A Friendly Musical Visit Every Day

We came home Friday after a long week of difficult medical appointments in the city.  I've gone through a number of very difficult times in my life, but nothing has ever been quite this difficult.  Maybe I only think that because it's happening now. The past is in the past. I know I got through it. This... I can only hope. So, anyway, we got home on Friday and my partner said he needed a drink, after the week he'd had. I don't drink very often, but it had indeed been an awful week, so I decided to make myself a mojito. The garden here came with an ever-increasing supply of fresh mint. I am a lightweight, so after drinking my mojito I immediately crashed on the outdoor couch on the back deck. It's my favourite place in the house, even though it's not in the house.  Recently, I discovered that I can play FM radio through my phone. I also discovered a radio station that plays music from the 70s, 80s, and 90s. Listening to that station is the only form of self-care

 It's been a while, hasn't it? I put this site on hiatus when my partner was moving house back in November of 2021. Since then, I've never stopped feeling the pull back to you. I've missed sharing my anecdotes about life and music and their interconnectedness.  There have been drastic changes in my world since last we spoke. I'll let you know more about what's going on in the days and weeks to come. I can't promise daily posts anymore, for reasons you'll understand when I get into the nitty gritty of my current circumstance, but something is better than nothing.   And I've missed you so much. When I pulled up this Blind Melon video just now, I burst into tears for three different reasons.  Firstly, I saw the words "I'd like to keep my cheeks dry today."  In all the many, many times I've heard this song since it came out in the 90s, I had never understood those lyrics--as in, I didn't know what words he was singing. I would like