Hi everyone! We are joining Comedy Plus’ Awww…Mondays Blog Hop today. I also made a meme for McGuffy’s Reader’s Sparks.
I spotted this sunflower in a field of weeds on the way to my niece’s house. I thought it would make a great spark. “Be a sunflower in a field of weeds”.
And this is our awww…worthy photo of Prancie.
Hi everyone! We are joining Comedy Plus’ Awww…Mondays, and Mewsic Moves Me (hosted by Curious as a Cathy, Xmas Dolly, JAmerican Spice and Stacy Uncorked.)
This week’s theme is songs with numbers in the title.
I know I used Summer of ’69 before, but I love that song because I was born in the summer of 69.
Prince’s 1999 makes me feel old, I remember when it came out and 1999 seemed so far away. Now it seems so far away from the other side of it.
I chose Goody Two Shoes because I tap danced to that song in a dance recital many years ago.
And Joanie and Prancie have a spark for today:
Hi everyone! We are joining Comedy Plus’ Awww…Mondays, McGuffy’s Reader’s Sparks and Book Date’s It’s Monday! What Are YOU Reading?
My Spark is a quote from Louise Hay: “Remember, you have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.” I think I will give it a try and I hope you all do too.
About a month ago, I told you about a memoir I read by Joyce Maynard titled The Best of Us. I enjoyed it so much that I decided to read another memoir of hers published 20 years ago. At Home in the World was also a great book. When the author was only 19 years old, she had a one year affair with JD Salinger. After reading this, it is clear the Salinger was an egotistical—— ( words I can’t write on my blog). This only covers a small part of her memoir, but I found the entire book interesting.
Joanie hasn’t shown her tummy in quite a while so she thought you may all want to see it.
Penny will be back with one of her tips tomorrow.
Hi everyone! We are joining Comedy Plus’ Awww…Mondays, McGuffy’s Reader’s Sparks and Mewsic Moves Me ( hosted by Curious as a Cathy, Xmas Dolly, JAmerican Spice and Stacy Uncorked.) Book Date’s It’s Monday! What Are YOU Reading? And it is day 8 of the A-Z Blogging Challenge.
For the letter H, I made a hedgehog, but you need to use your imagination because it didn’t come out exactly as I had hoped it would.
My spark is a quote from William Arthur Ward. “Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it. ” Remember to always express gratitude.
I have been reading the memoirs of Reynold Price. I started with A Whole New Life: An Illness and a Healing which was his third memoir. He was a fiction author that survived cancer of his spinal cord that left him a parapalegic. This memoir was about that ordeal, I enjoyed his writing so much that I got his other 3 memoirs out of the library. Ardent Spirits was about his time at Oxford University which was also interesting. Once I get through the other 2, I may look into his fiction. Has anyone ever read his books?
This week for Mewsic Moves Me has Easter songs for a theme.
2. Cat Stevens -Morning Has Broken (1976)-Not an Easter song, but I think it is appropriate.
3. Gene Autry- Here Comes Peter Cottontail
Sorry this was such a long post.
Hi everyone! We are joining Comedy Plus’ Awww…Mondays, McGuffy’s Reader’s Sparks and Mewsic Moves Me ( hosted by Curious as a Cathy, Xmas Dolly, JAmerican Spice and Stacy Uncorked.) And it is day 2 of A-Z Blogging Challenge.
B is for baseball.
Joanie is posing with our spark for this week which is also a giveaway. 
The catnip mat says “Live Your Life in the Meow” and the socks say “Stay Pawsitive”. To enter just leave a comment on today’s post, the giveaway closes at 10pm (EST) Tuesday night. Winner will be announced Wednesday.
This week was our choice for the Mewsic hop.We just had a Blue Moon so I thought I would go with songs with moon in the title.
2. Fly Me to the Moon (Frank Sinatra)-my all time favorite singer.
3. Moon River (Andy Williams)- I didn’t know about this song until this episode of Sex and the City.
Do you have another Moon song you prefer?
I am skipping the Reading Hop this week because I haven’t had a chance to read much.
We are joining Hi everyone! We are joining Comedy Plus’ Awww…Mondays, McGuffy’s Reader’s Sparks and Mewsic Moves Me ( hosted by Curious as a Cathy, Xmas Dolly, JAmerican Spice and Stacy Uncorked.) I am also joining Book Date’s It’s Monday! What Are YOU Reading?
I am honored to be the Spotlight Dancer this week on Mewsic Moves Me, Xmas Dolly chose my theme choice which is song titles that are names of places-thank you! And here are my choices- all NYC related.
NYC from Annie on Broadway-
2. Ed Sheeran’s New York-
3. And my all time favorite, Frank Sinatra’s New York, New York-
This week, I am reading a book written by a fellow blogger. Feline Opines by Anita Aurit
Emmy is posing with the book.
And Brody wanted to pose with one of Tucker’s photos, they look a little alike.
This is a 36 page devotional for cat lovers. Each of the 5 cats takes turns reflecting on Scripture that pertains to animals. I am loving this book and enjoy reading a page a day and reflecting on it. I bought my copy on Barnes and Noble ( I am trying to keep them in business), but you can also get it on Amazon , it is free with Kindle Unlimited. Click here
This is Holy Week so I have chosen a Jesus quote for my Spark. ” Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, trust also in me. ”
Today is the A-Z Blogging Challenge Theme Reveal. I already blabbed about that though so you know I am crocheting an item for each day- it will be a cat toy or a cat hat. At the end of the month, I will have a giveaway with 2 winners splitting the loot like last year.
We are joining Hi everyone! We are joining Comedy Plus’ Awww…Mondays, McGuffy’s Reader’s Sparks and Mewsic Moves Me ( hosted by Curious as a Cathy, Xmas Dolly, JAmerican Spice and Stacy Uncorked.) I am also joining Book Date’s It’s Monday! What Are YOU Reading?
My Spark today is to pay tribute to Stephen Hawking with a quote of his. ” However different life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.”
This week was your choice on the Mewsic so I decided to pick some Bryan Adams songs. When my niece got married 4 years ago, she told the dj no Bryan Adams songs even if guests requested them. I was surprised she disliked him so much, well, I like him so here are my choices-
2. The Best Was Yet to Come ( 1983)- This was my junior prom theme song
3. Heaven (1984)- I just like the song.
My book recommendation is one I just finished reading,
Emma Gatewood was from a family of 15 children and had 11 of her own. She had been abused by her husband for 30 years. When she was 67 she decided to walk The Appalachian Trail alone, it was 1957. She wore Keds sneakers ( and replaced them a few times along the way), she didn’t even have a tent or sleeping bag. She completed it 2 more times after that too. What an inspiration.
Have you seen Joanie’s latest guest appearance on The Codmother?
Hi everyone! We are joining Comedy Plus’ Awww…Mondays, McGuffy’s Reader’s Sparks and Mewsic Moves Me ( hosted by Curious as a Cathy, Xmas Dolly, JAmerican Spice and Stacy Uncorked.)
I went to photofunia and made this for my spark. I hope it makes you smile.
This week’s theme for Mewsic Moves Me is Songs with colors in the title. Here are my choices. In memory of my Phoebe and her traveling bikini that traveled the US and Canada in 2015-
2. Purple Rain ( Prince)
I have always been a fan of Prince, my Angel Phoebe posed with my purple record in April 2016 after his passing.
3. Blue (LeAnn Rimes)- Haven’t heard much about her lately, but her voice is incredible.
I do have a great book to tell you about , but I thought this post was long enough so I will have that on Wednesday.