This weekend, the TV channel PBS broadcast part of a John Denver concert from 1986 & I enjoyed hearing so many songs from my youth, plus a couple which were new to me. It brought back a lot of memories, since I was a fan and in the early 70's he was on the radio constantly. He became popular in the infancy of the environmental movement & I like how so many of his songs had nature references. He wrote about nature and human exploration from astronauts to Jacque Cousteau's ship. And there was the wonderfully romantic "Annie's Song". His songs also form a soundtrack for one lovely summer between the bullying years of middle school to the new adventure of high school and a long vacation my mom, my sister and I had at my Grandma's tiny Appalachian town in Maryland. One of my uncles took me on numerous hikes where we went up a small mountain or berry picking in 3 states. Another uncle drove us to all sorts of tourist spots and I distinctly recall John Denver songs on the radio on the trips there. The music makes me remember how I felt then, music does that like nothing else, takes one to a time and place. I remember putting aside most of my worries and fears for just those few weeks and resolutely lived in the moment. It was wonderful and some of my fondest memories are from that time.
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Rollo has been doing well except for a few days mid month when he became less active. I took him back to the vet on the 20th and she found he had stasis again. Not sure why, since he'd been eating lots of veggies and hay. He took meds for about a week and is doing fine again, thank Heavens.
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Normally, I don't allow myself to begin playing Christmas carols till the day after Thanksgiving, but this year, I started on Tuesday before Thanksgiving. I'm planning on posting a Christmas song on Facebook twice a week all through Advent and was looking up some new ones to add with old favorites. There are some songs that I only like when certain people sing them, such as the "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire" song. Unless it's Nat King Cole, I dislike the song. Josh Groban does the very best "O Holy Night". David Bowie and Bing Crosby doing "Little Drummer Boy" can't be beat, even though it's a bit different. I finally selected 7 songs to post on Wednesdays and Sundays until Christmas.
Usually I'm busy preparing for craft shows at this time of year and don't start decorating till I'm done with them. But this year, most craft shows have been cancelled, so I'm hoping to get the tree up earlier. It's one of the few activities where all the work is worth it. If only most chores had something all sparkly and festive at the end!