Trouble in Paradise

DJ said caller number nine I speed-dialed the station, ninth on the line Winner of a trip for two to the tropics Choice of trip-mate became a hot topic Jax was da man, so sexy and raw. Dreamed on the plane of his chiseled jaw Hawa’ii, like always, perfect time of year Jax and I…

Coloring Club Plus — 9/1/19

Help! is the fifth studio album by English rock band the Beatles and the soundtrack from their film Help!. It was released on August 6, 1965. Produced by George Martin, it was the fifth UK album release by the band, and contains fourteen songs in its original British form. Seven of these, including the singles…

#SLS — Townes VanZandt — Pancho & Lefty

Jim Adams is the dedicated host of Song Lyric Sunday, which has been in existence for over three years now.  Thanks to you, Jim, for continuing this fun challenge after Helen Vahdati needed to step down, as it brings music lovers together to share their favorites with each other.  This week, Jim says: Song Lyric…

Montana Blue and the Mountain Boys

Montague Michaels began life on the edge of Boston Bay. As soon as he could walk, he was helping his father catch crabs at the water’s edge to sell to the fine restaurants along the harbor. When his father bought a fishing boat, young Monty would help throw out the lobster traps, then haul them…

Coloring Club Plus — 8/31/19

Today’s coloring took me two sessions. Whew! As you can see, the theme besides the owl is guitars. See how many guitars you can find here. OK, on with The Beatles! You’ll be seeing them for awhile as I have gathered the rest of their discography. Yes!  Looking at the track listing, it appears I…

Reena’s Exploration Challenge #102

Reena is the host of Reena’s Exploration Challenges.  Reena asks us to write to this short sentence: Public figures make us hate their enemies. I decided to deconstruct the sentence and took each word and gave it a working definition: Public = Out in the open figures = icons make = coerce us = a…

Charley the Woodcarver

image link Charley was a wood carver who had learned the trade from his Great Uncle Horatio, aka “Uncle Ray”, a grand adventurer who rejected the comfort of a privileged lifestyle of inherited wealth and who instead chose to globe-trot well into his 80s. Charley was able to spend each January with Uncle Ray, who…