Judith, thank you so much for the nice things you said about Bob’s book. It is (she says objectively) really moving, and a lovely tribute to life-long friendships. And You Know You Should be Glad is the book’s title… incidentally. And it applies to all friends who should be glad of the memories they make together.
Dear Wede,
I received my AARP magazine yesterday afternoon and read the article by your son. It was so beautiful, it brought tears to my eyes. What a wonderful description of friendship.
I just wanted you to know that I enjoyed it very much. You raised a fine young man in that son of yours.
Judith
Is klezmer always played rather fast and happy-sounding? That’s what was played at the concert I attended. It was just so joyful!!!!!!!! I expect that it could also be so sad, you’d cry without knowing why. It was wonderful.
I googled klezmer and the wikipedia site was super – here’s the URL if anyone is interested. Scroll down a ways from the first little bit and there is a wonderful description.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klezmer
I had an audio cassete with jewish music as part of it and our oldest grandson, who was about 8 at the time, just loved it and played it over and over, but I don’t remember the title, but it sounded Biblicaly uplifting. JJ
The front doorbell rang this afternoon and I was delighted to see my cousins, Darlyne Crum, and DonnaRae Rutherford. They are in the area, on their way to their brother’s son’s wedding out west. You all know Darlyne, and I’ve always admired and looked up to her and her sister Donna, both nurses, as well as their brother, Curtis, who is a retired Air Force navigator, and retired second career, MO Synod Luth. pastor. Curt lives in Grand Forks, and its his son whose wedding all are going to attend.
They had been to Oslo’s cemetary where their parents, (my uncle), and brother’s graves are right next to my parents and brother.
Not much reading done, went with my husband to an early weight watcher weigh-in, he lost a few ounces, another cousin stopped by, and two long, but pleasant phone calls, and Bible study this evening. So goes the day! And I enjoy!
Jacky Jones
the musical style that developed in Eastern Europe, which created songs in which the music needed no words to explain the thoughts of the Jewish Heart and soul.
Explain please, Leah – I only know I love it.
Okay, I’m ignorant–what is that? Don’t think I’ve ever seen the word, let alone the music–it sounds like an instrument.
Candace
I love Klezmer, Leah. I went to a couple of musical evening at the temple in ABQ, both of which had klezmer and it really sets your toes to tapping. No sleeping when that is happening.
Congratulations on your new computer, Jo. Mine (iMac) is about a year old now, also has a flat screen. I love it. My latest toy is an iPod and I’ve spent a good amount of time today putting my favorite music, jazz, klezmer, folk, etc. on it, so I can walk around listening to my favorites. Fun.
Yes, I’m reading too. I do most of my reading in bed at night; my latest book is one someone in this group recommended. Skin Tight or some such title. But I’ve only just started but it’s taking me a little while to get acquainted with all the characters.
I’ve been so good here lately! I have this new computer which I”m loading with a few things from my Gateway. I’m trying to think who should be the benefactor of the Gateway; there is nothing wrong with it at all. Son Gene got me a camera/mike combination to use with Skype software and it’s rather fun. The Gateway didn’t have the capacity to use it so – he went in with me to get the HP. I have the flat panel screen rather than that humongous TV-type monitor. It’s really nice to have some space on this computer desk!
As for reading, I’m still in the light mystery kick. I’ve not got the book here with me, but whoever it is who writes using Jane Austen as her protagonist does a very good job. She is quite good at the very early 1800 language. The books’ titles start with “Jane and …..”
It has certainly warmed up – it was 74 at 9 this morning, whereas yesterday at 9, it was 84! But it’s muggy and looks like we should be getting some rain. Hopefully so.
Jo
I tried to listen to more of Brave New World as I walked my two miles today, but find I have a faulty cd, and I find it rather depressing anyway, so I switched to Joseph Conrad’s book, and even though he is much wordier than modern writers, I kind of like his style, although I’ve only heard the first part. There’s a movie based on it called Appcolyspe Now, which I’ve never seen, but may try to rent if I like the book enough—and find time.
Tomorrow hubby has a checkup in the am, my dad’s cousin’s funeral in the aft. and grandson’s baseball at 6:30. So the days go.
Jacky Jones
That is a lot of rain. I hope you are high and dry.
Phyllis, I have never read that author but will add him to my list which is getting very long. I picked up the CD of Piquolt, My Sisters Keeper and will have it with me for any long waits in the airports.
I sure hope that you stay high and dry, Candace, and all who may be getting this latest storm. I’m thinking about you all.
I have just finished his new book, The Good Life. I found it half-interesting, half-trash… two people thrown together at a volunteer station offering food to the workers at Ground-Zero. The couple that “find” each other seem to be the “good” people.. their spouses have either bad-to-awful faults… and the soap opera ending is… what should they do about it in light of their new found, overpowering love. The half interesting part is that he writes well, made a splash when he hit the literary world not too many books ago.. and he has a great eye for the particulars of the New York world. (Or I think he does from my myopic, midwest point of view.)
Houston and the suburbs to the east especially are having a lot of rain. Some areas that were not affected by Allison are are flooding and rain is expected to continue the rest of today and into tomorrow–it’s really alarming. Slower rains the past couple of days have saturated the ground so the potential for widespread flooding is real. I got up at 5:00 to try and get the dogs out during any lulls. Fortunately, got them out and back in very quickly, one at a time. No news other than the weather on all of the local stations. I’ll have to go back upstairs to the set with cable to find out what’s going on in the rest of the world.
Candace
In California, it’s illegal to pick the CA poppies or the lupine – actually any wildflower.
I don’t remember about NM, but it’s probably the same there…illegal.
In Michigan it is against the law to pick Trailing Arbutus.
Huggz all,
Jerry
We don’t care if you spell moccasins right or not – we just want to read your posts! 
I’ve been reading, but it’s been books I’ve already read – and obviously liked. Nothing new to report except that it’s been warm the last couple of days.
A friend and I attended a women’s church convention in the home of Babe and Paul Bunyon, Bemidji, MN, Fri and Sat. We heard some wonderful speakers, had good food, and stayed at my friend’s lake home nearby. We walked and saw many lovely wild flowers, including hundreds of Lady Slippers, MN’s state flower. It’s against the law to pick them, and they are either pink or yellow. When I was a kid they were called Indian Moccasins. Have to use spell check.
Jacky Jones
The only semi-solution is to have a VERY GOOD book with you – one in paperback with large print. Only one other problem – sitting in those seats at the airport for hours and hours, and if you have trouble walking – there you are!
I can beat that record. I once spent nine hours in the Houston airport because my flight from Newark was late. The last three hour delay was because they didn’t have a crew. I arrived in ElPaso around one AM. It was not fun. They said it was because of the weather so there was no compensation. I doubted that but who could argue?
That has to be some kind of a record – seven hours!
I always hated those connections in Minneapolis. I had to change planes twice – once in Memphis & again in Mpls.
I sat in the Minneapolis airport for seven hours once waiting for another flight.
Jan
June has been a very busy month so far. We always have a lot of inexpensive entertainment here in Huntsville, but for some reason June has even more to offer. I just got back from a
magnificent production of “Jekyll and Hyde, the musical” ($15 for seniors). Last night attended a jazz concert (free) at our local library. Sultry torch singer, wonderful saxophone player and three others in the group – playing all the songs we know – Peggy Lee, Nat King Cole, Sentimental Journey, etc. The Library has a very high domed ceiling and the acoustics are great.Now I have to figure out how I can get to another concert at the University next Saturday night. I drive at night if I’m very familiar with the roads, and did tonight taking 3 friends, but managed to get in the wrong lane and off on another highway. Luckily we left early enough so we arrived on time anyway.
Oh, I also started a new book “Leaving Eden” by Anne D. LeClaire. She wrote “Entering Normal” and I liked that one.
This one is about a girl whose mother leaves her, certain she is destined to be a success in Hollywood. The mother is beautiful and terribly self-centered. The daughter worships her and
so far it is very sad to see how she clings to the little bit of attention her mother gives her when she returns. I am at the point where I think Mother is about to leave again.
Jan