The Retro Mix Playlist For 9/3/10

When I got to the studio on Friday evening, one of my worst fears when it comes to doing my show came true... I forgot my playlist at home!  What could have been a disaster turned into a fairly solid show.  Fortunately, I was able to recall parts of what I had planned to play.  Listener requests helped out too! Although I proved to myself I can do a show without a playlist, I don't plan on going

Beautiful and Sacra

Here are two songs from Apocalyptica's show in Philadelphia at the Electric Factory on 28 August 2010. I've recorded "Sacra" and "Beautiful". Both are lovely songs from the new album 7th Symphony. Mikko plays bass on "Beautiful". Check out their Facebook page and Apocalyptica.com for updates and tour dates. They are playing sold out shows in the USA right now. As the videos show, they are quite

Cooking With Mikko

I had the honor of interviewing Mikko Siren from Apocalyptica when they played in Philadelphia on 28 August 2010. He is charming, witting, charming, well travelled, and well, ..... charming. I did find myself loosing myself in his crystal blue eyes and oh so deep dimples. He's more than just a pretty face behind a drum kit. A lot of the interview veered off track and onto my favourite topic. . .

A Finalist!

I made it!  I am one of the finalists on Lil Blue Boo's Ugly Knit Challenge!  Yippee!Make sure you head on over and vote for your favorite!

My Easy Card Layers

Hi everyone, well I just don't know how to get a document into my blog, so I've cut and pasted my chart for you!This is a handy chart I made to keep on my craft table and it makes it really easy to cut the layers for my cards. When I first started making cards I used the guessing game method which resulted in a lot of work, crazy dimensions and lots of wasted cardstock and time! It’s pretty easy

Happy September!

Hi!  Happy September everyone!  Just a quick share of my vintage calendar for you today{g} I can't believe it's September already....it always seems that this is the real start of the year, I guess it's because it's back to school for the kiddies and that means back to routines!  I love the approach of the Fall, it's one of my absolute favourite times of the year.  I love the cooler nights and

Wardrobe Wednesday #13

If you are new here, welcome to the party!  If you have sewn/crafted anything that qualifies as a part of your/your families wardrobe, link it up!Here are the details:** Needs to be something that is part of your/your kids wardrobe that YOU created.** Link to your specific blog post, not just the main blog site.** If you don't have a blog, link to your flickr pic and if you don't have a flickr