The Chic Assignment Check-In | April 2020

Welcome to The Chic Assignment check-in for April. It's always refreshing to tune the noise out and refresh our souls with a bit of culture and elegance. This month we are diving in to Appalachian Spring, Georgia O'keeffe, cooking from scratch, and at-home elegance.



Chic Assignment no. 1 Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring
This month we are listening to Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring, which was a piece he was commissioned to write for a ballet and won the Pulitzer Prize for. My favorite part of the piece is when he references the Shaker Hymn, Simple Gifts. The lyrics to Simple Gifts are the following:

Simple Gifts
Tis the gift to be simple, 'tis the gift to be free
'Tis the gift to come down where we ought to be,
And when we find ourselves in the place just right,
'Twill be in the valley of love and delight.
Till by turning, turning we come round right.

When true simplicity is gain'd,
To bow and to bend we shan't be asham'd,
To turn, turn will be our delight,
Till by turning, turning we come 'round right.


Chic Assignment no. 2 Georgia O'keeffe
In today's video I read to you from Georgia O'Keeffe's biography. She led a very interesting life and was a pioneer for women artists and was considered the mother of American Modernism. You can look at a list of her full paintings here. Also check out the following books:

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Chic Assignment no. 3 Make something from scratch that you previously relied on from the grocery store Many of my videos this month have focused on cooking from scratch such as Meditations on Homemaking: A Week in the Life, and Making Bread and Yogurt from Scratch. I have personally enjoyed the challenge of making bread, yogurt, and other items from scratch that I have become accustomed to buying at the grocery store. What have you enjoyed making this month?

Chic Assignment no. 4 Cultivate elegance at home This might seem totally irrelevant in such a time, but I do feel it is important in order to keep our spirits up. I launched the eCourse, Carry Yourself with Poise, and so many women are enjoying the lectures and fellowship found there. We are sharing our stories and committing to elegance. It has been a beautiful journey. I also challenged myself to wear a white dress all day with four kids and found the results to be surprisingly pleasing.





Thank you to the Elegant Connoisseurs for bringing us today's video:
All the King’s Morsels – Kristen King
American Blossom Linens – Janet Wischnia
Awesome Possum Powers – Shannon Beers
Azalia Spa Goods – Aimee Flor
Cynthia Rehbein Create Your Own Lookbook
Inspired by Nikki
Julie Kolman – My Confident Closet
Katy Rose, Artist
Not-So Desperate Housewives
Oh Wondrous Grace Magazine
Something to Cherish- Cherish Flieder
Katherine Rae
Christine Bolla
Caroline Haydu
Denise Gende
Jet Rowley-Herron
Heather Barrera
Jenny Candelaria
Linda Eklof
Marie Caudill
Maria Conder
Mercedes Gilligan


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