March Madness

Music is definitely on my mind today. I heard an old Don Gibson song yesterday by M Ward and Lucinda Williams that I can't get out of my head. If I do manage to get it out of my head other country songs from that same late 60's era pop in and I'm stuck again. Lets have and old-time music party. When I say old time I mean only the song itself. There are modern covers which I love too. Perhaps if I listen to every one of these songs a couple of times over, they will make room for something new tomorrow. My mom would love this bunch of songs. Every one of them remind me of her.Ready?

• Oh, Lonesome Me - M Ward and Lucinda Williams
• I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - Johnny Cash and Nick Cave
• I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - Hank Williams
• Sea Of Heartbreak - Gray Sky Girls
• Sea of Heartbreak - Johnny Cash
• He'll Have to Go - Jim Reeves
• He'll Have to Go - Ry Cooder
• Walkin' After Midnight - Patsy Cline
• Crazy - Patsy Cline

I'm sure I have another version of Sea of Heartbreak but can't find it. I have another Oh Lonesome Me as well. On my walk today I was singing aloud walking down the road. Glad it's winter and car windows are up and I don't have neighbours.

Mother's Day

Oh what a day I've had! I don't know if I'll be able to eat until next week after the wonderful brunch I attended. The problem is I have an oven full of ribs that I was supposed to cook yesterday but cooked today and a friend of my daughter dropped off lobster for Mother's Day. I also have asparagus coming out of my ears (looks really funny). No, there's no wolf at my door.

My son was wonderful company at brunch. I talked to my daughter a couple of times today and I just got off the phone with my son and grandson . I was pretty sad for a time this morning but I'm findingMother's Day a little easier each year. I called my dad this morning but he was out so I talked to my surrogate mom instead. They all know how hard this day has been for me in the past.

For music today the ultimate Mother song....the one from John Lennon. Patsy Cline always reminds me of my mother so here's one for my Mom, Crazy by Patsy Cline.

We're half way through the coincidences and it's one that is pretty well known:
Mark Twain and Halley's Comet
Mark Twain was born on the day of the appearance of Halley's Comet in 1835, and died on the day of its next appearance in 1910. He himself predicted this in 1909, when he said: "I came in with Halley's Comet in 1835. It is coming again next year, and I expect to go out with it."