Quaker Oatmeal Squares have returned
They are a sentimental favorite in our fambly (a food of a certain person’s childhood), so we’re glad to have them back.
The New Grown-Ups: “Franklin Roosevelt Is Back Again”
FDR FTW!
The New Grown-Ups: “Cheese Closet”/“Billy in the Lowground”
More music.
The New Grown-Ups: “Taxman Salamander”
With AI-generated lyrics.
The New Grown-Ups: “When I Stop Dreaming”
One more.
Four Corners (fun)
If you share your Strands results as a foursome, trying for Four Corners adds an element of tension to the play.
The New Grown-Ups: “Early”
One more.
The New Grown-Ups: “What Will Become of Me”
One more.
The New Grown-Ups: “I’d Jump the Mississippi”
Another tune.
The New Grown-Ups: “Treehopper”
A tune by our son.
The New Grown-ups: “The Hills of Isle Au Haut”
One more.
The New Grown-Ups: “William Blake’s Dead”
Bluegrass.
The New Grown-Ups: “The Devil’s Nine Questions”
Bluegrass.
The New Grown-Ups: “My Heart’s Own Love”
Bluegrass.
The New Grown-Ups: “Cumberland Gap”
The New Grown-Ups just took first in a new-band showcase at the Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Festival in Brunswick, Maine. Here’s a sample.
Enrobed Pretzel Rods?
The apples lie close to the trees.
$47.47
Mysterious water bills and fambly lore.
New directions in footwear
Kids say the darndest things: my Merrell Moab Adventure 3 shoes have been renamed “jungle shoes.”
Recently updated
Now I think I understand what “gentleman shirts” are.
New directions in apparel
“Papa’s gentleman shirts.”
“Adoration” (Price, arr. Fine)
A video of a beautiful performance.
A streaming “Adoration”
Elaine Fine’s arrangement of Florence Price’s “Adoration,” streaming tonight from Juilliard.
A joke in a non-traditional manner
“Knock, knock, who’s there?” And I was at a loss for words.
A joke in a neo-traditional manner
Why does “dinosaur” start with “d”?
Rockin’ past, present, and future
Brenda Lee’s song, and ours.
A joke in the traditional manner
What do ducks like to eat?
“Adoration” again
The digital radio station Classic FM has a list: fifteen pieces for anyone beginning to listen to classical music. Coming in at a number ten, Florence Price’s “Adoration”: “Originally composed for church organ, it was arranged for violin and piano by Elaine Fine.”
The New Grown-Ups at Bandcamp
“The New Grown-Ups blend traditional folk, country, blues, Celtic, old time, originals, and bluegrass into a snafu of contemporary acoustic music.” They sound great.
A child’s garden of etymology
Why is it called a couch?
A joke in the traditional manner
What kind of pasta do swimmers like?