This makes me smile.
For the second time today, I watered the plants a few minutes ago. They are so dry even the carabao grass is not growing as it should. So many things kept intruding, the latest book I finished this afternoon, the songs being played on the radio all day long. There is this radio station that broadcasts news and entertain phone-in questions from listeners in the morning but plays old music, think 60’s and a spattering of 70’s music, until the wee hours of the morning the next day.
For so many nights now, I let the radio tuned to this station while I read. It’s a soothing feeling of nostalgia and remembrance listening to old songs. I keep the volume very low, good enough to just hear the music playing. Some people get distracted listening to the radio and reading at the same time. I’m not. I got used to it.
Going back to the garden, sometimes it is just so nice to aim the tip of the water hose to your feet and on your face and feel the flow and spray of water, so refreshing. It’s summer and I can’t help thinking of those beach trips we used to have.
You wouldn’t need your hose here, Arlene. We have had two days of rain, and it is cold too, down to 8 C during the day.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Oh wow, rain, rain, we need rain. The effect of El Nino is getting worse in some areas of the country.
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Watering is such a lot of work in heat
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It is Derrick 🙂
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Arlene – “music is the soundtrack of our lives.” Listening to oldie songs transports me back in time to memories of fun & also the travails of teenage angst when I cranked it up loud to block out the world (& all its unfairness.) Hugs! 🎶😎🎶
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I do agree Virginia. Those oldest songs make us remember our youth. Memories…they are priceless!
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the joys of summer, Arlene! i remember those ‘water spray from the hose’ back home 🙂
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Lovely moments while tending the garden Wilma 🙂
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Our plants are loving the rain this weekend, Arlene. Our son and family, not so much 🙂 🙂 Have a lovely one.
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That’s good to know Jo. We need rain here. Have a lovely weekend.
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There is nothing better than to lose a morning, afternoon, or a full day when the radio plays song after song of memories. You are right, it is a soothing feeling of nostalgia 🙂 I love getting lost in such days. The title of your post makes me smile as well ~ it has been a while since I’ve been in Hong Kong (where I am now for a week), and I’ve missed the water so much…to me, water is life 🙂
Wishing you a great spring ~ and of course, great tunes on the radio 🙂
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Welcome back Randall. Yes, it is always nice to listen to those songs that somehow have been a part of the early years. Still listening to it before going to sleep. Thanks!
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