Today I am on hiatus, a really brief hiatus. Because I posted on Wednesday, my usual day off, I am calling today Wednesday, just for this week. I’ll be back tomorrow!

The old years are tied to the new years. They carry forward pictures, memories and, most of all, music. The albums from which these songs came were with me in Ghana. They are bright in my memory drawers. They are deserted island music, heart music. They were cassettes which didn’t handle humidity well. I’d have to bang them against a table or rewind by hand with my Bic pen, but they lasted. I listened just about every night. I never tire of these albums, of these songs.

I have a morning concert then another in the afternoon. I will try to write in between or at least post some music.

Talk to you then!

Today I am taking a hiatus. My sloth days, while wonderful and restful, have put me behind my time, as Bob Cratchit said on the day after Christmas. My house has so many cobwebs that walking around at night is perilous. I have seen all the spider movies. Science fiction? Maybe! How about that Tarantula! My to-do list looks like Santa’s naughty list, long and horrific. My errand list has me all over a few different towns, actually villages. I made a list. Today is also my only open day. Starting with practice tonight, I have uke every day for the rest of the week. I’m talking a lesson and four concerts; hence, my hiatus.

I’ll be back on Thursday, less harried and feeling somewhat accomplished.

Happy 92nd birthday to Petula Clark.

Who lived from September 21, 1934 until November 7, 2016. Today we remember.

All of today’s songs charted in 1969, the year my Peace Corps story began in Philadelphia. It was an amazing year for me.

I know. I have probably thrown you from a loop. Usually my music has a theme connected to the musing of the day but not today except in a roundabout way. I decided to go back in time, sort of the theme of parts of today’s Coffee I guess, to the 6o’s. I remembered all but one of my choices, the first one. Enjoy!

Coffee is on hiatus today. I have an early concert in Hyannis so I haven’t enough time. The concert is outside, and weather is just right. What a lovely way to start a Sunday!