View from the Birdhouse

My Music Monday song is "Break Away" by the Beach Boys because this song has been stuck in my head the past couple of days.  I ...

The Great Gatsby is my favorite classic novel.  It is also the first classic novel I ever read, in 8th grade.  The Robert Redford movie ha...

I love jazz.  I grew up with it.  My father was a big jazz fan, and my parents had jazz records and played them on the hi-fi when I was li...

So You Think You Can Dance offered a wealth of talent in the Chicago and Los Angeles auditions this week. We started the night in Chicag...

I love, love, love vintage postcards!   I have a small collection of vintage dachshund postcards, and also a few postcards from favorite f...