After some hard work getting ready for the greens collection, we were ready for it to be picked up. Even though it was a holiday for most (Labor Day), the truck with workers arrived. I guess the closest thing we have to this in Pasadena, is when they pick up our leaves in autumn. I leaned that in Australia, this is what a rake looks like: A little different from our design? I think mom would like it for spring raking. It ... Read More

Each year it is made available greens verge collection in John's area. Years ago when I first met John, I didn't even know what verge meant. Verge = a strip of grass or other vegetation beside a road. I guess we would call it a curbside collection. They are limited to tree prunings ONLY up to a total of 3m3. We are lucky the weekend was cooler.I dedicated myself to be John's helper, not willing to brave his ladder or tools ... Read More

Also this past month, I compiled a list of all the records in the house that are Compilation albums. To my surprise the one that seemed to be worth the most was this one that I played over and over again from K-Tel, "I Believe in Music" You remember K-Tel always selling these kinds of records? A list of songs from that Album: Side One: Brandy (You’re A Fine Girl) – Looking Glass Beautiful Sunday – Daniel Boone Sunny Days – Lighthouse How Do You Do? – Mouth ... Read More

I finally have all the albums found in the household on a list. Here is a partial list for now, Compilations I am adding to another list. I sure hope to one day purchase this record player/converter to mp3 from Amazon. Sony PS-LX300USB USB Stereo Turntable (Black) ARTIST NAME OF ALBUM Alabama Mountain Music Amy Grant Unguarded Amy Grant The Collection Andres Segovia The Intimate Guitar Andy Williams Days of Wine and Roses Andy Williams Moon River Andy Williams Love Andy Anne Murray Greatest Hits Artur Rubinstein The Chopin I Love Artur Rubinstein The World's Favorite Beethoven Sonatas B.J. Thomas Raindrops Keep Falling On My ... Read More

I have on my desk three large stacks of record albums. While moving things around in the living room to make room to put flooring down, I found record albums that belonged to Mom, Dad, my grandmom, and some of my old ones. I decided to put the titles into a database, as I am sure some might be collectors items, and possibly valuable to someone. Given the spread of ages included here, there is quite a variety in this group. Here ... Read More

Adding to my music collection is never ending. Here is the latest. :) I am really loving the Saltwater Band song, "Djilawurr". (push play to listen) It means orange footed scrub fowl. Lovely Aboriginal tune from Australia. The Bruno Mars song, I can't get out of my head, it must be all this engagement/ wedding stuff. That's ok,  Rubí loves dancing with her nana to it. 1. Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Let It Ride 2. Blue Öyster Cult - Burnin For You 3. Bruno Mars ... Read More

Christmas often means new music comes into my collection, and John sent something Enric and I both can enjoy, Tommy Emmanuel. Added to my mp3 collection are the soothing sounds of Iron and Wine, two versions of Queen's Love of my Life, and some Christmas songs all found on ... . 1. Iron Wine - The Trapeze Swinger 2. Iron & Wine - Boy With a Coin (4:05) 3. Queen - Love Of My Life (4:57) 4. Queen - Love Of My Life ... Read More

I just added to my music collection, most of it Christmas of course! 1. Andre Rieu - Amazing Grace (2:47) 2. Medley: Hark, The Herald Angels Sing - It Came Upon A Midnight Clear (3:04) 3. Medley: Pat-A-Pan - While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks By Night (2:51) 4. Bing Crosby - What Child Is This?/The Holly And The Ivy (Medley) (3:20) 5. Bing Crosby - Christmas Dinner, Country Style (2:28) 6. Bing Crosby - Do You Hear What I Hear? (2:45) 7. Bing Crosby - Have Yourself ... Read More

It's been awhile since I got my new computer. Even so, it's been even longer to completely get it set up. (It sat in the box for awhile too). It's just that it's overwhelming and I didn't have much time to deal with it. Well this weekend, I finally set up the speakers so I could hear music and moved my external hard drive with my MP3 collection to the new PC as well. In doing this, I thought I best ... Read More

Always happy to add fonts to my collection! CK Little Women.ttf GE HandyScript.ttf GE Martine Script Normal.ttf GE Mona Lisa Script Normal.ttf GE Quintet Script Bold.ttf GE Quintet Script Normal.ttf GE TravelScript.ttf Music DBZ.ttf Music Hall.ttf Mx1urban.ttf Mx2urban.ttf My Old Remington.ttf Savoye Plain.ttf SignPainter HouseCasual.ttf ... Read More

Via a yahoo group I discovered Solomon Burke! How did I miss this fellow's music? (Well in fact I knew "Cry to Me" from Dirty Dancing, but was not familiar with Solomon Burke) I've taken an immediately liking to "What Am I Living For" Added to my Music Collection: 1. Solomon Burke - After All These Years (4:37) 2. Solomon Burke - Baby Come On Home (3:20) 3. Solomon Burke - Cry To Me (2:36) 4. Solomon Burke - Don't Give Up On Me (3:48) 5. Solomon Burke ... Read More

Recently, Miranda sent me a lovely postcard from Wisconsin, so I put it together with Petra's from Graceland and New Orleans. Also, I found an old one sent to me from Morocco and then I found one from the Mackinac Bridge, Niagara Falls, Washington D.C., and finally one from Baltimore. Barcelona, Spain 79 Sagrada Familia 13 Camp Nou 9 Montjuich 39 Barri Gotic 20 Sabadell, Spain 36 Vacarisses, Spain 5 Monsterrat, Spain 39 Sitges, Spain 4 Benasque, Spain 37 Lleida, Spain 19 Tarragona, Spain 11 Graus, Spain 16 Madrid, Spain 5 Ravenna, Italy 1 London, England 11 Holland 19 France 12 Australia 7 Iceland 2 New York 5 Niagara Falls, NY 12 Washington DC 8 Delaware 3 Maryland 20 Baltimore, Maryland 23 Ocean City, Maryland 11 Annapolis, Maryland 5 Pennsylvania 41 West Viriginia 28 Harpers Ferry, West Virginia 38 Wisconsin 1 Virginia 23 Michigan 5 Indiana 2 Tennessee 5 Illinois 10 Louisiana 1 Georgia 1 Ohio 6 Maine 3 California 3 Columbia, South America 2 Bolivia, South America 5 Morocco 1 596 ... Read More

1. Alice Cooper - You and Me 2. Anberlin - The Feel Good Drag (3:24) 3. Barbara Mason - Yes I'm Ready (3:06) 4. Bob Seger - Bob Segar - Love to Watch Her Strut (3:53) 5. Burton Cummings - Stand Tall 6. Jason Mraz - Jason Mraz - Im Yours (5:38) 7. Led Zeppelin - Thank You (4:50) 8. Linkin Park - New Divide (4:26) 9. Matthew West - The Motions (3:47) 10. Over the Rhine - I Want You to Be My Love (4:09) 11. Over The Rhine ... Read More

Some evidence of a recent Todd Rundgren concert here... Discovered Buffalo Tom on "My So Called Life" and Landon Pigg on a TV commercial for AT&T 1. Bob Marley - Turn Your Lights Down Low (3:36) 2. Buffalo Tom - Soda Jerk 3. Buffalo Tom - Do You In 4. Buffalo Tom - Late At Night 5. Buffalo Tom - Wiser 6. Diana Ross - Diana Ross - Reach Out And Touch (Somebody's Hand) (3:01) 7. Janis Joplin - Cry Baby (3:57) 8. Landon Pigg - Can't ... Read More

You might see some influence from my mom in this list: 1. Bread - Just When I Needed You Most 2. Chuck Mangione - Feels So Good 3. Climax Blues Band - Precious And Few (2:47) 4. Gerry Rafferty - Right Down The Line (4:30) 5. Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced(1) 6. Jimi Hendrix - National Anthem (Live at Woodstock) 7. Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Chile Blues 8. Jimi Hendrix & The Doors - Let Me Stand Next To Your Fire (Live) 9. Jimi Hendrix- If 6 was ... Read More

True to his word, Grit sent me some postcards from Tennessee to add to my postcard collection! My list now looks like this: Barcelona,Spain 79 Sagrada Familia 13 CampNou 9 Montjuich 39 BarriGotic 20 Sabadell,Spain 36 Vacarisses,Spain 5 Monsterrat,Spain 39 Sitges,Spain 4 Benasque,Spain 37 Lleida,Spain 19 Tarragona,Spain 11 Graus,Spain 16 Madrid,Spain 5 Ravenna,Italy 1 London,England 11 Holland 19 France 12 Australia 7 Iceland 2 New York 5 NiagaraFalls, NY 11 Washington DC 7 Delaware 3 Maryland 20 Baltimore,Maryland 22 OceanCity, Maryland 11 Annapolis,Maryland 5 Pennsylvania 41 West Viriginia 28 HarpersFerry, West Virginia 38 Virginia 23 Michigan 4 Indiana 2 Tennessee 4 Illinois 10 Georgia 1 Ohio 6 Maine 3 California 3 Columbia,South America 2 Bolivia,South America 5 593 ... Read More

I blogged some time ago about my postcard collection . I love to travel and see new places, I also love to get postcards from friends. John sent me some more from Australia: And Anna just brought me some from Maine: I also have added some more, Delaware being a whole new state I didn't have. My daughter was supposed to bring me some from South Carolina, but forgot, so I am still without any from there. She did take this lovely photo though ... Read More

It was truly tempting to call this "Postcards from the Edge" after the week I just had, but, I resisted. As I mentioned in another blog, Tuesday I had 12-13 hours of straight driving, with one small break for lunch. On the way home, I was feeling fatigued and thought to get a candy bar to give me a chocolate 'lift'. So, I stopped in one of the nice rest stations along the Pennsylvania Turnpike, and saw one of my favorites, a Three ... Read More

  I am a hopeless listmaker. My blog testifies to that. Recently having moved some of my things from my house, and having unpacked most books from the barn, I have put together a list of the books I currently own that are dusted off and put up on the shelf. Likely more to come. Some were gifts, and even one on this list I had a part in helping the author!   Title I Talk Back to the Devil The Final days Ben Carson Love, Sex, and ... Read More

  It's been over two years now... and I have finally put my CD's in Alphabetical order! Yes, I am a music junkie. :) CD collection MP3 Collection   ... Read More

Most who visit my blog know that my external hard drive, where I store all my music, failed. I have not been able to get together the money needed to look into a data recovery specialist, although, a few of them quoted me fair prices, well below the 1,000 - 2,000 dollar standard, it was still steep for me in light of my limited income. I have that on the back burner for now, perhaps I will still be able to do ... Read More

Adding to my Time Life collection from the year 1973. I can't even begin to figure out which is my favorite. The classic Smoke on the Water, Dobey Gray's Drift Away, which seemed to play endlessly as I would suntan by the pool, or We're an American Band, Doobie Brothers, Todd Rundgren....just too many good ones that year! 1. Al Green - Call Me (Come Back Home) (3:04) 2. Billy Preston - Will It Go Round in Circles (3:44) 3. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly ... Read More

Hi all. For anyone who loves music and has some time on their hands, I just updated my online Winamp Generated MP3 collection list. It hadn't been updated since February, so there are a few 100 new ones not listed before. You can find the complete list » HERE I am beginning to wonder which of my CD's I should rip next. Should I go through all my Time Life 70's music? hehe ... Read More

I never get tired of adding to my MP3 collection, and on this occasion, I had some help from my son. As you can see I have been looking up some Cliff Richard music, but I have been looking for something that I don't think can be found in the U.S. Years ago, I attended my church to see a movie called HIS LAND, with lovely music sung by Cliff Richard, in particular, He's Everything to Me. If anyone knows where to ... Read More

I usually get in the Christmas mood and play Christmas music around...HALLOWEEN. :) However this year has been different to get started. I suppose I am rather busy these days. Recent trips to the mall, however, and starting my shopping for the holidays has got me thinking I need to rip my Christmas CDs. I have a lot on cassette tape as well, but trying to replace them with new CD's. Here is my Christmas mp3 collection I have so far...what's missing? 1. ... Read More

1. Audience - I Put A Spell On You (4:09) 2. Audience - You're Not Smiling (5:14) 3. Bream, Julian - Andaluza (Playera), various guitar & other non-piano arrangements (No.5 of 'Spanish Dances (12)') (0:47) 4. Bream, Julian - Andaluza (Playera), various guitar & other non-piano arrangements (No.5 of 'Spanish Dances (12)') (2:05) 5. Bream, Julian - Cancion del emperador, for vihuela (2:23) 6. Bream, Julian - Fantasia for guitar (0:39) 7. Bream, Julian - Fantasia for guitar (2:48) 8. Bream, Julian - Introduction and Fandango, various ... Read More

Continuing with my Mp3 collection... 1001. Foghat - Slow Ride.mp3 1002. Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is.mp3 1003. Foreigner - Long Long Way From Home.mp3 1004. Foreigner - That Was Yesterday.mp3 1005. Foreigner - Waiting For A Girl Like You.mp3 1006. Foreigner - You're All I Am.mp3 1007. Fountains of Wayne - Stacey's Mom.mp3 1008. FR - Patrick Bruel - Juste avant - 10 - Au cafe des delices.mp3 1009. Frank Sinatra - Summer Wind (with Julio Iglesias).mp3 1010. Frank Zappa - Don't You Eat That Yellow ... Read More

Anyone who knows me just even a little, knows I love music - all kinds of music. Someone with a computer and a love of such a wide range of music, is bound to have a nice sized Mp3 collection, and I am getting there. Now for the first 1000 songs... 1. Pavarotti And Friends - Sting And Zucchero - Muoio Per Te (3:53) 2. 10,000 Maniacs - Because The Night (3:38) 3. 10,000 Maniacs - More than this (4:05) 4. 10cc - I'm Not in ... Read More

In line with my page of my MP3 Collection and my CD collection, I have started pages of the top hits of the decades. So far using Billboard Charts for the top songs, here are the new pages with the Top Hits of the 50's, 60's,70's and the 80's More surely to come soon. :) ... Read More