And spring is coming closer each day.
Alice is so good natured about all of this.
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Nostalgia . . .
You know how they say time speeds up as you get older?
Umm, yeah.
Forty years. How on earth did that happen? We have been here in Oregon nearly 30 years; twenty-one years in this house. The second two decades gone by in the blink of an eye compared to the first two.
August 14th, 1971.
We had all of the good songs back then. Below is a list of the top 100 hits of 1971 from musicoutfitters.com
1. Joy to the World, Three Dog Night
2. Maggie May/Find a Reason to Believe, Rod Stewart
3. It’s Too Late/I Feel the Earth Move, Carole King
4. One Bad Apple, The Osmonds
5. How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?, The Bee Gees
6. Indian Reservation, The Raiders
7. Go Away Little Girl, Donny Osmond
8. Take Me Home, Country Roads, John Denver
9. Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me), The Temptations
10. Knock Three Times, Dawn
11. Me and Bobby McGee, Janis Joplin
12. Tired of Being Alone, Al Green
13. Want Ads, Honey Cone
14. Smiling Faces Sometimes, The Undisputed Truth
15. Treat Her Like a Lady, Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose
16. You’ve Got a Friend, James Taylor
17. Mr. Big Stuff, Jean Knight
18. Brown Sugar, The Rolling Stones
19. Do You Know What I Mean, Lee Michaels
20. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, Joan Baez
21. What’s Going On, Marvin Gaye
22. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey, Paul McCartney
23. Ain’t No Sunshine, Bill Withers
24. Signs, Five Man Electrical Band
25. She’s a Lady, Tom Jones
26. Superstar, Murray Head and The Trinidad Singers
27. I Found Someone Of My Own, Free Movement
28. Amos Moses, Jerry Reed
29. Temptation Eyes, The Grass Roots
30. Superstar, The Carpenters
31. My Sweet Lord / Isn’t It a Pity, George Harrison
32. Sweet and Innocent, Donny Osmond
33. Put Your Hand In the Hand, Ocean
34. Chick-A-Boom, Daddy Dewdrop
35. For All We Know, The Carpenters
36. Help Me Make It Through the Night, Sammi Smith
37. Rainy Days and Mondays, The Carpenters
38. If You Could Read My Mind, Gordon Lightfoot
39. Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves, Cher
40. Never Can Say Goodbye, The Jackson 5
41. Rose Garden, Lynn Anderson
42. Don’t Pull Your Love, Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds
43. It Don’t Come Easy, Ringo Starr
44. Mr. Bojangles, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
45. I Love You for All Seasons, The Fuzz
46. Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get, The Dramatics
47. That’s the Way I’ve Always Heard It Should Be, Carly Simon
48. If You Really Love Me, Stevie Wonder
49. Spanish Harlem, Aretha Franklin
50. I Don’t Know How to Love Him, Helen Reddy
51. Yo-Yo, The Osmonds
52. Bridge Over Troubled Water, Aretha Franklin
53. Doesn’t Somebody Want to Be Wanted, The Partridge Family
54. Draggin’ the Line, Tommy James
55. Proud Mary, Ike and Tina Turner
56. Beginnings/Colour My World, Chicago
57. Stay Awhile, The Bells
58. Sweet City Woman, The Stampeders
59. Me and You and a Dog Named Boo, Lobo
60. Another Day/Oh Woman, Oh Why, Paul McCartney
61. If, Bread
62. Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology), Marvin Gaye
63. One Toke Over the Line, Brewer and Shipley
64. She’s Not Just Another Woman, 8th Day
65. Bring the Boys Home, Freda Payne
66. I Just Want to Celebrate, Rare Earth
67. Never Ending Song of Love, Delaney and Bonnie and Friends
68. Easy Loving, Freddy Hart
69. Liar, Three Dog Night
70. Stick-up, Honey Cone
71. Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep, Mac and Katie Kissoon
72. (Where Do I Begin) Love Story, Andy Williams
73. Wild World, Cat Stevens
74. When You’re Hot, You’re Hot, Jerry Reed
75. Funky Nassau, Beginning Of The End
76. If Not for You, Olivia Newton-John
77. Groove Me, King Floyd
78. Watching Scotty Grow, Bobby Goldsboro
79. Woodstock, Matthews’ Southern Comfort
80. Amazing Grace, Judy Collins
81. I Hear You Knocking, Dave Edmunds
82. Lonely Days, The Bee Gees
83. Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again, The Fortunes
84. Won’t Get Fooled Again, The Who
85. Trapped By a Thing Called Love, Denise Lasalle
86. Mama’s Pearl, The Jackson 5
87. Timothy, The Buoys
88. I Woke Up In Love This Morning, The Partridge Family
89. Theme from “Shaft”, Isaac Hayes
90. If I Were Your Woman, Gladys Knight and The Pips
91. I Am… I Said, Neil Diamond
92. Wedding Song (There Is Love), Paul Stookey
93. Don’t Knock My Love, Pt. 1, Wilson Pickett
94. Love Her Madly, The Doors
95. Here Comes the Sun, Richie Havens
96. Sweet Mary, Wadsworth Mansion
97. Right On the Tip of My Tongue, Brenda and The Tabulations
98. One Less Bell to Answer, The Fifth Dimension
99. Riders On the Storm, The Doors
100. It’s Impossible, Perry Como
The number one song on our wedding day was #5: The Bee Gees “How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?”.
I have to disagree with Andy Williams #72 Love Story theme: sometimes love means being mature enough to say you’re sorry. After all, #41 I never promised you a rose garden. But #47 that’s the way I always heard it should be.
Tom asked that I not embarrass him with this post. To which I say from 1970:
And you can tell everybody this is your song
It may be quite simple but now that it’s done
I hope you don’t mind
I hope you don’t mind that I put down in words
How wonderful life is while you’re in the world.
Happy Anniversary.
One for each and every year.
Happy May Day!
Spring has finally come to a soggy Southern Oregon. We woke to a blue sky and puppies ready to play, never mind the frost on the ground. The pear blossoms are out in force, though nearly a month later than normal. It’s one of the times of year I love living here.
This afternoon we’re heading down to Ashland for a play: August: Osage County at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (not all Shakespeare all-the-time). It was one of the plays Ellie and Kathy reviewed after seeing it last week: Ellie loved it, though Kathy did not. Reportedly about a dysfunctional family in Oklahoma, I expect both to like it and to know some of those people.
We became festival members this year, and there are several more plays on our “must see” list.
Happy Spring 2nd
I came home a little early today to let the puppies out (Tom is away). The sun was shining and it was 59° outside. Lovely and green.
The quince is budding out.
As is the pear tree.
But do the dogs care about that? No . . . They care about:
"Hey guys, look over here!"
"It's greasy-grimy-gopher guts!"
If it wasn't for the fact that they are so cute . . .
You’re sleeping where tonight??!
The New Model
Kady has been busily mastering “sit” and “stay”. And “don’t eat the daffodils”.
Now that it will be light when I get home from work we will be able to practice more regularly.
False Spring
We often have these warm days for a stretch in February.
It has been a while since we've had two puppies.
Yes, I always tell people not to do that. "Do as I say, not as I do."
First wildflower of the season.
Cardigans in the sun.
The whole family
Miscellany
A slow day at work, so I’ll take the opportunity for a lunch break.
At home this morning: it looks like a small child lives here.
And this would be her. BTW it is a myth that ears which come up early by themselves will be small. Each one of Kady's ears is the size of her head.
Fait accompli. Note the puppy box still filled with cedar. It works: they actually use it! We will be replacing it with a somewhat smaller and more weather-proof "dog litter box".
Late summer looking across the back pasture.
A closup of the pretty yellow (weeds) wildflowers.
Speaking of flowers: last Saturday was our 39th anniversary. Lovely roses, thank you. I think we deserve a big party next year!
Esther sent some new pictures of Tyner, one from home and the second and third from a day at Bandon.
His favorite spot by the creek. It is so weird he always runs over there when I get my camera, silly boy.
Watching a group of flying seagulls, looks like he was wondering how he could do that.
After we has walked from face rock to the lighthouse and back.
It was a beautiful day and I just wanted to share with you what a wonderful dog he is and such a sweet spirit, He is my love and I am thankful each and everyday for him. I was asked this morning ” if you were stranded on a tropical island what two things would you take (no humans)” my answer was my dog and my camera. I didn’t even have to think about it.
Thank you, Esther. That really did lighten the mood of the week. It’s been a hard one, with the loss of Randa’s Scout (Little Dream Scout-It-Out) an of Mandy and Tavia’s Marcy (CH Chaps Baledwr Marcy Playground). It’s so hard to see them getting old and passing on.
And from Hillary and Kevin:
Ned is so bored. There is a new baby in the house (Levi) and nobody will throw the ball for him.
More good news from “cousin” Noelle:
I swabbed Mu & El for DM. Music is N/N and Elvis is A/N.
Seeing my little brown dog in all that pain made me completely stupid: obviously, it wasn’t DM because she wasn’t paralyzed. But because genetic epidemiology is supremely cool and because I want to know what might lie ahead, I ordered the tests.
Mu responded well to conservative treatment (though it took a while) and is back to her same old smiling, mouthy self. I haven’t posted pictures of them in a while because I haven’t captured anything worth sharing.
Our new pet bunny (Bun Jovi) is particularly fond of Elvis, and I am DYING to get a good picture of them together: total cute overload.com fodder.
Which answers another question: Julie was only a carrier, not at risk/affected.
And another “old dog” update: Jenny on Klark:
Klark is doing great – he was confined for 2 weeks in a huge wire crate in our living room but for toilet duties, on prednisone and a painkiller. He was bright throughout. I knew he was going to be fine after the second day, when he would complain vehemently about being confined if we went into the kitchen. Of course. ; )
Things are changed – no more bed/sofa/any jumping of ANY kind. He is adapting well to this, even sleeping on the floor next to our bed. He is moving as well as he did after the surgery years ago – that is, a bit of deficit, but it doesn’t stop him. We are gradually – VERY gradually – increasing distance on his walks (e.g.: half a block a couple days, then a full block for a few days, then two blocks) and paying close attention to his movement/carriage/demeanor. He has definitely entered grand old dogdom.
Thank you for your moral support. I tend to be of the “better a day too early than a day too late” mindset, myself – but I am probably not as objective about my own animals as I should be. I’m so glad he got the chance – apparently this time around we caught it much earlier. A week after Klark “went down” my gelding sustained a nasty knee laceration in the pasture – fortunately, no joint capsule involvement – just daily care, IM shots, endless stackwraps, and a lot of well-spent $$ to my vets. I am titling this summer “The Summer They all Walked near the Valley of the Shadows.” Buzz is the exception. (he’s doing great but didn’t seem to know what to do with himself while Klark was confined).
I hope yours has been much better!! Off to read your blog. I love to check in and see what adventures you’ve been having (and the puppies!).