Planting My ❤️ Garden

I put together a couple of videos using some cover tracks that I made. I’ve decided that putting my home videos and photos with my music is a better way of capturing the essence. Sometimes I tell a story within my videos. I call it audio/video scrapbooking. I’ve posted these videos on my YouTube channel as well as TikTok and my Music Facebook page.

I’m thinking if the general public is somewhat interested then my kids and grandkids will be one day. If not now, then maybe after I’ve left the planet? They are all the stars in my videos. I’ve really enjoyed putting videos together of my life and our get togethers! I know that my son in laws have given me so much sh*! Especially in my early years of putting myself out there on YouTube. I have been the joke of the decade! The razzing turned into a deeply wounding, soul crushing embarrassment for me. It hasn’t stopped me though from putting myself out there and dreaming. The humbling has been deeply embedded in my relationships with them.

I heard all about how people doing silly and ridiculous things on YouTube we’re making a ton of money. While of course this Gram of 8 was putting herself out there musically for free. My savant like oddity of no real interest. I can tell you this, I have so enjoyed the gift! Playing and feeling a spiritual connection has been absolutely amazing. Between me and my maker, it has been the most personal fulfilling experience of my life❤️.

Having recently found out that both of my parents were deeply rooted in musical theater, it all makes sense. The DNA explains my desire to perform music! We are all here to explore our talents and special gifts. I truly believe that DNA has a lot to do with our interests and individuality.

Anyway, here are a few new links to check out.

https://youtu.be/8GOXeaYAzZM – My Visit Home To The Central Coast Of California

Fool’s Overture The Soundtrack Of My Life And Video Scrapbook

https://youtu.be/lsrXgX3YReo

I hope you enjoy my videos. They are authentic and near and dear to me.

I also hope that you are all enjoying whatever makes your heart sing! Find that creative outlet that frees you and defines your spirit! That’s ultimately what we are here for since none of us get to leave the planet with monetary things. We take with us those things within our spirit that define our souls!

Adding some color to the yard…
*Plant your garden where you can see it… The flowers are the fruit you will leave behind and, take with you❤️*

Easter Dinner Hope It’s A Winner

Celebrating early this year. I made a cake for a family gathering for tomorrow. It is a Coconut Cake with Buttercream Frosting and sliced almonds.

Having an early get together as two of my grown daughters are working on Easter Sunday.

I’ve been wanting to try this cake mix. Dolly Parton is a sweet and savvy business woman. I’m hoping the cake lives up to her standard. Her brand is wholesome is good so I have hope for her cake mix!

The batter looked amazing. Light and fluffy!

I made a 3- layer cake. I happen to like 3 layers with frosting in between. I used a fluffy vanilla frosting between the layers.

The decorating was simple this year…

I’m no pro, that’s obvious. I do however absolutely love to bake cakes for my guests and family get togethers.

I made deviled eggs to go along with my Ham Dinner.

Orange Jello with diced peaches-

Easter Dinner- Brown Sugar Glazed Ham- Deviled Eggs- Mashed Gold Potatoes- Orange Jello w/diced peaches- Steamed Broccoli with Hollandaise Sauce- Blueberry Muffins and Baked Dinner Rolls-

I have a lot of cooking tomorrow yet to do. I’m glad I made my cake today as well as the jello and Deviled Eggs. Less work for tomorrow!

Holiday Fun Under The Sun And Stars

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We had fun with these solar flowers yesterday. Inspired us to do some yard work. Easter was quiet and rather relaxing. I spent a fair amount of time in the kitchen as I do most holidays.

Amelia climbed the tree and hunted for eggs in her PJ’s lol…

I made an Apricot Pineapple Coffeecake The “star” of Easter food, plenty of hard boiled eggs…

I think that she had a nice day. I hope she will have fond memories of this quiet Easter. We even planted wildflower seeds in the tree ring together…

Praying For Time And Easter Greetings To All

Happy Easter! I hope that you had a wonderful time today. I just now sat down to chill out. I have been cooking and cleaning all day. I made a big dinner. I never plan on it being so much work but it always is. I like to cook but the clean-up takes awhile. Always longer than I anticipate.

I made two big meals and cleaned up after two big meals as well lol. I made a nice Easter Brunch. Eggs, bacon, fruit and home baked wildberry muffins.
 We didn’t even get to coloring eggs until this afternoon. Zoe had a busy social weekend so she finally had time to sit down with me today to color them with me. Silly really because I just turned around and peeled them to make deviled eggs to go with the ham dinner.

Although she wasn’t happy to have her picture taken, she spent a lot of time on the patio coloring eggs with me. She made the muffins for breakfast! Helped with dinner. She offered to help! She is a great helper in the kitchen now. I appreciate this precious kid!
Egg coloring fun!!!

 A friend of mine brought flowers to me this morning! She is a sweet friend that I’m so grateful for. We have fun. She surprised me with these beautiful Stargazer Lillies. 
Ham dinner with every side you can think of it seemed lol… 
No G-Kids today as they all had their own egg hunts and things to do. We had been invited to Britt’s Egg Hunt and festivities yesterday. I went to see daughter Lexie and Alissa yesterday. Only to find that my daughter isn’t doing well again and I fear that she is slipping into a deep hole that will lead to her losing custody of her daughter… Awful. I’m heartbroken but I can see the writing in the wall. This isn’t going well for Alissa. So sad to see! I am realistic to know that I can’t save the world either. I have no idea how this will all play out. I do however know that something needs to be done!

The darkest song that I know but so true to life and living…

Pink Floyd Pink Bunnies And A Rainbow Of Big Dreams

Hip Hop … I’ve been doing my stent as the Easter Bunny. I know a lot of you have as well! You have o get more creative as they (your kids) get older. I only have one left at home and she still looks forward o celebrating Easter. We will color eggs and make deviled eggs with the eggs we color. I’m making a ham with all the trimmings. Mashed potatoes (per Zoe’s request). A few yams, deviled eggs, peach jello with chopped apricots, asparagus and wild berry muffins! Zoe is making a carrot cake for dessert.

Lots of food …

Bunnies, ducks and chicks are everywhere in my house!

I was thinking about Pink Floyd today and how they completely changed the way that we hear music. What a bunch of genius musicians! Absolutely so talented and brilliant. Amazes me how these guys thought to come up with the music they wrote! Along with my cover of, Us & Them, I cover a small portion of the Great Gig In The Sky. Here it is at the end of this compilation of songs that I could play as a kid. A collection of three songs from the 70’s that I could play by ear… They just kind of came to me, I could just play them one day…?