Aww…some Monday’s Music Moves Me

Aww…some Monday

Our next door neighbor has a huge evergreen tree that is a literal bird condominium and a couple of the residents happen to be American Goldfinch. They come into our flower garden, pick the petals off the zinnias and dine on the seeds. They are truly beautiful creatures. I’m not an expert, but based on the colors I would say this is a male and a female.

Monday’s Music Moves Me

September is National Happy Cat month. You don’t have to have a cat or any animal to share some songs about these adorable four-legged creatures! With that said, we don’t have a cat. We have Lucy. Lucy is our nine year old American Cocker Spaniel and the best dog we have ever owned.

Okay, so what do I do with this music theme? We don’t own a cat, so how about a song from Cat Stevens…

or a song with Cat in the title…

or a song from Three Dog Night. Have a blessed week.

Aww…some Monday’s Music Moves Me

Aww…some Monday

This past week my wife and I drove across town to The Momentary. The Momentary is an art gallery, restaurant, bar/lounge, and outdoor music venue. One of the recent exhibits is truly something special. It is titled, “The Beginning of Convenience” and is a tribute to the small grocery stores that many of us grew up with and there is a nod to the local mega business of Walmart Inc. Everything you see in the following images is either made from felt fabric or covered in felt fabric. Artists name is Lucy Sparrow and the exhibit will be here until July 2027. I cannot imagine the hours required to make everything in this display as it covers over a thousand square feet. The photo area and snack bar are special treats to see.

Just a reminder, everything you see is either made from felt fabric or covered in felt. It is truly an amazing and fun exhibit to explore.

So, if you have a reason to be in Bentonville, AR in the next ten months, this is a fun side visit and it’s free!!

Monday’s Music Moves Me.

This week at 4M the theme is whatever music moves you. It’s also Labor Day so I thought a couple of tunes celebrating the value of work and the American worker. Here you go. Have a great holiday and a blessed week.


Aww…some Monday’s Music Moves Me

Aww…some Monday

We Had a Baby Shower

Saturday, there was a baby shower at our home in honor of the youngest grand daughter. She is expecting our first great grand daughter, who will join our two great grandsons in the family. If you have followed this blog for any length of time you know this was the soccer player and champion high jumper in high school and college. Now, she is married and bringing her first born into the family. Yes, we’re excited!

The hostesses for the event were her mother, oldest sister and Nana (my wife). They are quite the team.

There were awesome cookies and cake from the very talented folks of a local bakery.

Nana made a very special quilt and pillow for our newest arrival. It will be a generational gift.

There were probably 50 guests in attendance and our girl got some very nice, useful, and practical gifts. All in all, it was a lovely event. The hostesses did an awesome job planning and executing a beautiful shower for the new mother to be.

Monday’s Music Moves Me

The theme this week at 4M…It’s the end of the month, summer is drawing to an end unofficially. Share songs that make you think of the end of summer. Have a blessed week.

Aww…some Monday’s Music Moves Me

Aww…some Monday

I’ve been photographing things in the backyard from our covered patio recently. To me, these images represent a few of the reasons why I believe in God and the truth of Scripture. Every thing you see in these images except for the glass feeder and support were created by the God of the universe. The very first words in Scripture declare that in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The first book of the Bible also informs us that God created man and woman and gave them dominion over the earth. Admittedly, mankind has done a poor job of stewardship.

Consider this, 99% of the beauty of creation goes unnoticed by humans, yet a close look at these creatures leaves no doubt that Divine design was involved. And, if the God of the universe cares enough about the details of these creatures, some of which have a lifespan of less than one month, just think how valuable you are to your Creator. Matthew 6:26 says that the birds of the air neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not more valuable than they? We are created by a God who loves us more than we can understand and wants to have an eternal relationship with us. He has provided a way through Jesus Christ. All of Scripture can be filtered down to three words, Trust and Obey. It’s that simple. It may not always be easy, but it not complicated. Have a very blessed week.

Monday’s Music Moves Me

In keeping with the images and thoughts above, I will be moving back into Christian/Gospel music this week. Enjoy.

Aww…some Monday’s Music Moves Me

Farmer’s Market

Monday’s Music Moves Me

Aug 17th August is the Abundant Harvest of Vegetables month. CoolKidFacts says these veggies are in abundance this time of year tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, and peas. Use these for inspiration or go with vegetables in general found in artist/band name or song title/lyrics.

In Northwest Arkansas, and for a great part of the country an intense heat wave is burning crops up at a very rapid pace. Our tomatoes and cucumbers are done. Okra is the only thing still producing and I used “Green Onions” last week in my 4M post. I’m still going to try to abide by the rules this week, even though I am tempted to go in a different direction, but I will add fruits to the harvest. Have a blessed week.