tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post8384279761149594087..comments2023-10-11T04:09:53.564-07:00Comments on materfamilias writes: More Opera, Sartorial, Festive Stuffmaterfamiliashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-25805031171913391872011-01-04T08:03:04.998-08:002011-01-04T08:03:04.998-08:00Oh you all look so happy and the opera sounds like...Oh you all look so happy and the opera sounds like it was utterly fabulous. <br /><br />I admit to feel a tiny bit of relief when you mention the tendency to nod occasionally. It is one of my qualifications for a fabulous performance, that I am caught up in rapt attention when usually the day and the effort to get to the performance, especially when a commute to NYC was required, usually compel me to fight the tendency to nod off to a moment of music filled dreaming. I don't feel as guilty now, if I am such esteemed company.Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850551308931710502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-89490365009388131612010-12-11T10:11:59.756-08:002010-12-11T10:11:59.756-08:00That's actually only half the family, Ling (a ...That's actually only half the family, Ling (a quarter, really, if you count the partners, and we do!). I hope to get our others out to the opera at some point.<br />It was a wonderful night, and I thank you for inviting me to participate -- really looking forward to <i>Clemenza</i> now -- meanwhile, enjoy the holiday season.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-75649404279608919812010-12-09T13:13:58.408-08:002010-12-09T13:13:58.408-08:00Hi Frances,
Wow, got to meet the whole family at ...Hi Frances,<br /><br />Wow, got to meet the whole family at Lucia! And what a lovely family it is.<br /><br />Thanks for being a part of our Blogger Night at the Opera! I'm glad everyone had a wonderful time at Lucia.<br /><br />See you at La clemenza di Tito.<br /><br />Happy holidays!<br /><br />Ling Chan, Social Media Manager<br />Vancouver OperaVancouver Operahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13140552082226097614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-84669352276522187242010-12-06T19:39:46.496-08:002010-12-06T19:39:46.496-08:00Hostess: Yes, it's great to have some time to ...Hostess: Yes, it's great to have some time to de-brief and just enjoy each other's company.<br />Alison: I'm with you on the easy-layering dresses -- such a no-brainer yet still smart way to dress. Not surprised by Daisy's achievement -- she's a daughter to be proud of indeed!<br />Duchesse: I wonder whether my girls will still be wearing leopard when they're my age. . . <br />Susan: Thanks -- happy Monday to you as well. <br />LBR: I'm a bit biased, of course, so it's lovely to hear that outside observers also think my kids are pretty cute.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-14545399472312928422010-12-06T19:24:15.335-08:002010-12-06T19:24:15.335-08:00You look like you had a wonderful time. Love that ...You look like you had a wonderful time. Love that you and your leopard are famous. It is fame well deserved. And, I know you know it, but your family is gorgeous.La Belette Rougehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686717070120116918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-54993547596500629072010-12-06T09:07:37.087-08:002010-12-06T09:07:37.087-08:00Happy Monday Mater. Your girls are beautiful! The ...Happy Monday Mater. Your girls are beautiful! The red dress and the leopard dress are both stunning.Susan Tinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11900811284963063686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-76323296906924915782010-12-06T06:31:53.872-08:002010-12-06T06:31:53.872-08:00The family that plays together, eapecially in *leo...The family that plays together, eapecially in *leopard*, stays together. Wonderful photos. Chinese Scots... Chots? Skinese?Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-37099248515708106722010-12-06T03:48:47.291-08:002010-12-06T03:48:47.291-08:00I must confess my Wardrobe watch is taking a bit o...I must confess my Wardrobe watch is taking a bit of a hit at the moment, like a lot of bloggers the lack of light is a nightmare and I change my mind so often, what I thought I might wear changes daily. <br />I particularly loved your first dress in the previous post, I have become a big fan of dresses which are easy to layer without looking fussy.<br />I am very impressed by your opera blogging; I would really struggle to write with such immediacy it takes me hours to conjure up a post only for me to distil it into 3 short sound bites!<br />You are probably like me and get a great buzz from seeing your children look so beautiful in photographs, which they do.<br />Finally you will appreciate this, having not heard from Daisy for a week I get a hysterical phone call to say her most recent essay gained a first!! Brains and beauty, a job well done!!indigo16https://www.blogger.com/profile/16982477144454205765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-15904022265858287032010-12-05T18:22:46.886-08:002010-12-05T18:22:46.886-08:00I have never seen an Asian fellow sporting a kilt....I have never seen an Asian fellow sporting a kilt...and you all look very glamourous...nice to cap the evening off with a drink and a pizza...an opportunity to dissect the event and chat amonst yourselves.hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-38372965397104536412010-12-05T17:13:18.251-08:002010-12-05T17:13:18.251-08:00LPC: I also really love that red dress -- it's...LPC: I also really love that red dress -- it's by a local designer and it suits B to a T. Both she and I "shopped our closets" but the redhead needed a bit more spotty drama.<br />Tanis: That'll be some dream -- perhaps it will manifest in a poem some day . . . <br />Patricia: Oh no! I hope those men are caring for you as you do for them during illness. I'm having fun with the opera blogging, although it's def. a bit of work. <br />Tiffany: You're a whiz in the kitchen -- maybe you'll swirl up a batch . . . you're right, there are some reasonable starting places for the meeting.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-52604048926148716512010-12-05T16:43:48.916-08:002010-12-05T16:43:48.916-08:00Looks and sounds like it was a wonderful evening. ...Looks and sounds like it was a wonderful evening. Asian haggis is probably not as bizarre as it might seem - the Chinese do a pork sausage (lap cheong) so maybe they could combine the two ...Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11536212906241844509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-85616977048685254922010-12-05T11:48:06.938-08:002010-12-05T11:48:06.938-08:00Mater, the whole family looks wonderful! I've...Mater, the whole family looks wonderful! I've been in bed most of the day with a bad cold, so I'll try to read your review etc. later, but I think this new sting to your bow (opera bloger) is very exciting!! P.Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05504513116873595049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-37229979753301087472010-12-05T10:38:02.667-08:002010-12-05T10:38:02.667-08:00Am dreaming of Asian haggis and envying you Lucia ...Am dreaming of Asian haggis and envying you Lucia di Lammermoor.Tanisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-21389277830186864132010-12-05T10:06:00.890-08:002010-12-05T10:06:00.890-08:00The Chinese vest and kilt is quite the combo. I al...The Chinese vest and kilt is quite the combo. I also particularly like the red dress - although you all look good. I do envy you the company of your children and their significant others.LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.com