Laurel A. Rockefeller's Blog, page 23
June 28, 2023
Prologue to “Good-bye A672E92 Quintus: a Play in Two Acts”
Science fiction is not a genre you usually see on stage. After all, sci-fi tends to involve all manner of different technologies that can be difficult if not impossible to render without special effects. Special effects are a non-issue in film. But creating them for live stage presentations presents challenges that few producers or directions are willing to undertake.
In 2017 I learned about a London West End production of Jules Vern’s “The War of the Worlds” starring Michael Praed of “Robin...
June 26, 2023
History Minute: King Charles VI (the Mad) of France
In 2016 and 2017 Rachel Boswick made my History Minute informative videos for me. This was the second video that she made as background information for my popular biography “Catherine de Valois: French Princess, Tudor Matriarch.” Find Catherine de Valois in numerous languages at a retailer near you and on Audible in English, French, Spanish, and German.
June 23, 2023
Richard Mann performs “Veni, Veni”
In 2016 and 2017 made for me a series of videos. The following video was made as a book trailer for “Catherine de Valois: French Princess, Tudor Matriarch” using music Richard Mann sings in chapter one of the audio edition.
The tune he uses is not the accepted tune for the song. It was only years after he recorded the audio edition (which is now also recorded in French, German, and Spanish) that he informed me that he doesn’t read music and that’s why the tune he used deviates from th...
June 21, 2023
Laurel A. Rockefeller “Speaks Up” with Pat Rullo about Cleopatra VII
Two months after the initial interview in September, 2018, Laurel A. Rockefeller returned to “Speak Up” with Pat Rullo on her radio show. This interview focuses on “Cleopatra VII: Egypt’s Last Pharaoh.” Ancient history and especially ancient Egypt explored!
June 19, 2023
How to make cotton napkins from a “fat quarter”
Earlier this month I showed you the cotton napkins I made this spring to match my Easter themed kitchen linens. The pink and green specifically match my Easter dish towels. After making those, I decided I needed something for American patriotic holidays: Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day specifically. Finished size: around 17 x 17″.
These were all made using Waverly Fat Quarters from the craft section at Walmart. Nice photos, but they begged the question of how to...
June 18, 2023
Im Buchladen: ein Auszug aus Seiner Roten Eminenz
Seine rote Eminenz, Armand – Jean du Plessis de Richelieu ist die preisgekrönte epische Biographie von Kardinal Richelieu, die erstmals im März 2019 von Laurel A. Rockefeller veröffentlicht wurde. Eminence ist dem Schauspieler Peter Capaldi und seiner Darstellung des guten Kardinals in „Die Musketiere“ aus dem Jahr 2014 gewidmet und erkundet de Richelieus Leben und Liebe zu Anne Rochefeuille – der Schwester eines der französischen Vorfahren des Autors.
Heute freue ich mich, diese schöne Szene...
June 15, 2023
Excerpt: Preparing for My Senior Cockatiel
Happy birthday, Mithril! If you can believe it, my beautiful best friend is twenty years old!
Contrary to what the local veterinarian in Johnstown, Pennsylvania thinks, cockatiels easily live past the age of 8 years old when looked after properly. Properly is the operative word. If your cockatiel is your very first bird, then you will make mistakes with her, often at the expense of her health. Likewise, accidents happen and when they do, you never forgive yourself. Speaking from expe...
