Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Make 'Em Laugh

Winter seems over yet it is still chilly and Spring has not yet begun. March is beautiful, but I can get a wee bit lost in my head at the end of Winter -no matter how Magical ;-). 

Sometimes a little advice from someone you truly admire helps get the juices flowing again. I was thinking it was time to get myself moving a bit more, and then I saw this....

“It's so wonderful... if your whole day is rotten, once they start the music, 
it seems to melt away.”

And when you get to watch this masterful dancer create it is so inspiring! Reading this quote made me think of this great scene. I love Donald O'Connor - he was such a brilliant performer and his commitment to bringing it ALL to the table is pretty obvious in this scene from "Singing in the Rain." He is so funny, so focused and unbelievably light on his feet!!

I could watch this scene all day. When I first showed it to my kids, they actually did - they spent the whole afternoon watching it over and over again. And laughing every single time. It was pretty magical, I must say. 



OK, I'm inspired again. I'm going to go work on my flip off the wall trick right now. (Just kidding!)

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Happy Leap Year!!



I stopped at a wonderful local bakery, The BonBonerie in the O'Bryonville neighborhood here in Cincinnati this rainy February morning. I picked up a few of their glorious raspberry scones to share with some hard working friend of mine who needed a treat.

As I was leaving the baker popped this wonderful little friend in my hand and said, "Happy Leap Year!"

How great is that??

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

LOVE "The Magic You Were Born With"

I believe that LOVE is MAGIC! It can change anything, create anything. Love is the answer to any problem. Try it, you'll like it.

I wrote this song for Cinderella's Fairy Godmother last year for a wonderful stageplay written by the brilliant Carol Brammer for The Clifton Performance Theatre. Valentine's Day seems like the perfect day to share it with you again.



And if you've got something you are worried about, wondering about, dreaming of, try throwing a little love toward it and see what happens. Don't forget that LOVE is your Magic Wand!

Until next time, be kind and have fun. xoxoxoox -April Eight

Yarn Hearts

This is a lovely Valentine's Project from the Family Chic site by Camilla Fabbri. If you have little ones at home today, this might be a fun and simple project to do to get everyone in the love spirit!


Camilla give you detailed instructions right here. It is simple and sweet, you can't get it wrong and you can't get hurt - so go for it! 



We'll be making a few today while we bake up the Red Velvet Cupcakes we've been planning for a few weeks now. We love a cupcake in this house. If I get a chance, I'll take a picture of those to share with you. I wish I could bake each of you a cupcake and send it out with a song of love for everyone! 

Until next time, be kind and have fun! xoxoxo -April Eight



Monday, February 13, 2012

A Song for My Mother, B-O-N-N-I-E

I am ever so lucky to have an intelligent, interesting, vibrant and lovely mother! A few days ago she had her birthday and I wrote this song for her. She really liked it! I'm am a bit goofy in my performance, but I meant every word with all my heart. Yay for my mom, Bonnie Combs! She is delightful!


Until next time, be kind and have fun! xoxoxo April

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Have I Mentioned that I Like Treehouses?

I was noodling around on pintrest.com (how I love pintrest!) when I came across this wondrous image - How cool is THIS?! A 100-year treehouse project. See the outlines and ideas here at DorNob (Design Ideas Daily).


It all starts with a plan....

And, 100 years later, voila! So get started and we can hang out under them in about 60 years....


There is a lot more information about this project, The Patient Gardner, here

Until next time, my wonderful friends, be kind and have fun!!
xoxoxox -April






Friday, January 27, 2012

Birthday Song - "Sara Shining" especially for Sara!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!



SARA SHINING
by April Eight

Sara it's a lovely day
The wind blows cold and
The skies are gray
Even the flowers are hiding away
But who cares, for we have you
Shining through

Sara, smile for us
Share the spark that shines from your heart
There's nothing more that the world could hope for
Than the wonderful girl that is you
Shining through

Sara, happy birthday to you
Six years old, so much to be, to do
Remember the light that shines from you
Can never go away
Even on the grayest of days
You'll shine through
You'll shine through

Happy birthday, sweet Sara - xoxoox!!