songbird's crazy world

  Mystical Magical   Welcome to  Saturday: 9 . What we've committed to our readers is that we will post 9 questions every Saturday. Sometimes the post will have a theme, and at other times the questions will be totally unrelated. Those weeks we do "random questions," so-to-speak. We encourage you to visit other participants posts and leave a comment. Because we don't have any rules, it is your choice. We hate rules. We love to answer the questions, however, and here are today's questions! Saturday 9: Mystical Magical (2025) Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it  here . 1) This week's song is about a new love affair, and Benson Boone bounces between frustration and optimism when he thinks about it. Does anything inspire your mixed emotions these days? I love my job, but it’s stressful. 2) The lyrics mention "moonbeam ice cream," which is something Benson just made up. Last summer, when this week's song became popular, ice cream shops were ...

So last week I called Duchess the “Queen of the Couch.  This week she proved it.    Duchess was upstairs, and when she came down … The First Battle of the Couch …. Yes, Shadow had the temerity to sit on the couch!  On Duchess’s couch!   Well, Duchess was certainly not going to allow that! First she looked at Drew, but he said “you’re on your own, cat.” So Duchess climbed up onto the couch,  onto the back of the couch,  paws were flying … The winner and still champion … Duchess sniffing Drew’s shirt. Shadow sniffing Drew’s costume for the show …  And then there was the Second Battle of the Couch The champ!

 Clouds The lamppost is exhaling  Coming around a corner? This one looks like a bird — that’s the beak to the left of the screen I thought this was an interesting pattern This one looks like a wave washing over the trees. #skywatchfriday

  I walk into the community room, find a spot and unroll my mat.  It’s 10 years old, I should replace it, but I really love it.  The tote bag goes on a chair at the side of the room.  Out cone the blocks (also ancient), the strap, the Mexican blanket, the yoga socks, the water bottle.  My wallet, phone and car keys remain in the bag,  Flip flops under the chair.  I take a few minutes to sit and breathe, set my intention, maybe do some stretching with the strap. And then class begins, and we all chant “Om” before beginning our warmup stretches.  Soon we are doing the asanas, the poses.  Cat and cow.  Downward dog.  Baby cobra.  Mountain pose.  Warrior poses. Tree pose.  Triangle pose. Vinyasa yoga means flow, smooth transitions from pose to pose while focusing on the breath.  I struggle with mat work, I have no upper body strength.  And standing poses that challenge my balance …yeah, not easy. By the time cla...

 So we were supposed to have a barbecue Sunday, had to postpone it to Monday because of the weather.  We’re expecting about 10 people.  I’m making a cucumber salad and a caprese salad, They say cats have nine lives.  I don’t know if that is true, but Shadow … I should have taken a picture…she crawled into a plastic bag, the kind we use to store pillows, blankets, etc.  I was afraid she would suffocate. And yes, the caterwauls you heard from my house were Shadow’s complaints.  I was cutting her nails,but you’d have thought I was killing her, the way she carried on … Drew got a couple of weird texts last week from a local hospital.  “The patient is in the ER”, followed by “The patient has been moved to a regular room.”  Nothing to identify who “the patient” is,   Then I saw a post on Facebook … Drew has been very low contact with his sister, but apparently she listed him as her emergency contact on her admission form at the hospital.  We w...

  May 25th  In the US, May is National Barbecue month.  It’s time to go hog wild! Share music that make you think of a great cook out. We we planned to fire up the grill yesterday even though the weather was miserable … have a group of friends over … eat  burgers and hot dogs  … since when is May monsoon season?  The cook out gods were not kind …we postponed the event until today. But the music? We can listen anytime … Let’s start with a classic. Ray Steven wants barbecue  Gordon MacRae prefers a clambake  But Jimmy Buffett … The cheeseburger wins.