Celebrate our planet this April
Get outdoors and celebrate life, nature and our planet this April! Continue reading Celebrate our planet this April
Category: Entertainment
Five Feel-Good, Fun Family Films to Share with Your Children
When we were children, we created some of our favorite memories on Sunday nights when the family gathered around the television with steaming cups of cocoa and big bowls of popcorn to watch movies on the Wonderful World of Disney and later on the Disney Sunday Movie series in the mid-80s. Times have changed a bit since then, and family films have become big business with many studios besides Disney making big-budget movies like the Harry Potter and Shrek franchises. In fact, there are so many of these movies now, that many of them seem to get lost in the shuffle. So here are some of our favorites, ones that you may have missed. Finally, we hope you’ll write and tell us about some of your family favorites too. We’ll post some of your comments in a future article. —J&H
Continue reading “Five Feel-Good, Fun Family Films to Share with Your Children”Gershwin: Two Ways
Music has always been a big part of our lives. As children, Heather learned to play the violin, while I spent years taking piano lessons.
Whether you’re singing in the choir, or learning to play an instrument, you’re bound to discover various composers whose works stick with you. Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, and Mozart. As young musicians, we learned something from each of them.
But it was George Gershwin’s masterpiece, “Rhapsody in Blue,” that captured my imagination from the first time I heard it. And Gershwin’s music continues to wow me to this day. Continue reading “Gershwin: Two Ways”
Welcome to Jathan & Heather!
Hey everybody, thanks so much for checking out our new home on the web.
Heather and I are excited to have the chance to bring you our favorite things each and every day, from food and entertainment ideas, to things like pet care, travel destinations, worthwhile charities, special events, family matters, books, movies, and so much more. Continue reading “Welcome to Jathan & Heather!”
Jathan & Heather 