MUSIC FOR CHRISTMAS AND ADVENT Ding Dong Merrily On High! Okay, who borrowed my Celtic Woman Christmas CD? Just kidding! I really haven't had a chance to look for it yet and hope I stashed it in a safe place after last season. I can think of a couple of likely places where it and a few oth
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11/30/2010
YOU'RE INVITED! Join Us For Breakfast With Santa at Keller Williams in Hoover Keller Williams Hoover Office One Chase Corporate Drive, Suite 150 Saturday, December 18th - 9:00 - 11:30 am Please join us for Breakfast With Santa! That jolly old elf has promised to stop by our offic
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11/30/2010
MUSIC FOR CHRISTMAS AND ADVENT E'en So Lord Jesus Quickly Come Now that Thanksgiving is over and the Advent season has begun I am finally ready for Christmas music! This song is one that our church choir has sung on the first Sunday of Advent for as long as I can remember.....I think it is
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11/29/2010
CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY Pelham Civic Complex Pelham AL MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29TH, 2010 at 6:30 PM Everyone is invited to attend The City of Pelham's Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony! Sponsored by the Pelham Beautification Board, the event will feature performances by local
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11/29/2010
EASY LAST MINUTE DESSERT SYMPHONY CHOCOLATE BROWNIES I just took some awesome brownies out of the oven! These are SO EASY, but whenever I make them everyone carries on about how much they love them! My niece (Blair) served these at one of our family get-togethers and was kind enough to sh
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11/24/2010
CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR TOCATTA FROM THE FIFTH ORGAN SYMPHONY Right before Halloween I wrote a post about the BSC Organ Spooktacular and it got me thinking about one my favorite organ works. Charles-Marie Widor's Tocatta from the Fifth Organ Symphony is an exciting piece of music! I found it
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11/22/2010
Shoppers Want Value! Why Spend More Than You Have To? A few days ago I went to Best Buy to find a charging station with speakers for an iPod......one of the items on my Christmas shopping list. After comparing prices and features I chose one and made my purchase. Success! My Christmas shop
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11/19/2010
When I look up to heaven tonight I see stars...... A starry sky like I remember when I was a little girl. It reminds me of summer nights years ago on our patio with a telescope trying to get a closer look with my Dad. I am so grateful that my Dad is still here and home after many months in the ho
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11/17/2010
Lucky shoppers at Macy's in Center City Philadelphia got a big surprise the day before Halloween! A huge pipe organ + over 650 choristers dressed as shoppers + The Hallelujah Chorus = A Random Act of Culture. The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation is funding 1,000 Random Acts of Culture
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11/16/2010
Fun Stuff To Do Around Birmingham! BIRMINGHAM BOTANICAL GARDENS * HOLLYDAY MAGIC * Where: Birmingham Botanical Gardens When: Thursday & Friday, December 9th & 10th - 4-6 pm Cost: $30 for Members and $75 for Non-Members I would love to go to this but this event is just for kids! Bo
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11/16/2010