Valentine Countdown BONUS! My Gee Gee From The Fiji Isle, Todd Weinhold

Valentine Countdown: Love And Marriage, Frank Sinatra

Valentine Countdown: When You Say Nothing At All, Keith Whitley and Allison Krauss

 The duet that never happened...

Valentine Countdown: Blue Eyes, Elton John

Valentine Countdown: Eighteen Wheels And A Dozen Roses, Kathy Mattea

Valentine Countdown: Love At The Five And Dime

Valentine Countdown: Let Me Call You Sweetheart, Patti Page, 1952

Plus, Henry Burr and the Peerless Quartet, 1911!

Valentine Countdown: Brand New Key, Melanie Safka, February 3, 1947- January 23, 2024

Valentine Countdown Bonus! Frankie and Johnny, Jimmie Rodgers, 1929

The Wood That Won't Fit In

 Robert Service wrote about men like that: 

"There's a race of men that don't fit in,

A race that can't stay still;

So they break the hearts of kith and kin,

And they roam the world at will."

They break the hearts of their kin. There is always wood that won't fit in, and I usually find it a year later when it is soaked, rotting, and maybe frozen to the ground, breaking my heart. Making firewood is sorta like getting the milk and cereal to come out even in the morning. Well, I am going out tomorrow to look for oyster mushrooms after the rain, fog, and warmth. Should I take one bag and not have enough room for all the mushrooms I find, or take two, which will jinx me and I won't find even one.

Valentine Countdown, Love Nest, John Steel, 1920

Valentine Countdown Bonus! Frying Pan, John Prine

Valentine Countdown: A Little Kiss Each Morning, Rudy Vallee

Valentine Countdown: I Only Want To Be With You, Dusty Springfield

Valentine Countdown: Stardust, Hoagy Carmichael

Valentine Countdown: Your Song, Elton John

Valentine Countdown: Just The Way You Are, Billy Joel

Valentine Countdown: You Are The Song, Arlo Guthrie and the University of Kentucky Orchestra

Valentine Countdown: Tea For Two, Comedian Harmonists

 

Valentine Countdown: Can't Help Falling In Love With You, Brooklyn Duo

Valentine Countdown: That Lovin' Traumerei, Al Jolson

Raggin' classic tunes was Moses' specialty!

The Valentine Countdown Begins! Put Your Arms Around Me, Honey...

 Put Your Arms Around Me, Honey! Ada Jones, 1911

A Bit Of Easy Firewood

 Not many ash trees are still alive in Illinois now. Many are still standing, but that won't last long. This is a tree we planted 48 years ago, and it is fascinating to see how the roots decayed and let go of the soil. We drive by an ash a bit bigger than this on the west side of IL Hwy 242, just north of McLeansboro. I hold my breath every time I go by it, because it leans to the road. There is a good chance it will kill or injure someone if IL DOT doesn't take it down soon. Anyway, with cold weather on the way, I want more wood in the stack, and this was an easy one. I cut it and brought one load home, split it and stacked it, and went back in the rain the next day to pick up the rest. It's easy, and it is ready to burn. 

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