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?
Sorry there's rain in the forecast again tomorrow
Lu,
Clam chowder crab cakes and champagne - we'll be sitting inside the restaurant 5 floors above the finish line - a casual place and lots of fun
Tomorrow
Bet your bottom dollar
That tomorrow
There'll be sun!
Just thinkin' about
Tomorrow
Clears away the cobwebs,
And the sorrow
'Til there's none!
When I'm stuck with a day
That's grey,
And lonely,
I just stick out my chin
And Grin,
And Say,
Oh
The sun come out
Tomorrow
So ya gotta hang on
'Til tomorrow
Come what may
Tomorrow!
Tomorrow!
I love ya
Tomorrow!
You're always
A day
Away!
Go baby go
Yesterday, we went out for a haircut, took someone elderly out with us to get his Christmas haircut. It is always the smallest things.
I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day
I heard the bells on Christmas day
Their old familiar carols play
And mild and sweet their songs repeat
Of peace on earth good will to men
And the bells are ringing (peace on earth)
Like a choir they're singing (peace on earth)
In my heart I hear them (peace on earth)
Peace on earth, good will to men
And in despair I bowed my head
There is no peace on earth I said
For hate is strong and mocks the song
Of peace on earth, good will to men
But the bells are ringing (peace on earth)
Like a choir singing (peace on earth)
Does anybody hear them? (peace on earth)
Peace on earth, good will to men
Then rang the bells more loud and deep
God is not dead, nor does he sleep (peace on earth, peace on earth)
The wrong shall fail, the right prevail
With peace on earth, good will to men
Then ringing singing on its way
The world revolved from night to day
A voice, a chime, a chant sublime
Of peace on earth, good will to men
And the bells they're ringing (peace on earth)
Like a choir they're singing (peace on earth)
And with our hearts we'll hear them (peace on earth)
Peace on earth, good will to men
Do you hear the bells they're ringing? (peace on earth)
The life the angels singing (peace on earth)
Open up your heart and hear them (peace on earth)
Peace on earth, good will to men
Peace on earth, peace on earth
Peace on earth, Good will to men
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.