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1) This week's featured artists, The Beatles, invite us to get up and dance to a song that was a hit before your mother was born. Do you enjoy the oldies? How old must a song be before you consider it "old?"
A. I consider 1950s songs to be "old" - so older than I am. I listen to 1970s and 1980s music a lot, with some other decades thrown in for good measure.
2) Paul McCartney knew bandmate John Lennon's mom, Julia, and credits her with introducing him to the ukulele. Do you recall any of your childhood friends' mothers with fondness?
A. No.
3) Paul's own mother, Mary, tried to instill in her son a sense of pride in his appearance and saw to it he always left the house in a clean, ironed shirt. Paul says that, to this day, when he smells fresh laundry, he thinks of his mum. Is there a scent or sound that reminds you of someone you love who is no longer with us?
A. The smell of green beans cooking in fatback (southern style) always reminds me of my great-aunt. Her house always smelled like that.
4) George Harrison was the only member of the band to have any formal musical training. His mother, Louise, supported her son's musical ambitions and made sure he got guitar lessons. Did you take music classes as a child?
A. I did.
5) Ringo Starr was a sickly and often hospitalized little boy. His mother, Elsie, took a job as a barmaid so she could work at night, leaving her days free during visiting hours. When were you most recently in a hospital? Were you an admitted patient, there for an outpatient procedure, or visiting someone?
A. The last time I was in a hospital was pre-pandemic, November 2019, when my husband had his ankle fused together.
6) Mother Winters always gave our own Crazy Sam peppermint tea to calm her stomach. Do you have any tried-and-true home remedies to share?
A. Vinegar helps with acid reflux.
7) Sam's mother always tips 15% in restaurants. Sam has worked in food service and is more judgmental, tipping between 10% and 25%, depending on the quality of the service. What's your tipping policy?
A. I generally tip 15% percent, regardless. If the service is good, I might tip a bit more.
8) Sam's mother still gets the Sunday paper because of the sales fliers. She makes separate lists for each store, picking up grocery and household items where she knows they are on sale. Sam thinks her mother's strategy is a waste of time and gas and prefers one-stop shopping (even better, online one-stop shopping). Are you more like mother or daughter?
A. I still get the Sunday paper but that's because I want to read the news, not the ads. I prefer one-stop shopping (or even better, online).
9) Sam is celebrating Mother's Day with her mother's favorite, Hershey Bars. Would you prefer classic milk chocolate, dark chocolate or chocolate with almonds?
A. Dark chocolate.
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I am not sure what fatback is. Lard? I like to hear 60's and 70's music with a bit of 80's. I like dark chocolate too!
ReplyDeleteIt's the fat off the back of a slaughtered pig. They sell it here in the stores.
DeleteVinegar helps with reflux? How do you use it? My husband has awful reflux issues so just curious. I never heard of that before. Does your newspaper even have coupons these days? Our papers are so thin it isn't funny. We stopped subscribing because there's little in them outside of opinion, sports, and obituaries. The coupons disappeared right at the beginning of the pandemic and have never come back. I read somewhere that it's doubtful those big booklets of them in the Sunday papers never will return.
ReplyDeleteI just put a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar in hot water or a little apple juice and drink it down.
DeleteLOVE green beans in fatback. My Mom never made it (always dieting), but my best friend's Mom did. I loved her cooking. I use it to flavor beans, myself.
ReplyDeleteSusan asked my question! Tell us your southern secret.
ReplyDeleteI hated shopping before online. It's hard to imagine it now!
ReplyDeleteI have drank some pickle juice for acid reflux and that worked. I love pickles, so I liked the flavor better. Loved your answers! Have a nice weekend.
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Online shopping with store pick-up (curbside) is just getting popular around here. There are so few shopping options...the big drawback to country living.
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