Some news from Las Vegas

It has been awhile to write for my blog, but ofcourse I am on  holiday and I want to be as much as possible with my love ones.

First we went to our very loved place "The District", a place which looks like a small village in France, with nice shops and very good food. Like the Fish restaurant "Kings Fish House" where ( as a tradition) we go together to have some oysters.

After that we  spent a few days in the  Hotel Casino "Aliante" not far from my daughters home. With swimming pools and different Theaters and Restaurants. We got a good rest after this long trip from Europe to the USA

                                          

                                                                                                     

view from our room

 Coming home again to my daughters place, I love to sit in her garden, but only very early in the morning, or in the evening. It is extreme hot this May, Some days over 100 F what is 35C !

The  Sound of Las Vegas for me, is the wind singing through the high palm trees. Lilac flowers and a hummingbird the sound of spoons and beads hanging on a cord.The kitchen near, water boiling for my tea. Lovely to be here.

Away

Today is mother's day and it just started, so I will not write about this day yet. Many things has happened since the last time I wrote. On the 10th of this month May we went to the USA to visit our daughter , son inlaw and grandson. We have not been together for 14 month and so I am very exited. The flight we took was the first direct flight from Düsseldorf to Las Vegas, this year. Unfortunately this direct flights only go untill october. To get to the airport we asked for a taxi who came 30 min.late, because they mixed up the date of our travel. rrrrrr. Anyway we are here and that is great. Our grandson looked an other half a meter taller than last time we saw him. And Dieter almost past him. Luckely he reconized us still!!! We stay in their lovely home in Las Vegas.

 Nathaly and Tuson have a large talent to decorate the house. It is full of original paintings and many artifacts from around the world and special: Native American, beadwork, drums, flutes, masks and so much more. Everytime when you sit in the room Your eye gets something new.

Tuson's brother Buffalo and his lovely wife Athena were also there for only a few days. The three of them went for a Harley Davidson ride through the Red Rocks Valley. They drove for 200 miles that day, where all tired when they came come, but had the Day of their Life driving together. The family has many famaly members, but live all around the USA. Buffalo and Athena went back home yesterday to Wisconcin

Athena, Tuson and Buffalo Big Mountain

Exhibition

Just a short wile ago, I came in contact with Mrs. Petra de Haas, who lives and works at the castle "Aerwinkel".
Many happenings take place in that lovely Castle,  like marriages and vernisages. I"m proud to let You know, that my textiel art will be exhibited this month starting 10th of may till the end of this month. I am not sure yet how many pieces she can place. I will find out tomorrow.

The Castle was build in 1854 by the famous Architect Pieter Cuypers. Roermond was Cuypers home and work place and now our Museum reopend last year october and called "Cuypershuis"
Here a picture of my textielart that I have made because of Cuypers.

Every year there is a "Kastelendag Roerdalen 28 mei 2012"
Together with the Castles Montfort and Daelenbroeck, they organised an adventurous TO DO day for the whole family, with the topic: Middle Ages. They expect about 2000 till 3000 visitors

Coby Lange

Coby Lange: Click "Collect Me" to help me win $10,000 and a show in the most immense exhibition of art in New York City : Art Takes Times Square.

After the Ultimat Blog Challenge I was able to put a few of my Fabricart pieces in a portfolio from Artist Wanted, I will see what happen at least I learnd again something new, and that is fun. Tomorrow I will also make a portfolio of Dieter Lange

The Best for Last

That is true the best for last, I mean only for this blogchallenge, because this is the last post for the month of april 2012. I want to write something about my daughter, she is at this moment the last of our family Lange who is in Showbusiness, together with her cousin Rosi Hochegger. Artist Family Lange started in 1872 and I have made a DVD with a lot of pictures of all the generations and Video Films. It tooks me 6 month to finish it.

Family tree with the blue site of Oswin Lange who is the grandfather of Nathaly our daughter

Nathaly was sure at the age of 12, that she loves to be in Showbusiness like her parents were and so her dad and she started to practice after she found out what her act would be. She decided to become a Cowgirl, she loved dancing and that was a good opportunity to use that in her Act. She started to spin lasso's. Fortunately she met Vince Bruce in Amsterdam, so to say the best Roper in the world, he became a good friend of her and they practice together.

After lasso spinning she started to juggle with pistols and Whipcracking, so at the age of 15 her Act was complete and she started to work in Europe, mostly together with her parents. Her name
"Bonny West" For more pictures please click the link
She went to USA in Florida where her friend Vince was working in a Show named "Fort Liberty"

Not long after that, she started herself at that show and met her husband Tuson Big Mountain. He is a native American and worked with his family at the same show. A few years later they became husband and wife a very beautiful couple, but we lost her to that country so far away from us, and I lost a few tears about that. But she is happy and that matters most.

Together they moved to California and worked at the Wild Bill's for 12 years and We became grandma and grandpa, from a lovely boy, Jacodie.

That is not a baby anymore but a handsome teener

Now Nathaly and Tuson live and work in Las Vegas, what a town so many things to see and to do. Nathaly worked in different Casino's like the Wynn, and the Mandalay Bay, she was behind stage working wardrobe for the singer, but now she is again working as cowgirl in the
"Viva Elvis Show," from Cirque du Soleil.
We are so proud of her, and so glad that we have such a lovely daughter. Next month so that is very soon we will visit her again.

Mascott's? What is this? Check it out

A family day with our cousins, the famous Mascott's, who live now in a cottage in the north of Germany and take a 3 hours ride for us to get there. We try to see each other once or twice a year. And have dinner together, than we are talking about the good old days. They worked in the greatest plases like Radio City Musical and also together with Sammy Davis Jr. and You can have a look at their performance, here it is.

Ofcourse that was in 1967 now their life is different. They enjoy to be with dogs, and horses and have a very romantic place. I love to walk around the garden with lots of different trees and flowers and collectibles of funny animals, moshrooms, butterflies. You find them everywere out of glass or iron.
Beautiful Koi's in the pond

Bärbel also worked with 14 barzoi's
and they have still a great place in
her heart.

A vieuw from the cottage with 2 horses

     



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Collage made by my husband: Dieter Lange

Our children are still in Showbusiness. More about that tomorrow. 

Birds

My collage of a birderfly?© coby lange

Birds have You heard                             
we cannot sing anymore
something happened to us
like it never did before
We just stopped, we don't fly
we keep looking up in the sky
So there You are little birds
keep singing for us
like we never have heard
You see so much more than we
You know where to fy how can we
Your lovely song can be heard
in other lands with other words
Words You don't need to understand
even if You are in an other land
Wouldn't it be good and nice
if all could be like You
and fly high to the sky


I wrote this poem in 28 of september 2001 after the terrible day of 9/11
It was published in the Poetry Book "Best poems and poets from 2001"