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I'm Gonna Live Forever!

Can't wait to see the catalog! That Theme song from Fame.....I'm gonna live forever! The Anna Murray Douglass dress (I made this!) is in Canada at the AGO (Art Gallery of Ontario), the exhibit Sunday Best: The Power & The Glory of Black Style October 15th 2026 - February 28, 2027. The Event kicks off, October 6, 2026, with from AGO shop, online and in-gallery, come capsule collections by contemporary Toronto-based designers Spencer Badu, Colette Harmon, and Omi Woods. On view on Level 5, AGO Members see Sunday Best first, starting October 7, 2026. AGO Annual Passholders can access the exhibition beginning October 9, 2026, at 5 p.m. The exhibition opens to the public on October 13, 2026, and is free with general admission.  See more events here   Then...

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Living the Soft Life in a Van

I stumbled onto Bean Bug YouTube channel.  Nnyji and Santi live life on the road and sometimes in a Tiny House then back again on the road.  Oh Yeah and their two Kitties, that they let roam....with supervision.  These two are what I like to say, on the same page in the same book, on the same shelf, in the same room.  How do they do it....it ain't easy but it ain't hard either.  With videos that show their amazing journey along with how to....so you can do it too....videos are filled with the views from the side of a mountain, to a quaint walk through a small town...they love life and celebrate the joy of their decision to live...

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When the Betrayal is After Love

I just recently watched After Love (I saw it on Amazon Prime, also available FREE on TUBI AND PLEX) and I was BLOWN AWAY!  This movie has earned 13 awards out of 16 nominations....but anyway awards smawards...here is the brief synopsis:  Set in the port town of Dover, Mary Hussain suddenly finds herself a widow following the unexpected death of her husband. A day after the burial, she discovers he has a secret just twenty-one miles across the English Channel in Calais. The secret the thought he went to his grave with was as they say, “What's done in the dark will always be brought to light”.  The pain of the discovery and how everyone deals with it is the...

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When Creativity Meets Activism

Love this You Tube channel the inspirational interviews with Fiber Artist, who come from many different  places in the world and have so many different techniques, methods, mediums....it can keep me in...well stitches all day long 😊.   This is just one of many wonderful interviews  Arnold's Attic's post and let me tell you this Youtube channel does not seem to have a schedule, but there are plenty of videos to enjoy and rewatch. Follow: L'Merchie Frazier  Subscibe: Arnold's Attic

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