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Anastasia the Broadway (2016)

2 Feb 20195 Feb 2019

Our last Anastasia series installment! We end on the latest rendition of Anastasia's story, the Broadway version from 2016. For those who haven't been following this is the 5th post…

Detroit City

29 Jan 201912 Feb 2019

Hello Readers! If you remember back to the very beginning of my blogging with the Giddy Goat's, I spoke about growing up a “gypsy”, living from one state to the next.…

Anastasia: the cartoon (1997)

12 Jan 20192 Feb 2019

*throws history out the window, throws most of the previous characters and plot out the window, puts on the music* Alright.... it's time for our next Anastasia! <3 For those…

Giddy Goats’ Favorite Holiday Traditions!

18 Dec 201818 Dec 2018

It's that time of year! We're all busy running around and getting things done, but I think we'll all confess we love the holidays, and we all have a handful…

Anastasia: the movie (1956)

7 Dec 201812 Jan 2019

We're back! With the next in our Anastasia series! If you didn't see the first two posts you can follow these links to them. The first is the historical account…

Anastasia: the stage play (1954)

2 Nov 20182 Nov 2018

I'm back, with the first rendition of Anastasia's story (maybe not the first, but certainly the one that influenced many others after it). Remember, this is a series and you…

Anastasia & Anna Anderson – the real story

5 Oct 20185 Oct 2018

We're standing at the beginning of a very long blog series (long because I only post once a month...) and this is the start! I have a fascination and love…

Word Nerd Part II

25 Sep 201825 Sep 2018

Back in May I put together a small list of phrases and proverbs wanting to explore their meaning and etymology more indepthly. While I was successful in learning what they mean,…

New York City

26 Jun 201828 Aug 2018

Recently I had the opportunity to vacation in New York City for the first time with fellow Giddy Goat, Air, where we also met up with Giddy Goat Brogums! I…

Word Nerd: Part 1

29 May 201828 Aug 2018

About a month ago my grandpa rekindled an interest of mine in the etymology of words and phrases. The conversation he sparked among our family was in regard to English…