Key to Yourself by Venice Bloodworth
This is a wonderful book of “life” advice from a woman named Venice Bloodworth. She predates all of the new age-y self help books, but every page is a gem. It was given to me by one of my best friends; a fellow musician, Carol Albert.
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Vintage Switchboard Operator Telephone Toy
I’ve only had the vintage telephone switchboard for a few months but it’s really special to me because it’s similar to one of the toys I played with a LOT when I was a kid. In fact, my two favorite things: the piano and the telephone switchboard, lead to my careers as a musician and a voice talent (who does a lot of telephony work). Since I no longer had my original toy, I bought the “new” one online. It wasn’t exactly as I remembered it, but it was very close; a red and yellow switchboard with cables and two separate telephones that connected to it. It now sits in a prominent place in my office bookshelves and reminds me every day of how lucky I’ve been in both my life and my career!
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Birthday Ring
This ring was given to me by my husband, which is a bit of a talisman or good luck charm.
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Grand Piano
I’ve been playing the piano by ear since I was 4, but never had a really nice one. When I turned 50, I bought myself a beautiful 7’ Boston grand piano. It’s one of the focal points of our home, and it’s beautiful!
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Lion Sculpture
I’m a Leo, and I love cats, especially the bigger-sized ones, and I have a lot of them in my home. This sculpture is one of my favorites, which was given to me by my husband for my birthday one year.
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Photo Albums
I’ve always taken a lot of photos, even before the great cameras we have on our smartphones now. I have about 20 albums, filled with photos from my entire life, and they’re some of my very favorite things.
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Mother/child sculpture
This was a gift from my son, Cameron, when he was about ten years old. Cam has always had excellent taste in gifts, and he knows his mom well. I absolutely love this birthday gift from him.
Shop Now$25+Drawing done by my son as a young boy
These drawing are by my son Cam. He was quite the artist as a little guy, and I’ve saved a lot of his drawings. One is a very colorful and impressionistic interpretation of a flamingo, and the other is a drawing of three Gremlins from the movie.
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