tUESDAY tUNES: BOONE STEALS HEARTS

Back in 2021, I watched an American Idol audition with a 19-year-old kid from Monroe, Washington. Benson Boone was his name and if alliteration matters, his name certainly worked with his boyish charm, The innocence of youth won over Katy Perry (one of the judges)... But actually, Boone ended up being an American Idol dropout. He went his own way with his music and on to gain fame on TikTok with over a million fans.

Fast forward 4 years and Boone's The Wanted Man world tour from his recently released  American Heart album took it to arena-sized venues, Tickets sold out in 9 seconds. Is he the male Taylor Swift? He definitely has a worldwide following.

Through a last-minute invite last Saturday, I got to go see Boone do his famous flip, with an audience spanning the gamut of ages, with Grandmas like me, Moms with their tweens (and younger), along with all ages joining the sing-alongs wearing all types of get-ups... Some putting a lot of thought of what they wore to this concert and others not so much... We got an eye full.

Boone's lyrics and musicality speak for themselves as my 9-year-old granddaughter chose this one as her favorite for me to use:

BEAUTIFUL THINGS. I'm sure you've heard parts of it !

* A bonus listen is SORRY I'M HERE FOR SOMEONE ELSE  as it was one of my Jazzercise tunes.  Wink, wink...

MONDAY MUSINGS::UP'DATES

MONDAY MUSINGS: ' 'UP'DATES is not talking about my online dating experiences. That's a story for another day. I am talking about the most recent update on my Mac that has me fit to be tied. I thought I'd throw in an ' ancient idiom' since I am feeling pretty prehistoric after this past week.

This past 'update' has me dumbfounded on one of its 'improvements.' Where in the heck did the email draft feature go? Poof, it just disappeared. I discovered this after being interrupted numerous times while trying to finish a list on an email. There used to a subcategory entitled 'drafts' to reopen unfinished mail, but it has vanished.  POOF. Who was the genius that deemed this change necessary?

I have no clue where they stuck this feature, and I'm not the only one. When I searched help, there were numerous other folks just as perplexed. AND not one answer/ suggestion... GRRRRRR.

Fingers crossed that the Apple store will be able to help ... 

for me

FOTO FRIDAY: THE WINNER

FOTO FRIDAY: This guy's a winner. Lucky Bob surrounded by 3 beauties and also won the best outfit at the Symphony Guild's first Seer Sucker  Soiree. Good thing this man also wore his white suede shoes for all that dancing!

Last week's was Exhausted in Atlanta !

MIDWEEK MUSINGS: TOO OLD TO DIE YOUNG

MIDWEEK MUSINGS are a result of my granddaughter's birthday this week, as a former post and pic appeared of her birth 9 years ago, with its importance of adding a new generation to our family.

You see, I had invited others to send me a generational photo. Now after almost a decade in most of those pics, (not mine) there is one of those faces who is no longer with us... I know it's the cycle of life when folks have lived a long life, but I had never really thought of 70's as old before ...

Just last week I had spoken with a young female foreman in charge of the remodelling project next door and commented, "You are so young to be in charge of all these crews" and her reply was" I am middle-aged, I am in my 30's. " What? Middle-aged is not 30s in my book. 

Heck, maybe it's really true that I am too old to die young...  DANG, I am just going to keep acting young!

MONDAY MUSINGS:GUILTY AS CHARGED

 MONDAY MUSINGS are about those keepsakes parents deem necessary to save. My Mom didn't save any of mine. I did not follow her example.  I wanted my children to have something from their early years. After 30+ years and many moves, it was time for me to hand over the last of those precious bins containing memoirs of report cards, medical records, awards, favorite toys, and yes, artwork. My children have their own homes now... 

 Well,  this saving of schoolwork came back to bite me during my week-long visit to Atlanta. My daughter has followed in my footsteps as the preservationist of her children's keepsakes. Although her eldest is just entering 4th grade and the youngest is pre-K, it was time for these keepsakes to be thinned as they had landed in their garage, taking up valuable floor space. 

 So, one of my assigned projects was to tackle this collection. The worksheets, for the most part, were a no-brainer. Adios into the circular file; saving sweet creative writing samples, but the art was more labor- intensive. Every day I tackled a couple totes. Recycling day couldn't come soon enough!

I opted to snap photos of most - let's say ~250 pieces. Then I thinned the numerous totes, paper sacks and 2 plastic bins down to half a large bin size. 

This remainder is the parents' decision of which are frame worthy/ keepers. The photos are destined to be made into a book/two. Or make them an online album with their favorite music... 

Seriously, how can a Mom ever toss this one?

I know, I am guilty as charged... Mia culpa.

FOTO FRIDAY: EXHAUSTED?

FOTO FRIDAY after the first couple weeks of back-to-school and life... All over our country kids are back in school. Atlanta went back the first week of August.

TBT:NATUREMAN'S BDAY

TBT took on its own life on FB as I posted a memory of my Natureman due to his calendar birthday Thursday August 21st.. Over 200 of you reacted with hearts and likes and many left such lovely comments. The man touched so many lives in his life's work of bettering this world.  Thank you for remembering him and your efforts to carry on his work. 

Irv had been given the first Drum Major Legacy Award at what would be, unknowingly, our last attendance at La Crosse's MLK Day celebration... Friend Maureen left this lovely message "using the words of Martin Luther King, Jr., Irv was a drum major for justice, a drum major for peace and a drum major for righteousness."

May we all carry on being those drum majors in our own ways.

A DAY TO REMEMBER 2020