Category: All the Things You Are
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Musings & Thoughts for Thursday, November 2, 2023, or: Big Changes Ahead…and a Talented Friend’s Generosity
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, All the Things You Are, All the Things You Are (Kern and Hammerstein), Blogging, Creative Writing, Favorite Songs, From Lithia (FL) to Madison (NH), Life in Florida, Melodies and Memories: Music, Songs, and Singers, Music, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: CodaLate Morning, Thursday, November 2, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, there, everyone. It’s a chilly – by Florida standards – autumn morning here in the Tampa Bay area. As I begin this, my 1,319th post for this blog, it’s 61°F/16°C under sunny skies (the feels-like temperature is 60°F/15°C). A cold front passed through the area, so…
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Musings & Thoughts for Friday, September 22, 2023, or: There Shall Be No Weekend for This Writer
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in A Certain Point of View (Blogger), Alex Diaz-Granados, All the Things You Are, All the Things You Are (Kern and Hammerstein), Blogging, Creative Writing, Life in Florida, Life in the Tampa Bay area, Melodies and Memories: Music, Songs, and Singers, Music, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Writing as a CraftMidday/Early Afternoon, Friday, September 22, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, all. So, here we are again at the end of another workweek and on the brink of another weekend. For me, Fridays aren’t as full of promise as they used to be regarding restfulness or weekend fun. If I have a reasonably productive writing week (which…
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On Music & Melodies: A Loving Look at ‘All the Things You Are’
If you’re a regular visitor to this space (Thank you for that, by the way.), you may have noticed that I have developed an affinity for the song “All the Things You Are.” Originally written in 1939 by composer Jerome Kern and lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II for the Broadway musical Very Warm for May, “All…
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