TUESDAY TUNES: LONG TIME COMING

 Charles Yang shares his symphonic version of Sam Cooke's

A CHANGE IS GONNA COME   

 We all know it's been a long time coming. Speak up when you see injustice...

MONDAY MUSINGS : THERAPY & COULEE FRIENDS

What a therapeutic week being back in the Coulee! Friends from a different lifetime yet so happy for the opportunity to catch up and talk about everything our families, projects, interests, work and you betcha even politics?! 

Dinner, Cemetery visit and Shul with Family Sam, Abby and Kylie

Work Colleagues: Janis & Don

Shul friends for a hug and a wonderful Sabbath yahrzeit service with Barb officiating. Told it was the largest attendance since the holidays. Thank you for honoring Irv and his yahrzeit with your presence. 

Jazzerbuddies: a class and Java Vino coffee afterwards with the non snow birds and for those who stayed for lunch, loved the extra visiting time !

Other Friends thru Natureman Donna and her musical buddies, then Royce & Lynn with Carol & Roger

Happy Bookers Connie, Susie, Jo Ellen and the BDay Girl Nancy at the Red Pines celebrating Nancy's 3/4 century!

And to those who encouraged me to sleep around... Heidi & Scott, Carol & Roger, and Karol. You are all such great hosts and friends.

Thank you all for your care and hugs

                  It was so wonderful spending time with you all!

TBT: LAST FAMILY VISIT in DA COULEE

MARCH 2021

Today I will get to see some very special people who have driven all the way from Georgia. It’s been over a year and 4 months since we were all together at the Thanksgiving table in the End of the Rainbow Valley.  It means so much to have them here for the week!

Little did we know we would be missing one of these smiles the next Thanksgiving ...

FOTO FRIDAY:VISITATION

 

FOTO FRIDAY: Visitation where it's really quiet...

Taking the time to ponder.

TUESDAY TUNES: MAKING MUSIC

 TUESDAY TUNES: TURKEY IN THE STRAW is the way this little group of musicians always start their jamming session. I was fortunate to be invited to join Donna from Houstn MN and friends for a musical evening.

In the old days they played at Jules, a popular long-standing coffee shop, but they have been meeting in the cafe section of The People's Food Co-op for the past 12 years.

What an assortment of instruments! Here's a short clip:

MONDAY MUSINGS: PRESERVING HISTORY

'The 1923 North Little Rock Cherry- Luter Estate home known as Castle on Scenic Hill'   had over a hundred folks coming to see the estate's insides last week.  Kudos to its owners a local minister and his wife for being so brave to share it with us.

Curiosity couldn't be dampened by the raindrops as groups of 8-10 were admitted at a time due to gawk at its small floor plan firsthand.

17" limestone walls prevent the present-day owners from having central air.  So windowbox units dot the back side of the home.

On the southwest end there is a cool round tower.

There's also a two-story carriage house, a pavillion, and a natural stone wall around the perimeter.

Thanks also to the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program for sharing this gem with the public.

I'm sticking with Central Air - Just saying. You know this is Arkansas.

FOTO FRIDAY: NOT EGGS''ACTLY WHAT I WANTED

 

FOTO FRIDAY this week features eating out and ordered the most valued item: EGGS. The menu even states there's an  additional 50  cents extra per egg and here's how mine arrived... 

Gelatinous, not eggs'actly over easy...  The restaurant subtracted $1.10 from my bill.  Seriously? I won't be back.