Welcome to Saturday 9!

What we've committed to our readers is that we will post 9 questions every Saturday.  Sometimes the post will have a theme, and at other times the questions will be totally unrelated.  Those weeks we do 'random questions', so-to-speak. We encourage you to visit other participants' posts and leave a comment.  Because we don't have any rules, it is your choice.  

We hate rules.  We love memes, however; and here it today's meme!

Unfamiliar with this week's tune?  Here it here.

This song celebrates serenity.  Are you feeling peaceful this morning?   Yes, actually!   I think I'm finally getting the hang of this retirement business. :)


The lyrics include allusions to sun and clouds.  How does the world look where you are?  Is it sunny or cloudy?   Knock wood, the storms have passed, and the sun's shining.


This week's featured artist, BJ Thomas, is in the Grammy Hall of Fame for another hit record that uses weather as a metaphor, "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on my Head."  Make up a Hall of Fame that you believe you should be inducted into.  (For example, Crazy Sam has inducted herself into the Meme Mistress Hall of Fame for her service to Saturday 9.)  How about, the Gourmand Hall of Fame?   Unlike my mother -- who "ate to live" -- I'm just like my father; I "live to eat."   (The first thing I thought of was 'epicure' -- but that implies 'fine' food.  Heck, I'll rejoice in an ordinary balogna sandwich!)


When Crazy Sam hears this song, she always sings along ... loud.  Is there a song you simply cannot resist singing along with?  Besides the Farmers Insurance jingle, you mean? :)  How about some Neil Diamond ...

BJ Thomas has performed this song at the Grand Ole Opry.  The Pry has been broadcast on the radio every week since 1925, nearly 95 years ago!  Of course, back in the 1920's, radio was the only broadcast media.  Today we have other choices.  Is listening to the radio part of your daily routing?  Not really.  If someone or some genre's on my mind, I'll ask Alexa to play.

Though their dress code is lenient, country music fans who attend the Opry for a live show are warned: "Just remember, there's one rule we take very seriously here at the Grand Ole Opry -- you must wear something."  Easter Sunday is a day many of us dress up.  What will you be wearing?   Like my fictional hero, Kinsey Milhone, I own only one dress.  Because it's still a bit chilly, I'll probably choose a dressy jacket, slacks -- and my red bonnet.

(ca. 2008)  

At least the hat still fits!  Ha!

Easter is recognized as the start of the Spring season.  What are you looking forward to this Spring?   This is a toughie!  When I was young, I disliked Spring because it meant the snow was disappearing.  Later, I associated Spring with having to engage the air conditioning.   Because Tom's having a rough time with the chilly, gray weather, I hope the approaching sunny, DRY days will improve his mood.  


Lilies are popular at Easter.  Do you have a favorite flower?  Yes, wildflowers.  Dandelions, even.  (I know, they're not technically a flower.  But. They make me smile.)  

Which would you rather find in your Easter basket: yellow marshmallow chicks (aka, Peeps) or a plastic egg filled with pennies?   Ugh on Peeps.  Show me the money!

In all seriousness ... I hope each of your Easter Sundays is splendid!  Be safe, be blessed!

Hugs, Myra