I came across this song by accident a few days ago and, on the strength of this one song, bought the album! Continue reading
Month: November 2019
Three Wise Men?
I have been going through boxes of envelopes full of photographs; letters written to me over the years; Old Christmas and Birthday cards; Certificates, and various other miscellaneous souvenirs from the past … all as part of a project to organize our family history into suitable albums. Continue reading
“The Time of Year”
I am quite confident that many of you, like me, are not getting caught up in the Christmas hype just yet … but perhaps in a couple of weeks? Continue reading
“Pop Goes the World”
This just has to be one of the best songs for getting you “up and running”! Continue reading
Love thy neighbour?
Given the divisive politics in the US, and the fact that it would appear to be coming a trend outside that country, I am linking back to a Post from September 2017. Continue reading
“A Soldier Died Today”
Remembrance Day is November 11 in Canada, so here is a very interesting and thought provoking poem which was sent to me. Continue reading
“Song of Bernadette”
Jennifer Warnes obviously liked Leonard Cohen’s writings as she released an album (“Famous Blue Raincoat”) based on them. “Song of Bernadette” was an immediate hit with me, and I still love this arrangement of it. Continue reading
” … and so the seasons change!”
This past Monday was a glorious day. We have already bid our farewell to Summer, and have not welcomed Winter just yet. Our weather forecasters were predicting only a slight chance of rain (with sunny periods) so we had a quick discussion, and it was decided to give Ray an extra special walk. Continue reading
“It’s the end of world (as we know it!)”
I was introduced to R.E.M. quite a few years ago during a spinning class! “It’s the end of the world (as we know it)” was the final song of the class and, as R.E.M. were clearly winding down to the end of the song, we were told to sprint … and hold the sprint until the very end. I soon found out that this song had a rather lengthy ending! Continue reading
A New Direction Perhaps? 