The Bee Gees are more readily known for their disco days; Jive Talking, Staying Alive, upbeat tunes and dancing. Some of us remember them first as pop singers with more folksy lyrics and, to be honest, it took a bit of time to get used to their new sound in the seventies. One of the [...]
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First of May
Posted in Famous and infamous, music, tagged First of May, Robin Gibb, The Bee Gees on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 | 16 Comments »
Working hard and wild things
Posted in Children's books, Famous and infamous, music, Nature/animals, tagged American Robin, Donna Summer, In the Night Kitchen, Last Dance, Maurice Sendak, She Works Hard for the Money, Where the Wild Things Are on Friday, May 18, 2012 | 22 Comments »
I had forgotten a little pile of twigs in the grass. They were trimmings from last year’s Jacob’s Ladder, perennial geranium and such. I meant to pick them up on my garden walkabout when I spotted a robin fiddling around them. Robins have a way of picking and choosing in the dirt for whatever it [...]
Raindrops on roses . . .
Posted in Family and friends, Gardening, Holidays, music, tagged A Few of My Favorite Things, Julie Andrews, Mother's Day, Rodgers and Hammerstein, The Sound of Music on Saturday, May 12, 2012 | 28 Comments »
Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens Brown paper packages tied up with strings These are a few of my favorite things! Rodgers and Hammerstein/The Sound of Music There were three, plump, yellow rose blossoms with promises of a Mother’s Day bloom. Alas, the wandering deer thought better [...]
Lost my bounce
Posted in Books, music, tagged House at Pooh Corner, Kenny Loggins, Tigger, Tigger loses his bounce, Winnie-the-Pooh on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 | 30 Comments »
I learned the word “drookit” from Janice in Caunes on her wonderful blog. We’ve been having a string of drookit days here on the Cutoff with rain and more rain under grey skies and clouds heavy with worry. You see, I’ve been feeling a tad like Tigger when he lost his bounce. My words have [...]
Daydream Believer
Posted in music, Television, tagged Davy Jones, Daydream Believer, The Ed Sullivan Show, The Monkees, the sixties on Thursday, March 1, 2012 | 24 Comments »
The 1960′s were confusing, sometimes frightening, and often magical, especially to a teenage girl. The Viet Nam war was escalating, a generation most often referred to as selfish was disillusioned, the Kennedy brothers and Martin Luther King were assassinated, their fallen images displayed on the television screen. The world seemed to be in an upheaval. [...]
Virtual Music
Posted in music, tagged Edvard Munch, Eric Whitacre, The Scream, tone deaf, Virtual Choir on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 | 24 Comments »
I have a secret. Some of you, like Tom, Jennifer, and Katy know about it. I think my sons-in-law are on to me. Janet (Country Mouse) likely remembers from our youthful days in college, and I’m sure my sister remembers. I will guess that most of you, however, do not know my secret, even if [...]
Tiptoeing through the tulips
Posted in music, Nature/animals, Television, tagged Laugh In, Nick Lucas, Tiny Tim, Tiptoe Through the Tulips, tulips on a sunny day on Sunday, February 26, 2012 | 24 Comments »
Tiptoe through the window By the window, that is where I’ll be Come tiptoe through the tulips with me From Tiptoe Through the Tulips by Al Dubin What joy it was to see the sunshine as it danced among the tulips in the vases on an icy cold February morning. Here on the Cutoff. we [...]
Nick Noble’s Shoes
Posted in Adventure, Family and friends, Famous and infamous, music, tagged Chicago, Civic Opera House, Greek school, Holy Apostles Greek School, Lyric Opera House, Magikist, Magikist sigh on Eisenhower Expressway, Nick Noble on Thursday, February 16, 2012 | 24 Comments »
One’s mind tends to wander along interstate highways. I had a good audio book, Moon Over Manifest, which I hope to share with you soon, and public radio is worthy through Wisconsin, but, sometimes the quiet takes hold when driving solo. Odd thoughts pop in and out like songs from the fifties. Once a thought [...]
Singing in the Rain
Posted in Famous and infamous, movies, music, tagged Gene Kelly, Singing in the Rain on Friday, April 22, 2011 | 8 Comments »
How about a little Gene Kelly singing and dancing in the rain to chase this misty, moisty weather we’ve been having here in the Midwest and whatever weather is happening your way? www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmCpOKtN8ME
Penny from Heaven
Posted in Books, Children's books, music, tagged Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Jennifer Holt, Pennies from Heaven, Penny From Heaven on Friday, April 15, 2011 | 11 Comments »
I’ve been thinking about my dad lately. Things we did together. His wit and sarcasm. His intelligence and integrity. He was a good dad and a great guy. This week marked the forty-second anniversary of his death. It crept up on me. I’d been feeling a little out-of-sorts, but, had been dealing with a few [...]
