When 1960 rolled around I was almost three years old. I grew up along with the music itself. These were my favorite songs during that time, not necessarily what I would choose now. As an adult, I have a broader knowledge of music from that era. Conspicuously absent are any Beatles’ songs. My older sister loved them and had their albums. Herman’s Hermits and The Monkees were my favorite groups.
This year the summer solstice occurs on Sunday, June 20 at 10:32 PM CDT and marks the start of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. Many fun songs have been written about summer. The following are my Top Ten favorite songs about summer.
“Setting Realistic Goals” is the title of a chapter in a book I read in 2008. I don’t remember the contents of the chapter or the name of the book. I am sure it seemed interesting and important at that time. To set goals you need to know where you are going or, where you want to go.
We have a window box under our kitchen window. I am sure past owners must have planted lovely flowers there, I imagine the foliage being colorful and cheerful. For a number of reasons I have never planted anything there. The overhang all around our house is four feet deep and anything planted next to our house never gets watered unless I go out and water it. The house siding is board and batten . . . wouldn’t watering something on the house inevitably get the siding wet? Water is not good for wood on the outside of a house.
The earth is a wondrous place—from the colors of the changing seasons to the way the sunlight shines at various angles during the year. The numerous varieties of flowers and plants to the diversity of insects, bugs, and animals is astounding. Beauty and wonder is all around
I feel driven to create every day. However, I do not always have the ideas, energy, or momentum to follow through with a creative project on a daily basis. I often tell myself I don’t have time or that other things are more important. My inner voice tells me that if I don’t have hours to devote to creativity then I may as well not be creative at all.
The Beatles are regarded as the most influential band of all time. They created a body of work that raised the bar for songwriting and have inspired countless artists to cover their songs. When I took songwriting classes in Nashville one of my teachers constantly used their songs as examples of the various lyric forms. The diversity of artists who have covered Beatles songs is a testament to the quality of their music. I want to share my Top Ten Favorite Beatles Covers.
Over a span of seventy years, Frank Lloyd Wright designed over 1,000 structures, including homes, offices, and schools. He believed in designing buildings in harmony with humanity, nature, and the environment. Wright called his design philosophy “organic architecture.” He was influential in the Prairie School movement of architecture and he later developed the Usonian house. I have toured two Frank Lloyd Wright houses — Fallingwater and the Rosenbaum House.
Oliver Sacks, it seems, had a great capacity for empathy and looking deep into another person’s psyche. Often, it was people who the rest of the world had tossed aside or given up on—people who seemingly had nothing left to offer. In the case of “Awakenings,” they still were themselves, but unable to communicate with the outside world.
One of my April joys is watching spring flowers blossom and bloom. I love all the varieties, sizes, and colors. In our current yard we do not have many colors. In past yards, I have planted lots of colorful shrubs...
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