Month: August 2018

I am going to grow a pineapple tree(bush)!/ Thoughts

Hey guys!

In case you have not heard, you can grow things from your scraps. I am serious. I have been following along and reading online about how to grow things like celery, green onions, peaches, lemons, cabbage, etc. All you have to do is save your scraps. Provided you show the scraps the undeserved attention they deserve, lol!

Anyhow,

I have successfully started some lemon plants from the seeds of a real lemon. I have some apple tree plants growing from the seeds of a real apple. I also am trying the pineapple . Yes, you heard me, the Pineapple tree(bush) from scraps.

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I took the top of a pineapple I purchased at a local grocery store. I left in water in a cup, keeping only it’s bottom part in the water. I changed the water out with fresh water every day, for about a week or two. Low and behold there came these roots from the bottom. Yay! I love pineapple so to say I was delighted, is an under statement.

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I took the pineapple top that had roots and put it in soil. I have it outside on my front porch. It gets light from the sun most of the day, but it has shade too.

So far so good.

I am so happy to see new petals or parts growing in the center of the cap. The edges turned brown and are hard but the inside of them stayed green. Along the time it was in water, new growth started appearing.

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You really should give this a try if you love pineapples or if you just like to grow stuff.

I am going to see where this leads and hopefully one day in the future I will have a pineapple tree.

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Thanks for reading, best of luck to you all.

Michelle, MwsR ❤

 

Same Place/ Poem share

 

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It has been 21 years since we shared a conversation

And in that time we have not sat at the same table

Or ate our food together

We have visited the same stores, perhaps the same events

Just like ghosts we pass by each other

We haunt the same places

We haunt the same minds.

Our togetherness was suddenly evacuated

Desperately we both had to leave our former lot

You left years ago when you refused to listen

And I left when I no longer could stay.

What we once shared, we no longer do

I can’t help it though, I still think of you.

I wonder why it went the way it did

Why you bailed on me and left me to struggle.

Was I too much trouble?

I wonder if there are days you have

Where you wonder and think of , what we could have had

Where troubles melt like lemon drops

Wait, that was in a movie song

No realism in that

I have come to realize that.

But my mind is still puzzled and I guess always will be.

We live in the same darn city!

We are but minutes from each other

But a lifetime of sins, separates us.

If I could would I wish it away?’

I am not certain I would.

Without you I am strong,

On my own I have been for so long.

I had to adapt

Had to put childish dreams away.

Had to see things for what they really are , you might say.

I once was lost but now I see

There never really was unconditional love for me

It is just something to acknowledge so I can keep on my way

I do however let my mind remember

I remember the not so bad times we had together

I stay focused on reality, but keep a hand on my heart

It needs some support now, since we had our depart.

Same city, same phone numbers

Wow, it is as plain as the nose on a person’s face.

Love can still exist where a heart breaks.

I know, mine does.

MwsR ❤

 

 

 

Disapproval/ Poem Share

 

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Disapproval is so capturing

It is like a cage where you wish to be freed

Nothing more demeaning

At least not to me

I see it steal the innocence of children

Robbing the older folks of much joy

It illuminates the sidewalks when a stranger passes by

The scars are almost unrecognizable

They take on a life of their own

Disapproval is a beast to all

Devouring what there is left of one’s dignity.

The only way to escape its grasp?

No one knows.

I surely don’t because it grows as I grow.

It has walked around me all my life.

Taking on the faces of people I thought loved me.

People who accepted me for who I am

It has long become a part of my view of myself

It is like skin on my bones

Forever a cover to what lies beneath.

Visible to onlookers of the outer self

But not inside where one’s soul is shelved.

Disapproval can defeat a person’s outlook on things

It shuts them down before they even engage.

It is powerful , more than a two-edged sword

If it was to disappear, oh what a better place we would have here.

MwsR ❤

 

 

What Makes You Smile/Poem

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Songs from birds in the tree top

Music genres like rock and pop

Soft covers and pillows that are squeezable

Waitress’s that make your dinning pleasurable.

 

Knowing that someone wants to see you

Feeling baby skin, it is so new

Eating out at your favorite place

Seeing happiness on another’s face.

 

Finding an outfit that fits like a dream

Watching a movie on the big movie screen.

Meeting a stranger who says “Hello”

Knowing there is good in people you know.

 

Writing what you feel

Taking a drive through the hills.

Watching a wedding

Colder temperatures and snow sledding.

 

Magical people who touch your life

Being someone’s other, being someone’s wife.

Hearing laughter from your kids and their kids

Knowing there is nothing that you will miss.

 

What makes you smile is all about you

Things can be real special, it’s true.

How about trying to think on it a while

Then write yours down, and make yourself smile.

MwsR ❤

 

 

 

 

Song Information Share!

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Well,I might be giving away my age if I post this but I am very partial to 1969, so I decided to post songs that were top songs in that year. Hope you enjoy.

Hey you guys! I thought I might add something new to my website. Since I love music so much, I thought perhaps posting some informative things about music might be a good thing to start . Maybe doing it once a week for starters. What do you all think? Let me Know!

Top Five Rock Songs of 1969

1. Whole Lotta Love – Led Zeppelin                                https://youtu.be/HQmmM_qwG4k
2. Proud Mary – Creedence Clearwater Revival           https://youtu.be/XfyEpmQM7bw
3. I Want You Back – Jackson 5                                        https://youtu.be/DGDyAb6pePo
4. Honky Tonk Women – Rolling Stones                        https://youtu.be/A6M77oHD110
5. Bad Moon Rising – Creedence Clearwater Revival   https://youtu.be/4YlTUDnsWMo

More top songs from 1969>>>

Thanks for reading, click on the links to hear the songs.

Have a blessed day, Y’ll!

MwsR ❤

Cat’s in The Cradle /Song Share

https://youtu.be/nJPDr56_5l0

 

Cat’s In The Cradle

Harry Chapin

A child arrived just the other day
He came to the world in the usual way
But there were planes to catch, and bills to pay
He learned to walk while I was away

And he was talkin’ ‘fore I knew it and as he grew
He said, I’m gonna be like you, Dad
You know I’m gonna be like you

And the cat’s in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
When you comin’ home Dad?
I don’t know when but we’ll get together then
You know we’ll have a good time then

My son turned ten just the other day,
He said “Thanks for the ball, Dad, come on let’s play
Can you teach me to throw?”, I said
“Not today, I got a lot to do”, he said, “That’s okay”

And he walked away but his smile never dimmed
He said, “I’m gonna be like him, yeah
You know I’m gonna be like him”

And the cat’s in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
When you comin’ home, Dad?
I don’t know when but we’ll get together then
You know we’ll have a good time then

He came from college just the other day
So much like a man, I just had to say
“Son I’m proud of you, can you sit for a while?”
He shook his head, and said with a smile

“What I’d really like, Dad, is to borrow the car keys
See ya later, can I have them please?”

And the cat’s in the cradle, and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
When you comin’ home Son?
I don’t know when but we’ll get together then, Dad
You know we’ll have a good time then

Now I’ve retired, my son’s moved away
I called him up just the other day
I said, “I’d like to see you, if you don’t mind”
He said, “I’d love to, Dad, if I could find the time
My new job’s a hassle and the kids got the flu
But it’s nice talkin’ to you Dad, it’s sure nice talkin’ to you”

As I hung up the phone it occurred to me
He’d grown up just like me
My boy was just like me

And the cat’s in the cradle, and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
When you comin’ home, Son?
I don’t know when but we’ll get together then Dad
You gonna have a good time then

Songwriters: Sandy Chapin,Harry F. Chapin

© Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.

For non-commercial use only.

Here is another song I grew up listening to. I loved the music in it and the meaning behind the words.

If you haven’t listened to it, perhaps you should!

Thanks for reading guys!!!

MwsR ❤

You’ve Got A Friend/ Song Share

You’ve Got a Friend

“You’ve Got a Friend” is a 1971 song written by Carole King.

It was first recorded by King, and included in her album Tapestry.

Another well-known version is by James Taylor from his album Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon.

His was released as a single in 1971 reaching number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 4 on the UK Singles Chart.

The two versions were recorded simultaneously in 1971 with shared musicians. “You’ve Got a Friend” won Grammy Awards both for Taylor (Best Male Pop Vocal Performance) and King (Song of the Year).

Dozens of other artists have recorded the song over the years, including Dusty Springfield, Michael Jackson, Anne Murray and Donny Hathaway.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You%27ve_Got_a_Friend

I just love the version James Taylor sings! Of course I love almost anything James Taylor sings. His smooth voice is just so natural and he makes singing look so easy.

LYRICS ARE BELOW

When you’re down and troubled
And you need a helping hand
And nothing, nothing is going right
Close your eyes and think of me
And soon I will be there
To brighten up even your darkest night

You just call out my name
And you know wherever I am
I’ll come running to see you again
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you have to do is call
And I’ll be there
You’ve got a friend

If the sky above you
Grows dark and full of clouds
And that old north wind begins to blow
Keep you head together
And call my name out loud
Soon you’ll hear me knocking at you door

You just call out my name
And you know wherever I am
I’ll come running to see you again
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you have to do is call
And I’ll be there

Ain’t it good to know that you’ve got a friend
When people can be so cold
They’ll hurt you, and desert you
And take your soul if you let them

You just call out my name
And you know wherever I am
I’ll come running to see you again
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you have to do is call
And I’ll be there
You’ve got a friend
You’ve got a friend

Ain’t it good to know you’ve got a friend
Ain’t it good to know you’ve got a friend

Songwriters: CAROLE KING
© Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
For non-commercial use only.

I hope you listen to it, it has good lyrics and it is nice. This version I have is Live but he sounds okay in that version, I like the other version, the one our radio plays best.

Thanks for reading!!!

MwsR ❤

Song Share/ Split Enz – I Got You (1980)

Split Enz – I Got You (1980)
Lyrics

I got you, and that’s all I want
I won’t forget, and that’s a whole lot
I don’t go out, now that you’re in
Sometimes we shout, that’s no problem

Chorus:
I don’t know why sometimes I get frightened
You can see my eyes and tell that I’m not lying

Look at you, you’re a pageant
You’re everything, that I’ve imagined
Something’s wrong, I feel uneasy
You show me, tell me you’re not teasing

Chorus

I don’t know why sometimes I get frightened
You can see my eyes and tell that you’re not mine

There’s no doubt, that when I’m with you
When I’m without, I stay in my room
Where do you go, but get no answers
You’re always out, it gets on my nerves

Chorus

I don’t know why sometimes I get frightened
You can see my eyes and tell that you’re not mine

Chorus

I don’t know why sometimes I get frightened
You can see my eyes and tell that you’re not mine

Obsessed a little? First thought I get when listening to this. Buddy if she don’t really want you then let her go! Haha. Personally if I saw that someone did not want me, by looking at them, I would be gone! Take a listen.

If something belongs to you, it is a possession. One cannot possess another individual only things. MwsR ❤