Nutcracker season!

A recurring theme seems to be nutcrackers, Brown Betty tea pots and the colour red.

I just got back from Alberta Ballet’s performance of The Nutcracker. Absolutely magical. The costumes and sets were unbelievably perfect in every single way, I want to live in them! I will never get tired of The Nutcracker, there is just too much to love. My favourites are always the party scene, snow (obviously), and the Arabian dance. And I love standing around before the show starts, seeing all the little girls dressed in glittery shoes and red or navy winter dresses and white tights and ribbons... The Nutcracker is a little girl’s dream come true. That feeling is rarely replaced or mirrored anywhere.