The Millie Project
This is Millie. My beautiful healer-mix (now 9 years old) who I adopted from Texas Cattle Dog Rescue when she was 9 weeks old. Millie takes her job as a model for this series very seriously.
Making an occasional guest appearance in the Millie Project was my sweet calico cat Lucy.
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About the Millie Project
On March 17, 2020 I began a digital project called The Daily Millie. It was my way of reaching out to friends near and far during the 1st 100 days of social distancing. To personalize this project I made the decision to send the images by email rather than post them on social media.
Each Daily Millie was accompanied by a quote that I felt could bring a little light into everyone’s day. If the Millie was accompanied by verse from a song a link was also sent to listen to the song. Many of the backgrounds were from my paintings, or photographs. In event I used the work of other artists- credit was always given
After the initial 100 (consecutive) days I continued the project on a weekly basis (until May 16, 2021) which I called The Sunday Millie.
At present , the series continues... and is now called The Occasional Millie.
100 days of The Daily Millie
Selections from the Daily & Sunday Millie
The Daily Millie Day17
"Say goodnight to the sun
Rest your eyes, your day is done
Draw the curtains on this starry night
Yielding its distant light..."
- BettySoo
Listen to Betty Soo sing Lullaby:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwyvtPmjWeo
The Daily Millie Day19
"Make someone happy
Make just one someone happy
Make just one heart the heart you sing to
One smile that cheers you
One face that lights when it's near you..."
Listen to Jimmy Durante sing Make Someone Happy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flvGmVgwkWk
The Daily Millie Day23
“I want to hear the coyotes howlin'
While the sun sets in the West
I want to be a cowboy's sweetheart
That's the life that I love best....”
- Pasty Montana
Listen to Pasty Montana sing “I Want to be a Cowboy's Sweetheart”:
The Daily Millie Day 64
"... Oh marvellous,
She's so marvellous
Boys I love her so
There out of love it seems
She's mine exclusively
Sweet sweet marvellous girl..."
-Mary Singhi Breen & Peter DeRose
Listen to the Bad Mouse Orchestra sing "Marvellous":
The Daily Millie Day 84
"Grab your coat and get your hat
Leave your worry on the doorstep
Just direct your feet
To the sunny side of the street
Can't you hear a pitter-pat?
And that happy tune is your step
Life can be so sweet
On the sunny side of the street..."
-Dorothy Fields /Jimmy McHugh
Listen to Louie Armstrong sing “On the Sunny Side of the Street”:
The Sunday Millie Week 2
"Someday soon you will see by the light of day
That someday soon all your worries will fade away
Keep holding on to the love that has made you strong
And someday soon heartache will all be gone
Someday soon I hope good things come to you
And someday soon hope your wishes all come true
Keep holding on to the love that has brought you here
And someday soon darkness will disappear..."
-Graham Nash
Listen to Crosby Stills Nash and Young sing "Someday Soon":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FH-86taoS1I