Just another day on the calendar, right? Well, for me it’s been looming large for a while, and my thoughts are all a-jumble. I know, “Age Is Just A Number”, and I’m…Read more
Joining John Holton’s Writer’s Workshop again this week. Thanks for the opportunity, John! Prompts: I will attempt to answer all of them. Well, maybe not number 2, since I tend to drone…Read more
Can you believe the new millennium is already a quarter of a century old?! 😲 When I hear “2025”, my thoughts turn to a favourite song from 1969. Note the lyrics. Given…Read more
WELCOME TO PHOTO FRIDAY! The objective is to post your own images,based on a prompt provided by the Photo Friday staff. Find all my entries HERE and HERE [click on images to view original size]…Read more
(Click on images to view original size.) 🎄DECORATING🎄 According to my mother’s German tradition, the house decorations had to be in place by the fourth Sunday before Christmas (aka “The first Advent”…Read more
SATURDAY, SEPT. 14TH AT OLG STAGE, NIAGARA FALLS, ONTARIO [click on images to view original size] SABATON 🇸🇪 JUDAS PRIEST 🇬🇧 ⭐Joining Sandee at Comedy Plus for Wordless Wednesday.⭐ Do you enjoy…Read more
(Click on images to view original size and read the captions.) 🪣 TOP TRAVEL DESTINATIONS 🪣 As an ancient history buff, Greece, Italy, Malta and Egypt were at the top of my…Read more
Joining Eugi’s Moonwashed Weekly Prompts for the first time. Topic: MAGNETIC Thanks for the opportunity, Eugi! mag·net·ic /maɡˈnedik/ adjective: magnetic 1. exhibiting or relating to magnetism.“the clock has a magnetic back to stick to the…Read more
Terri Webster Schrandt‘s blogfest theme this week is: 🌚 E E R I E 🌚 What’s spookier than a bleak, nocturnal landscape? How about one with a full moon that brings out the lunatics?…Read more
“Walking Wounded” was first released in November 2000, as a Canadian promotional single, with a video filmed in Havana, Cuba. It is a complex composition, using 72 tracks and featuring a choral…Read more
Regrets. We all have them. How we deal with them is an individual matter. Personally, I agree with Frank! Yes, I’ve definitely had a few, but always did things my way, for…Read more
“To Hell and Back”, deemed Sabaton’s best song in the video above, is the 5th track from their 7th studio album, “Heroes”, released in 2014. It is about Audie Murphy, the most…Read more
🏒🍂🎸🏒🍂🎸 Another hockey season begins (Oct. 9), and we masochistic Toronto Maple Leafs fans are once again hoping our team will dazzle in the playoffs, not just in the regular season, and…Read more
I borrowed this idea from Australian blogger Deb over at Deb’s World. She has a feature called ‘Friday Feels’, where she answers three questions: What made you happy?What made you sad?What made…Read more
What do you think of designated “National Days”? Apart from birthdays, anniversaries and statutory holidays, I’ve always disdained the idea, preferring to celebrate what I want when I want. (And yes, that…Read more
WELCOME TO PHOTO FRIDAY! The objective is to post your own images,based on a prompt provided by the Photo Friday staff. Find all my entries HERE and HERE 🐕 DOGS 🐩 More:[right-click to open in…Read more
Music below, but first: She slammed the door in his face. How dare he? Sarah was livid! Jake had walked out months before to be with someone else,and now he wanted to…Read more
“Death by Rock and Roll” is a song written by Taylor Momsen and guitarist Ben Philips, released in May (digital) and June (rock radio) 2020, as the lead single from The Pretty…Read more
WordPress bloggers please note: If you are using the Jetpack mobile app to read this, it will say “Comments are closed”. NOT TRUE! It only means I am not using their commenting…Read more
This week’s #4M music theme is “Songs that make you think of being in nature (outside)“. Summer is when I want to be outside the most! I first published this poem and…Read more
🖼️🎵RED, WHITE AND BLUE PHOTOS AND MUSIC🎵🖼️ P.S.Sorry, I got a little carried away, and this post might be slow to load. Please give it a few seconds, or reload if it…Read more
SATURDAY, JUNE 29 AT OLG STAGE, NIAGARA FALLS, ONTARIO [click on images to view original size] ⭐Joining Sandee at Comedy Plus for Wordless Wednesday.⭐ Do you enjoy going to concerts?Which ones have…Read more
‘How You Remind Me‘, with lyrics written by lead singer Chad Kroeger and music composed by the band, was released on July 17, 2001, as the lead single from their third studio album, Silver Side…Read more
Sub-Rosa Subway is the 4th track from Klaatu’s debut album, ‘3:47 EST‘ (re-titled ‘Klaatu’ for the U.S. market). It describes the efforts of Alfred Ely Beach to create the Beach Pneumatic Transit, precursor to the New…Read more
“Since I’ve Been Loving You” was one of the first songs prepared for the Led Zeppelin III album, released in 1970. It was recorded live in the studio with very little overdubbing and was reportedly…Read more
‘Sunny Afternoon’ was written by The Kinks’ frontman Ray Davies. Released as a single on June 3, 1966, it went to number one on the UK Singles Chart, remaining there for two weeks. In America, it…Read more
[Click on images to view original size] 🌸🌸PERFECT PINKS🌸🌸 🔵🔷BEAUTIFUL BLUES🔷🔵 🍭🎸THE MOODY BLUES LOVED PASTELS!🎸🍭(Photos from their 2017 tour, ‘50th Anniversary of Days of Future Passed’, in Toronto. The concert was…Read more
🔵🔷🖼️ ART 🖼️🔷🔵 🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵 [Click on images to view original size and read the captions] 🔵🔷🌊SEA AND SKY🌊🔷🔵 🔵🔷🎸CONCERT LIGHTING🎸🔷🔵 TO VIEW ALL PARTICIPANTS/JOIN THE BLOGFEST, VISIT TERRI: Also joining Sandee at…Read more
[Click on images to view original size] 🥛🍷🥃🍸MY GLASSWARE FETISH!🍸🥃🍷🥛 🗺️✈️🛳️🧳HORDES OF TOURISTS🧳🛳️✈️🗺️ 🎵🎸🎤🧑🏻🎤FAVOURITE ROCK GROUPS🧑🏻🎤🎤🎸🎵 💖🐾🐾💖 PACKS OF DOGS 💖🐾🐾💖 TO VIEW ALL PARTICIPANTS/JOIN THE BLOGFEST, VISIT TERRI: Also joining Sandee…Read more
[Click on images to view original size] 🪻PURPLE FLOWERS🪻 🪻🪻🪻🪻🪻 🪻🪻🪻🪻🪻 💟PURPLE CONCERT LIGHTING💟 But of course! 😀 💜PURPLE MEMORIES💜 TO VIEW ALL PARTICIPANTS/JOIN THE BLOGFEST, VISIT TERRI: Also joining Sandee at…Read more
[Click on images to view original size] ♫ I SEE TREES OF GREEN ♫ In July 2020, during a lull in the pandemic, we took a road trip around Ontario, visiting various…Read more
Music has always been one of my primary passions in life. I even took piano and guitar lessons as a child; voice lessons as a young adult. Unfortunately, any talent was mediocre…Read more
At this juncture, all the usual platitudes about ageing run through my head. You know, things like: “You’re as young (or old) as you feel.” (Some days, I feel 80!) “You’re not…Read more
IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN! Who does Halloween better than Alice Cooper? Enjoy the playlist! Bonus Video: Click HERE ► to find more great music from the #4M crew! We had…Read more
Do you ever feel as though life is becoming one endless commercial? My recent post about using famous songs for ads sent me off on this tangent… John Kay (Steppenwolf) wrote a…Read more
♫♫ Take one fresh and tender kiss / Add one stolen night of bliss / One girl, one boy Some grief, some joy / Memories are made of this ♫♫ It’s my husband’s 73rd birthday today…Read more
Have you noticed that more and more classic songs are showing up in commercials these days? Does it annoy you, or do you enjoy it and pay closer attention to whatever they’re…Read more
I’ve been absent from this blog for a long while (again!), and thought it was high time to keep in touch. What better way than by sharing this uniquely Canadian holiday with…Read more
It’s true that everything comes to an end. Sad when it’s something that has been part of your life for many years. In April 2013, Hubby and I went for an overnight…Read more
This week’s #4M topic, as selected by Alana of Ramblin’ with AM: Imagine you are putting together a four-day music festival. For each day you need a headliner, so who would it…Read more
A few years ago, I published a #MusicMonday post called HEAVEN AND HELL, and thought it might be fun to explore more songs about opposite subjects. The possibilities are endless! 😀 Here…Read more
Just in case you missed something. 😉 First, a visit to The Canadian National Exhibition, after a two-year hiatus: Read More ► Next, a trip back in time for some 1960s Sweet…Read more
Joining up with Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge once again. There’s a different subject every week and it runs from Tuesdays to Mondays. The current theme is CLOUDS. You’ll find a playlist of cloud songs…Read more
SULTRY SUMMER SUNRISE! A SLEEPLESS NIGHT HAS ITS REWARDS. Images captured on August 14, 2022 6:23-7:01 am Click to enlarge ☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀ Time for a nap! MORE FROM THE BLOG: LATEST FROM INSTAGRAM:…Read more
SUBURBAN SUMMER SNAPSHOTS! [click on images to enlarge] There was a full moon that night, shining brightly over Lake Ontario: An Oscillation display in front of the library: Main Street! I’m sad…Read more
Rock music has long been a staple here at The Doglady’s Den and my “Eternal Hippie/Rockchick” persona is well-documented. Would it surprise you to know I like other genres as well? This…Read more
On August 21, German rock band, Scorpions, kicked off their Rock Believer North American Tour in Toronto. This band has been around for over 50 years and I’m a huge fan! There…Read more
On May 30, I wrote about coming back to the Blogosphere. While intentions were good, it seems I haven’t been able to get into a regular groove. Not only that, I broke…Read more
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. If that’s true, here are several thousand… 1) BLUE ART Blue mural at our Town Hall. Digital frames added by me. 🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵 Blacklight…Read more
