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Art Cards are for SALE!

The Ariose art cards are now for sale on Etsy! – $5 from every purchase will be donated to Ariose Women’s Choir- Makes a lovely Mother’s Day gift  ;)- All…

A sneak peek at the art cards

As announced last week, Elise and I are designing art cards that correspond with three pieces which will be sung by Ariose Women’s Choir at their concert on…

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A few photos from our Burns Night! Unfortunately only the shortbread got photographed (which, if I may say, was the best part) so a few of Scotland made it into the mix to help the atmosphere. Happy Burns Day! Robert Burns, a famous Scottish poet, was born on January 25, 1759. On this day many people celebrate Scottish culture in a number of ways from donning a kilt and listening to Scottish traditional music to piping in the haggis at dinner. Burns’ poetry is often recited as well, including “To A Mouse” and “A Red, Red Rose”. “When you wake up in the morning, Pooh,” said Piglet at last, “what’s the first thing you say to yourself?” A couple years ago, Elise received this print as a gift. It is one in a series of fictional characters as dormice created by Jenny Dolfen. This one is titled “Shermouse Holmes”. 😁 As it is in European dimensions it has made finding a frame rather difficult. Finally, after picking a suitable frame, Elise took the print to Gilded Rabbit which is located conveniently near our home. Marian was very accommodating while it was difficult to find a good cream to go well with the print. Marian cut the matte to fit the print and Elise is delighted with the finished result. It now graces our shelf in all its glory.

Photos credit to S. Koehn unless otherwise stated.