Blogging from A to Z: M is for Milk Snake

 

Red Milk Snake picture Mike Pingleton, Wikipedia

The Milk Snake is a colorful, non venomous snake that has 24 subspecies. They are opportunistic eaters but mainly eat rodents as adults.

A look at someone's pet milk snake...

Blogging from A to Z: Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin

I'm a bad influence on my Mom! At least on her music. My Mom likes Led Zeppelin. I already wrote about going to see Robert Plant with her. I've also seen her post a video for "Stairway to Heaven" on her facebook feed.

She has posted about Robert Plant on Austin City Limits. Of course my theme about my mom was done with a "Whole Lotta Love"

Keeping it short as I finish the challenge!

Blogging from A to Z: Yesterdays

One day you will run out of yesterdays. Tomorrows and todays will be gone too. Sometimes the yesterday you are looking for isn't yesterday. It is the yesterday, to the yesteryear, or the yester decade. It disappoints likes the dreams for tomorrow.

Yesterday was in the past. Yet it inspires dreams and imagination. Sometimes we want yesterdays to comeback to celebrate. Other times we want it to come back to make it right. However, the time has already sped onto today. We turn our heads to look back and in the horizons of our memories we see yesterday.

Blogging from A to Z: Woman

This trip around the Alphabet is dedicated to my Mother. I think it has shown her as a remarkable woman. Amazing she left her country and raised two kids. She earned a degree majoring in her non-native language.

She had exciting adventures along the way. She shared love. She gardened. She went to some pretty cool concerts.

She has the traits that I hope are passed down to my daughter. She was a strong woman. She was hard working and driven. She is head strong. She is a Mother and Grandmother.

Blogging from A to Z: Virginia

Virginia is the state my Mom ended up after she married my Dad in Sweden. They would also have a ceremony in the United States. In Virginia my Mom earned her United States Citizenship. It wasn't easy even if she was marrying an American Sailor who just got out of the service. After a few years of being introduced to Tidewater, Virginia charm they made a change. A move to Jacksonville for a half dozen years. Years spent worrying about me becoming an Alligator snack they moved to Maine for a year. After a year chilling out in Maine they settled back in Virginia until they retired. This time is was the bustling suburbs of Washington. In my Mom's life Virginia was
truly for Lovers.

Blogging from A to Z: Trouble

"Trouble" by Little Feat. My Mom has troubles, I have some and everyone does. I love this line in the song...

"Well I'll write a letter, and I'll send it away

And put all that trouble in it you had today."

In Lowell George's days those would have been old fashioned letters. I wish life would be so easy to put the troubles in the letter and send it away.

Now Lowell George died way before I new who Little Feat was. However in the late 80's early 90s they had a strong comeback without George. My mom and I caught Little Feat on New Year's Eve 1992 into 1993 at the recently reopened Warner Theatre in Washington, DC.

They didn't perform this song but that is the connection with my Mom.

Monday's Music Moves Me and Blogging A to Z: Santana

It's a twofer post today. I am doing the A to Z Challenge where you blog based on a specific letter of the alphabet through the month of April. Today's letter is S.

It is also Monday's Music Moves Me and today is a freebie which really makes it easy to intertwine the two.

I have been doing my A to Z relating it to my Mom. The musician I am going to focus on is Santana because my Mom and I went to see him at Wolftrap it was a co-bill with  Jeff Beck. (I went the following day too!)

It was 1995 and her is Santana performing "Jinga" in Peru that year.

Santana "Smooth" with Rob Thomas.

No not all songs from the same year. This is just a collection to enjoy.

One of my all time favorite Santa song is "Winning"

Since the anniversary of Woodstock is coming here is a flashback. Santana performing "Soul Sacrifice" at the festival.

I could do this all day but I know you have other blogs to visit. It was a fun concert which I enjoyed with my Mom.

Blogging A to Z: R is for Roses

I used to get my Mom roses for Mother's Day then I  switched to buying rose bushes. They last longer and give more flowers.



That's an Evelyn Rose picture courtesy of her old blog. Special to her because her Granddaughter is Evelyn Rose.

A purple rose I snagged..


Quick nice post!

Blogging from A to Z: Mother's Little Helper and a Battle of the Bands

My Mother has reached that age where she needs a little help, and can use all the Little Helpers she can get. I'm still keeping with my theme and I am multitasking this one into a Battle of the Bands as well!

I am using the classic Rolling Stones tune "Mother's Little Helper" as the song. I am not going to post the original this time.

Contestant One: Eric McFadden

Contestant Two: Liz Phair

Tell me which version you like best in the comments. I will count up the votes and announce a winner  before The Rolling Stones reschedule their postponed tour. Yes, I have a ticket to see them in Jacksonville. The plan was to visit my Mom and see the Stones. That's life for you it changes plans. However, I will have the results probably on the 28th.

Blogging A to Z: L is for Love

My April Challenge is slightly different from other years in that I have a theme. My theme is about my Mom and I chose that topic with love.

Things my Mom loves..



A picture of one of her Evelyn Roses. She loves her Granddaughter Evelyn and searched far and wide for Evelyn roses.



My Mom in better days in her Garden! Well a bit of Love today!

Blogging from A to Z Challenge 2019: Theme Reveal

I have been doing the A to Z Challenge since year two. Most of the time I just wing it coming  up with a new post each day. Most of my posts relate to entertainment, mostly music. I throw in some movies, theatre news, celebrity birthdays and deaths. I sprinkle in some sports an book posts from time to time. Maybe a creative writing piece or something personal once in a while. That is how my blog is the other 11 months, I just follow the alphabet in April.



This year I am going to have a theme to my A to Z Challenge. My theme will be about my Mom using primarily my usual content with a few twists. I may stray from my theme from time to time but we will see.

Only a few days until the start of the challenge! If you are doing the challenge I wish you the best of luck. Feel free to leave a link in the comments and I will check out your blog in April!

Blogging from A to Z: Z is for Zoo

Well here we come to the end of another A to Z Challenge and I have survived! I will wrap up on a post about a book I read Zoo by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge. Lately a lot of my reading has been inspired by movie and television. (Not all)

Reading the Dexter series, James Bond movies, The Finest Hours, adult comics and more. I was inspired to read Zoo from watching a few episodes of the CBS show on Netflix. The book is quite different from the show!

I enjoyed the book and recommend it. Looking at the reviews on Goodreads some would disagree. If you look deep enough the book has flaws. Some didn't like the short chapters. I disagree on that! I liked small chapters easier to read and put down in case you needed to. The short chapters made built in stopping points. 

The book kept my interest for the most part through out! The book entertained. It was fiction and I found it a fun read.

Here is a clip from the premiere of season 2 of the show..

Thanks for visiting! I hope you enjoyed!

Blogging from A to Z: X-Men

Opening up the post with the trailer from the first X-Men movie from way back in 2000. Trailer from the 2017 film in the series..

A clip from the first movie..

Well I will be back soon!

Blogging from A to Z: W for William Basie

You might be scratching your head wondering who was William Basie? Well he was better known as Count Basie and he died on this date in 1984.


"Swingin' the Blues" from 1941..

"April in Paris" well it is April ...

"Honey Suckle Rose"...with Ella Fitzgerald! 1979

A little bit of Count Basie to remember his jazzy ways!

Blogging from a to Z: V is for Verne Troyer

Verne Troyer is an actor who passed a way on April 21. He gained fame through his Mini Me role in the Austin Powers movie series.

His debut from The Spy Who Shagged Me....

Jailhouse scene from Goldmember...

The news from Inside Edition..

He will be missed!

Blogging from A to Z 2018: U is for Undertow

I just came back from fishing by the beach so a topic having to do with oceans make sense.


There is a movie called "Undertow" from 2004 that has nothing to do with the ocean.

More about real undertows and ripe currents. Beach season is coming might be important..

A diver in one..

Lot's of "Undertow" songs like this one from Mr. Big

Movies, information, adventure and a song that's what you get when you visit my blog. I hope you enjoyed. Don't get stuck in an undertow and visit again!

Blogging from A to Z 2018: T-Rex

The final week of the A to Z Challenge here so let's get it on! "Bang A Bong" T.Rex...

Going Big with dinosaurs and bands!

As The Who sings " and I drunk myself b-lind to the
sound of old T-Rex
To the sound of old T-Rex - who's next?"

Some Dino Bloopers

Oh I'm just a "20th Century Boy"

T Rex, Dinosaurs, and some prehistoric rock and roll!

Blogging from A to Z 2018: S is for Saturday

The A to Z Challenge is moving on and today is Saturday.

Live from my blog it is Saturday Night!

One of my favorite SNL skits...

The great late Chris Farley.   Some Saturday comedy to Saturday music. How about the great Elton John...

 

The good stuff some Sam Cooke!

A comedy skit, some classic tunes not a bad way to spend a Saturday.

Blogging from A to Z 2018: R is for Relax

Life can be crazy! Life can dish out the unexpected. Life is full of ups and downs. However, it is Friday and the weekend is here. It is time to relax!





Hope you have a great day and wonderful weekend

Blogging from A to Z 2018: Q is for Queensryche

Easy way out for Q is with some music. Sit back enjoy the tunes.

"Anybody Listening?"

Good one to start with as sometimes I wonder.

We can rock with "Jet City Woman"

"Silent Lucidity"

Thanks for visiting! I will be back with a new post on Friday!