• Let it Be by The Beatles
• Our House by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young
• Signed, Sealed, Delivered by Stevie Wonder
• (They Long to Be) Close to You by The Carpenters

1971:

• Baba O'Riley by The Who
• I Feel the Earth Move by Carole King
• Imagine by John Lennon
• Joy to the World by Three Dog Night
• Knock Three Times by Tony Orlando and Dawn
• Pure Imagination by Gene Wilder
• Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin
• Take Me Home, Country Roads by John Denver
• What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
• You've Got a Friend by James Taylor

1972:

• Love Will Keep Us Together by Captain and Tenille
• Love Theme from The Godfather
• Saturday in the Park by Chicago
• Listen to the Music by Doobie Brothers
• You're So Vain by Carly Simon
• Horse with No Name by America
• Lean on Me by Bill Withers
• School's Out by Alice Cooper
• Rocket Man by Elton John
• American Pie by Don McLean

1973:

• Higher Ground by Stevie Wonder
• Shambala by Three Dog Night
• Dream On by Aerosmith
• Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John
• The Joker by Steve Miller Band
• Lady by Styx
• Live and Let Die by Paul McCartney
• Reelin' in the Years by Steely Dad
• Saturday's Alright For Fighting by Elton John
• We're an American Band by Grand Funk Railroad

1974:

• Band on the Run by Wings
• Bennie and The Jets by Elton John
• Come and Get Your Love by Redbone
• I Shot the Sheriff by Eric Clapton
• The Joker by Steve Miller Band
• Jungle Boogie by Earth, Wind, and Fire
• Killer Queen by Queen
• Rebel Rebel by David Bowie
• Waterloo by Abba
• You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet by Bachman-Turner Overdrive

1975:

• I'm Not in Love by 10cc
• Jaws Theme
• Low Rider by War
• Ballroom Blitz by Sweet
• Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
• Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen
• Fame by David Bowie
• Magic by Pilot
• Rock and Roll All Nite by Kiss
• Sweet Emotion by Aerosmith

1976:

• Car Wash by Rose Royce
• Carry On Wayward Son by Kansas
• Dancing Queen by Abba
• Fly Like an Eagle by Steve Miller Band
• I Wish by Stevie Wonder
• Looks Like We Made It by Barry Manilow
• More Than a Feeling by Boston
• New York State of Mind by Billy Joel
• Rocky Theme
• Silly Love Songs by Paul McCartney

1977:

• Brick House by The Commodores
• Come Sail Away by Styx
• I Want You to Want Me by Cheap Trick
• Jack and Jill by Raydio
• Lovely Day by Bill Withers
• Margaritaville by Jimmy Buffett
• Stayin' Alive by Bee Gees
• Theme from New York, New York by Liza Minnelli
• Three Little Birds by Bob Marley and The Wailers
• We are the Champions by Queen

1978:

• Anthony's Song (Movin' Out) by Billy Joel
• Copacabana by Barry Manilow
• Thank You for Being a Friend by Andrew Gold
• Baker Street by Gerry Rafferty
• Dust in the Wind by Kansas
• Grease by Frankie Valli
• Hot Blooded by Foreigner
• Just the Way You Are by Billy Joel
• One Way or Another by Blondie
• Reminiscing by Little River Band

1979:

• Big Shot by Billy Joel
• Another Brick in The Wall by Pink Floyd
• Bad Case of Loving You by Robert Palmer
• Bad Girls by Donna Summer
• Highway to Hell by AC/DC
• Hold the Line by Toto
• I Want You To Want Me by Cheap Trick
• My Sharona by The Knack
• Rock N Roll Fantasy by Bad Company
• September by Earth, Wind, and Fire

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

A Light in The Darkness

First Vision

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

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.

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

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. 

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

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.

Face Mask

I knitted face mask, using a loom.

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