Day 9 — Share Your Music: 30 Days, 30 Songs.
There’s no harm in asking.
Sarah at Art Expedition is hosting 30 Days, 30 Songs for the month of June. You can see her latest post here. It is not too late to join in the challenge. Casual players welcome.
I will return to light programming tomorrow.
Kind Regards.
Tracy
Share Your Music — 30 Days, 30 Songs. Day 8.
In the 90s, when disco was dead, I went into my classical music phase. It was also the time I had my first baby. That was a difficult time and a difficult pregnancy. I listened to quite a bit of classical music when I was pregnant, and because I was new to it, I chose a few old standards. One of my favourite pieces was/is Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. I particularly liked “Winter”. It is like four seasons in one.
I had my baby during winter. That seems quite ironic to me now. I didn’t listen to much music after the birth. I was too exhausted. Too depressed. Perhaps I’ll write about that one day. About four months after I had the baby, I went to the mall with my mother and my little boy. We went into a shop and were browsing when Vivaldi’s Four Seasons came on. My son started waving his arms in time with the music. My mother and I were stunned. The shop assistants came over too to see this young baby conducting to the music. It was “Winter”.
After all that time, he had remembered. I wonder if this is why he likes classical music so much and once considered a career as a classical musician. That career path didn’t come to fruition, but it did extend my classical music phase for about 20 years.
Ready for some conducting?
Sarah at Art Expedition is hosting 30 Days, 30 Songs for the month of June. You can see her latest post here. It is not too late to join in the challenge. Casual players welcome.
Kind Regards.
Tracy
Who would have thought a song challenge would get the ol’ grey matter working? It is Day 4 of the 30 Days, 30 Songs! challenge. This challenge is hosted by Sarah from Art Expeditions.
Woo, Woo.
Sarah’s pick for today is dark — fun, but dark. She has chosen Sympathy for the Devil by the Rolling Stones. Nice. I can work with that. So are you ready for another song, ladies and gentlemen? Let’s take a walk to the edge of town.
It is not too late to join the Challenge. Casual players welcome. Click here to create a pingback to Sarah’s Day 4 post.
Too many songs, so little time.
Kind Regards.
Tracy.
My friend, Sarah from Art Expeditions is hosting the 30 Days, 30 Songs! challenge and I thought I would join in for the Day 3 shenanigans.
Sarah chose Cyndi Lauper’s Girls Just Want to Have Fun for her song today. What a fantastic song! I love that song, and I know I’m showing my age, but there were many discos held in my lounge room dancing to that song when it first came out. Around the same time, the Communards did a cover of Don’t Leave Me This Way. What an era for dancing that was. As you can imagine, I nearly wore a hole in my carpet from all the dancing. So I think I’ll go with that as my song pick for Day 3. I also note that WordPress has just announced its support for Pride Month so the timing couldn’t be better to pay tribute to these talented people.
I’m losing control. I won’t be satisfied until I have a sing. Sing it with me.
It is not too late to join the Challenge. Click here to create a pingback to Sarah’s Day 3 post.
I’ll be back tomorrow if I can think of any more favourite songs.
Kind Regards.
Tracy.
Dear Readers, my friend, Sarah from Art Expeditions, is hosting a challenge for the month of June. It is the Share Your Music: 30 Days – 30 Songs! challenge. I’ve decided to participate because I like Sarah and I like music. Also, June is the first month of winter in my part of the world and because I am very indecisive, this challenge could keep me out of trouble.
I’m sure Sarah would love it if you joined in the challenge too. Any or every day of the month would be just fine. Be sure to include a pingback to her daily music post if you decide to participate. That way others can also see your selection. Click here for her Day 1 post. For the first day, she chose the main theme to Star Wars — one of my favourites. You can never have too many favourites. For my first post of the challenge, I have chosen a variation on Sarah’s theme of stars and war. I have landed on Holst: The Planets, ‘Mars’. Eek, very punny! As you are probably aware, Mars is the bringer of war. Enjoy.
Have you got a favourite from the The Planets suite? Let me know. I can’t decide.
Kind Regards.
Tracy.
I have been reminded that it has been a whole year since the Ragtag Daily Prompt was established. For those of you who don’t know, I contribute a prompt word each Thursday. The initiative involves a whole team of people, including the administrators of the group, as well as everyone who contributes responses each day.
I thought we should have a sing to celebrate and I hope you will sing along with me, each in our respective lounge rooms. It’s a song about horses and birds, or something like that, so what more could you ask for? Seriously though, it is about giving flight to your hopes and dreams in an encouraging environment. That’s very Ragtag, don’t you think?
This is my response to the Ragtag Daily Prompt — Prompt. Click on the link to join in the fun.
Kind Regards.
Tracy
Ah May … absolutely sublime but odd.
Weirdly, still bathed in sun this late into autumn.
Because truth in promotion is important (just kidding), here is an artistic shot of a plastic bag polluting the creek. Still, the light is nice.
Record May temperatures have extended the growing season for my tomatoes and the beautiful autumn colour beyond their usual best-before date. Read more
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. Beautiful bird.
The Rose Robin
hidden depths
behold, shy and superb
the rose robin
graced with its presence
glints
Kind Regards.
Tracy
Response to the Ragtag Daily Prompt — Pink.
One must not be subtle or delicate about climate emergencies.
Who shall dry my tears
when the flowers are gone?
Not the morally bankrupt,
nor the weekend warriors.
Caught in your own bubble
of flattery and deceit.
Walk into my parlour. Take
your seat. Parliament is now in session
and treachery abounds.
Watch your step, watch your back,
said the spider to the clown.
What goes around, comes around.
Earth, she will not wait. Read more
Australia — A post in support of a more compassionate refugee policy.
Following the Christchurch terrorist attack, Jacinda Adern, the New Zealand Prime Minister, with much empathy and compassion, said that the attack on the Muslim community in New Zealand, was an attack on all New Zealanders, because “We are one. They are us.” Her words resonated with me, but I had no words to express my sorrow at the death and injury inflicted by one of my countrymen (allegedly). I kept getting stuck on the question – if the murderer is Australian, does that then mean he is us and we are him? I suppose many Australians would completely reject this notion. After all, Australia is a multicultural country and for the most part, we live peacefully with one another. But still, I wanted to know what was in people’s hearts, because how can love and compassion create a more tolerant, inclusive society if, deep down, we are afraid, uninformed, or worse, just plain racist? Read more
Reflections of An Untidy Mind 