Today, we are offering ideas on how to make natural Easter egg dyes to create homemade decorated Easter eggs the old fashion way. It’s a great way to have wholesome fun with your young ones. So before the egg hunt, take them for a easter egg dye hunt in the pantry. They may find just […]
Remembering Serge Gainsbourg
Remembering the talented songwriter and musician Serge Gainsbourg, a poet in his own way, he sings “Je suis venu te dire que je m’en vais” (I came to tell you I am leaving) for us. A tribute with pictures featuring his muse Jane Birkin while he sings. The lyrics written by Serge Gainsbourg are […]
3 Simple Fragrant Country Christmas Decoration Ideas
Clementines are delicious year-round but they have a special place during the holidays. It is a favorite holiday scent at Art of the Home and brings back sweet memories of discovering the clementines the Père Noël (Santa Claus) left inside our slippers on Christmas morning. We like to use them to decorate several spots in the […]
Alicia Keys and Ray Charles sing “America the Beautiful”
Remembering our veterans with much gratitude with Alicia Keys and Ray Charles singing “America the Beautiful”.
Video du Jour: Tony Bennett and Amy Winehouse
It was one year ago on July 23 that we lost the talented Amy Winehouse. In our Video du Jour, we remember Amy Winehouse with her duet with Tony Bennett. They sing Billie Holiday’s “Body and Soul”. You see them in the studio recording it together — so nice to see their interaction. This was […]
Happy 4th of July – Joyeuses Fêtes du 4 Juillet
Wishing you a joyful time, a delicious meal to share with your loved ones, and some festive fireworks too! Happy 4th of July dear Readers (chères lectrices)! Much love, From Us at Art of the Home
Maria Callas and the National French Orchestra
In today’s Video du Jour, the elegant diva Maria Callas sings “O mio babbino caro” (Oh my dear papa) from Puccini’s opera Gianni Schicchione. She is accompanied by the Orchestre National de France (National French Orchestra) directed by opera conductor Georges Prêtre. The emotion you feel in her voice is very moving. Enjoy!
Duty of Memory: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
The Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp Main Entrance (from the inside of the camp) January 27th, is the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust (Journée Internationale de Commémoration en Mémoire des Victimes de l’Holocauste). Check below for the remembrance speech of United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon which he dedicated to the children. […]
Remembering Each 9/11 Victim and Their Families
Today, we are remembering the 2,977 victims of the 9/11 attacks — may they all rest in peace. On the 10th year anniversary of this tragic event, our thoughts are with each one of them and our hearts go out to their families, as well as the brave rescue workers – some real heroes.