Today I am taking a bit of a break. Nothing is wrong except my to-do list is far too long. (How poetic!) The list never shortens. I run out of time. I add more. I’m still waiting for those elves to sneak in while we’re all sleeping so they can clean the house and fix what’s gone awry. I love playing the uke, but lately it has taken much of my spare time. This week 5 concerts, practice and my lesson are scheduled, but I will skip the last two concerts to give my fingers a break.

I will be back bright and early on Thursday. Okay, not that early and probably not even that bright.

You are probably wondering about today’s choices of music. They are, of course, contemporaries but they share something else. These groups had major hits then they just sort of disappeared. I found this list on a music web site. There were twenty groups listed. I remembered more than I didn’t, and I remembered these songs.

Good morning! Today I have an early uke concert which doesn’t give me time to post my usual musings. It is a concert of Beach Boys’ music so I’ve got my Hawaiian shirt all ready and my uke tuned.

Today will be hot, the high being forecasted to be 85°. My air conditioning, blasting since yesterday has wonderfully cooled the house. The dogs are comfortable and having their morning naps. Henry is on my bed while Nala is on the couch. I should live their lives. My father always said he wanted to come back as a pet in any of our houses.

Yesterday I added flowers to the deck boxes which had been decimated by the spawns. I also watered all the plants. Later, when it is cooler, I need to fill a couple of bird feeders, getting close to empty because the deck has been abuzz with bird activity.

Well, I need to get ready. I’ll be back tomorrow.

Good morning! I will not be posting today as I just don’t have the time. My uke concert is at one so I am leaving at noon. I also have a couple of must do errands after the concert. I will be back tomorrow. Have a wonderful Friday on this beautiful day!

Did you figure out the connections? I bet the Barbarians threw you!

Usually my posted music reflects in some way the musings of the day. Today, however, my musings were a mish mash of thoughts with no central theme so I decided to choose music sharing a commonality. All of today’s songs charted in 1965, the year I graduated from high school.

When I read that Melanie had died, I decided my post today would recognize singers who passed away, mostly in 2023. I remember all these songs and can still sing along.

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. Mine was perfectly wonderful. My sisters outdid themselves in the gift department. I oohed and ached as I opened them. The gifts are a mix of old and new. Sheila gave me a new pair of Acorn slipper socks which I mentioned a few days back. She also found an old Girl Scout Handbook exactly like the one I used to have. Moe found a small wooden uke, some toy kitchen utensils and an old Santa. They each also gave me gift cards.

Dinner was delicious, and I have enough for a meal today. I also have some Christmas cookies left.

I am taking today off to do a couple of errands.

Happy Boxing Day! Happy St. Stephen’s Day!

I googled weird and quirky Christmas music as weird and quirky seem to fit my mood. Here are the four I chose from many. I really hate Dominick The Donkey. We play it as one selection on our ukes. I do heartily apologize for a couple of these.