A good night's sleep, chocolate, the happiness and satisfaction of sharing on AgingCare forum. Does anyone have some favorite things to think about? Yes, this phrase is from the song in the movie "The sound of Music". My husband and I often resort to using movie lines and song to improve communication. We were the only two in a gathering of people who heard the background music playing. We both had the same (cassette tape/CD). A connection bringing two people together. To this day, we crack up when one uses a simple movie line to make a serious point.
SO, What is one of your favorite movie line, some of your favorite things?
Guide us to that perfect light.
A beautiful rendition....
Except, these don't have stirrup straps on the foot.
I am enjoying watching the 4 new movies on Netflics of Gilmore Girls.
The next day I woke up at 6:30 am, it was still dark and rainy. I walk into the kitchen, there is our son....he is dressed in one of the new outfits we bought the day before........I ran to the kitchen window, my trunk is open. I run outside and sure enough, ....everything we bought was gone. The car keys were hanging in the lick on the trunk....to high for our son to close. I went back in the house walked to our sons room. Under his hex were all the things we bought. The toys were removed from the boxes, clothes were stuffed under the bed.
What did you do, or say after that?
Rows and flows of angel hair
And ice cream castles in the air
And feather canyons everywhere
I've looked at clouds that way
But now they only block the sun
They rain and snow on everyone
So many things I would have done
But clouds got in my way
I've looked at clouds from both sides now
From up and down and still somehow
It's cloud's illusions I recall
I really don't know clouds at all
Moons and Junes and ferris wheels
The dizzy dancing way you feel
As every fairy tale comes real
I've looked at love that way
But now it's just another show
You leave 'em laughing when you go
And if you care, don't let them know
Don't give yourself away
I've looked at love from both sides now
From give and take and still somehow
It's love's illusions I recall
I really don't know love at all
Tears and fears and feeling proud,
To say "I love you" right out loud
Dreams and schemes and circus crowds
I've looked at life that way
But now old friends they're acting strange
They shake their heads, they say I've changed
Well something's lost, but something's gained
In living every day.
I've looked at life from both sides now
From win and lose and still somehow
It's life's illusions I recall
I really don't know life at all
I've looked at life from both sides now
From up and down, and still somehow
It's life's illusions I recall
I really don't know life at all
And now, old friends are really acting strange, I say.
Wait, SEND? Are you sure that song is not about me? Send me!
Barbra Streisand
Lyrics
Isn't it rich?
Are we a pair?
Me here, at last, on the ground
You in mid-air
Send in the clowns
Isn't it bliss?
Don't you approve?
One who keeps tearing around
One who can't move
Where are the clowns?
Send in the clowns
Just when I'd stopped opening doors
Finally knowing the one that I wanted was yours
Making my entrance again with my usual flair
Sure of my lines
No one is there
Don't you love farce?
My fault, I fear
I thought that you'd want what I want
Sorry, my dear
But where are the clowns?
There ought to be clowns
Quick, send in the clowns
Shout to the lord, all the earth let us sing.
Power and majesty, praise to the king.
Mountains bow down, and the seas will roar,
At the sound of your name.
I sing for joy at the work of your hands,
Forever I'll love you,
Forever I'll stand.
Nothing compares to the promise I have
In you.
It's the first snowfall of the season, in this case the first snowstorm. There's a subtle and somewhat miraculous change that accompanies a storm, even if it's a storm w/o winds and the major factor is significant snow.
The landscape changes slowly, and beautifully. It's such a dramatic transformation, taking place quietly but with such a great impact.
The snow begins to fall, softy, gently, and suddenly the stark branches of bare trees are covered with a lovely white crystalline blanket.
Roads disappear; cars become hidden under inches of snow. Travel on the streets decreases and silence becomes almost total. It's as if life moves inside to the comfort of hot chocolate (or other warm beverage of choice) and slows down as Mother Nature takes control of what were our outdoor activities.
It's a wonderful time for respite, to just slow down, appreciate the change of seasons, find a good book, watch a good movie, perhaps make some popcorn or better yet a rib-sticker soup, and even some homemade bread. It's as if outdoor life stands still until the storm has finished its quiet makeover of the landscape.
I'm still luxuriating in the beauty of our first winter storm, with about 10-11" of the fluffy white crystals. When I get the energy and stamina to brave single digit temperatures and wind chils, I'll venture out to check tracks in the snow and discover which four-legged friends have braved the cold weather and high piles of snow to search for food, or just to explore and see what Mother Nature has brought.
We too have a lovely 6 inch snow cover but last night the temp dropped into the teens, the wind is gusting to 30 mph, the lake effect snow machine has been going for a week, and a few minutes outside will pert near kill a person. Even our wild turkeys that have been hanging out under the bird feeders are hunkered down over the hill, out of the wind and those girls are tough cookies.
Sorry to snow on your parade GA. Just couldn't resist some snarkiness after your thoughtful prose.
Looks like the West and NW coasts of Michigan, and perhaps our SE area, are going to get a real strong dose of winter much earlier than usual. Typically this kind of weather is more or less standard for the week after Christmas and the first week of January, but it's arriving early this year. Perhaps that means an early departure and early gardening season as well?
Time to start ordering lots of gardening catalogues.
I guess that means Frosty the Snowman has got to go! No one wants a dirty and slushy old snowman hanging around too long after Christmas.