Category Archives: Words

I am Aventurine. By starlight, you may bring me your tears and your joy.  I will hold your visions as I did you grand mothers’.  You may collect them upon your awakening or your blooming. By sunlight, you may see me in water reflections or hear me in wind blown leaves.  You will feel me in the proud bow, the … more »

Work is a dirty word. It implies drudgery & hardship. I like to think of the preparation of a flower bed or cleaning the counters that will hold delicious foods.  Plant the seeds in good, strong soil.  Lay out the ingredients on a clean table.  Water the seeds.  Mix the cake batter. I lovingly prepare myself to bloom – to … more »

Change is Good If I was a butterfly, I might have been resting beneath the leaves waiting for the storm to lift.  If I were a snake, I have just molted and slithered off, my new skin raw and wanting.  If I were an oak, I would have added a new ring and dug down a little deeper so my … more »

Thirteen days into the new year and I have changed. My ears have stopped growing. My wings are upturned again & the threads of my being are holding strong, Some People are amazed at my Bright Orange being/ Soul.

Jan has been busy designing two new “tween” girl brands for US clients for release into the game and toy markets in 2005. The Fairy Godmother Academy© and Cogo© cover the gamut from smart to pretty tackling the much-sought-after target audience of girls ages 8-12 years old (see December 16, 2004, 60 Minutes interview with ex girl gamer, Laura Groppe … more »

BAM! is buzzing this spring. The Family Jam™ is off to New York to inform the networks on the wonders of a “family that plays music together” for kids. The Family Jam Show targeted at kids ages 2-5 will feature sing-along and dance-along music videos, live performances by musical guests artists, Dances With Puppies™ (a younger version of Dances With … more »

This is the year of the harvest. Our family is bigger and stronger now. Press says we are a “multi-media music family”. Or maybe you could say we are a very artistic and musical family. Or maybe you could say we are just a “family that plays together”. Whatever you might say, you must say that we are an ordinary … more »