Barefoot Books- LadyD: Blue Monday

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East Coast Wisdom

My grandson and the ocean inspire me today. Here are some refreshing thoughts to ponder while taking in the sights of a beautiful and vast horizon. You'll find some blue all around!

Linking to Inspire Me Monday and Blue Monday

You ask, "What do I do well and what do I love to do?"

Enjoying water time in the Atlantic Ocean

I would say, "Splashing in the Atlantic Ocean!" You see, Andy Stanley said... "Today's creations create tomorrow's experiences."

Unfortunately, there will always be those who don't understand your rhythm and will try to get you to change it to fit their agenda.

When you add a little bit of faith to a little bit of action, miracles still happen. Hope is reborn, life is worth living again... So,

"Look to the future because that is where you'll spend the rest of your life."
-- George Burns

Quotes from Bob Merritt's book:
7 Simple Choices for a Better Tomorrow

Sunrise, Bavaro Beach, Higuey, Punta ...

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“You can’t get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me.” -- C. S. Lewis

Clivia Culture

My Clivia plant is flowering a spectacular orange today! Wow... it must love the blue watering wand!
Do you use these in your plants? I think these particular plants do well in some shade, along with a little water. Just perfect for early Spring! Photos for Blue Monday and Mandarin Orange Monday.

I'm inspired by the colors and smells of Spring. Plus, listening to the children sing simple melodies of rhyme and repetition always is a blessing to my ears. Linking up to Inspire Me Monday

Barefoot Books-LadyD: Clivia Plant in Bloom

Preschool Songs About Flowers

http://www.preschoolexpress.com

1. See The Giant Sunflowers (Tune: Down By The Station)
2. I Made A Basket (Tune: A Tisket, A Tasket)
3. Flowers Everywhere (Tune: twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star)
4. Pretty Flowers (Tune: Jingle Bells)
5. Flowers Growing Song (Tune: The Mulberry Bush)
6. Flower Fingerplay

http://www.theholidayzone.com

1. I'm A Little Flower Bulb (Tune: I'm a Little Teapot)
2. Nine Little Flowers (Tune: Ten Little Indians)

http://www.preschooleducation.com

1. Dandelions (Tune: Mary Had a Little Lamb)
2. Three Little Tulips (Tune: Six Little Ducks)
3. I'm a Little Daisy (Tune: I'm a Little Teapot)
4. Here's a Little Flower (Tune: Did You Ever See a Lassie?)

The Flower Song (http://www.nancymusic.com)

Sow the seeds in the ground below
Add the sun and the rain
See the flowers grow
I can see in front of me
A daffodil as pretty as can be

Sow the seeds in the ground below
Add the sun and the rain
See the flowers grow
I can see in front of me
A yellow rose as pretty as can be

Sow the seeds in the ground below
Add the sun and the rain
See the flowers grow
I can see in front of me
A tulip just as pretty as can be

Sow the seeds in the ground below
Add the sun and the rain
See the flowers grow
I can see in front of me
An iris just as pretty as can be

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Greek Islands: Authentic Greek Cuisine

My husband and I went on a quick road trip (about a 1 1/2 hour drive) to Palm Springs. It was great to see the place again since I hadn't been back there for quite sometime. Mostly I saw palm trees and lots of stores to shop in... but I did come across this Greek restaurant sign. No, we didn't eat here but we managed to go to a fresh seafood restaurant later on that day. It was funny (yet sad) to spot this Justin Bieber sign in a local store window, too. By the way... I've posted 2 Greek recipes on Pinterest Board: Greek Food.

Everything was real nice there, especially seeing the statue of Marilyn Monroe. Plus, the Red Hat Society gals were having a convention in Palm Springs! That was a special treat to see and I especially loved seeing my cousin Peter performing in a local play about a true story. The author of The Yearling was being sued for using the names and backgrounds of local town people in Florida. The play is called, Invasion of Privacy.

Lots of blue photos for Blue Monday

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“You can’t get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me.” -- C. S. Lewis

Children's Theater: 3 Little Piggies

Children's Theater is a fun time around our house. These colorful masks were made by my friend Anny. She is a former kindergarten and art teacher. After my grandson acted out the popular nursery story "The Three Little Pigs," we decided to donate the wolf and several pink piggies to Ryan's kindergarten classroom. What playtime masks have you created?

Ryan loves to play the guitar. He's 5 years old and I never know what hat he's going to put on next! It's the same with his grandpa and the shoes! I think there are some blues in this photo for Blue Monday and Mandarin Orange Monday

Wikipedia

The Three Little Pigs is a fable featuring anthropomorphic pigs who build three houses of different materials. A big bad wolf is able to blow down the first two pigs' houses, made of straw and wood respectively, but is unable to destroy the third pig's house, made of bricks. Printed versions date back to the 1840s.

Piggies Lyrics: The Beatles

Have you seen the little piggies
Crawling in the dirt
And for all the little piggies
Life is getting worse
Always having dirt to play around in.

Have you seen the bigger piggies
In their starched white shirts
You will find the bigger piggies
Stirring up the dirt
Always have clean shirts to play around in.

In their sties with all their backing
They don't care what goes on around
In their eyes there's something lacking
What they need's a damn good whacking.

Everywhere there's lots of piggies
Living piggy lives
You can see them out for dinner
With their piggy wives
Clutching forks and knives to eat their bacon.

Children's Books

Three Little Pigs (Little Golden Book)
The Three Little Pigs
Three Little Pigs (Night Night, Sleep Tight)

Do you have a favorite Beatles song or Piggy Book?

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Bicycles By The Pier

I was thinking of the lyrics to this popular song when I came upon these bikes at the Oceanside Pier...

"I don't care how you get here, get here if you can."

If you look closely, you can see names etched in the wood railings. Have you ever carved your name on a tree? I've posted a YouTube music video and I was wondering, are you familiar with the song?

Lyrics: Get Here (If You Can)

You can reach me by railway
You can reach me by trailway
You can reach me on an airplane
You can reach me with your mind

You can reach me by a caravan
Cross the desert like an Arab man
I don't care how you get here
Get here if you can

You can reach me by sailboat
Climb a tree and swing rope to rope
Take a sled and slide down the slope
Into these arms of mine

You can jump on a speedy colt
Cross the border in a blaze of hope
I don't care how you get here
Get here if you can

There are hills and mountains between us

Always something to get over
If I had my way, surely you would be closer
I need you closer

You can windsurf into my life
Take me up on a carpet ride
You can make it in a big balloon
But you better make it soon

You can reach me by caravan
Cross the desert like an Arab man
I don't care how you get here
Get here if you can

I don't care, I don't care
I need you right here, right now
I need you right here, right now, right by my side

Yeah yeah, yeah yeah

Yeah yeah, oh
I don't care how you get here
Get here if you can

Photos for Blue Monday and Mandarin Orange Monday

Here I can see both colored bikes from the original photo.

Even though the red color is predominant, I can still see the blue colored bike as well.

photo editing of two bicycles at the pier

Same photo as above but with a paint texture and hard light effect to produce a dominant orange color.

Piano and Guitar Chords

“Get Here”
Originally Recorded By Oleta Adams

http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com

                    Dadd9                        A/C#     F#m (riffje als in intro)
You can reach me by railway, you can reach me by trailway
                       Bm7                Bm7add4/E              F#7sus4-F#m-F#7sus4-F#m
You can reach me on an airplane, you can reach me with your mind
                    Dadd9                             A/C#      F#m
You can reach me by caravan, cross the desert like an Arab man
        Bm7                          Bm7add4/E           A-Asus4-A-Asus4-A
I don't care how you get here, just  get here if you can



                    Dadd9                            A/C#         F#m
You can reach me by sailboat, climb a tree and swing rope to rope
                Bm7             Bm7add4/E              F#7sus4-F#m-F#7sus4-F#m
Take a sled and slide down slow, into these arms of mine
                  Dadd9                              A/C#           F#m
You can jump on a speedy colt, cross the border in a blaze of hope
        Bm7                            Bm7add4/E           A
I don't care how you get here, just   get here if you can



          G/B       A/C#      Dmaj7         E7/D 
There are hills and mountains between us
                        C#m7  
Always something to get over
E      F#m         F#m/E               Dmaj7
  If I had my way, surely you would be closer
F#m - Bm7                   Bm7add4/E
        I need you closer



solo op couplet



          G/B       A/C#      Dmaj7         E7/D 
There are hills and mountains between us
                        C#m7
Always something to get over
E      F#m         F#m/E               Dmaj7
  If I had my way, surely you would be closer
F#m - Bm7                   Bm7add4/E
        I need you closer



                    Dadd9                        A/C#     F#m (riffje als in intro)
You can windsurf into my life, take me up on a carpet ride
                     Bm7                 Bm7add4/E       F#7sus4-F#m-F#7sus4-F#m
You can make it in a big balloon, but you better make it soon
                    Dadd9                             A/C#       F#m7
You can reach me by caravan, cross the desert like an Arab man
        Bm7                          Bm7add4/E       Dmaj7 - A/C#  
I don't care how you get here, just  get here if you can
A             Bm7            Esus4 
I don't care, I dont care, I need you right here right now
Dadd9                                         A/C#                   A
I need you right here, right now, right by my side (yeah,yeah, yeah, yeah)

Bm7 – Esus4 


| D/F# - D/F# | A/C# - A |  


        Bm7                         Bm7add4/E                   A
I don't care how you get here, just             get here if you can