Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.
1) In this song, Elvis tells us his mother loved tending the roses in the garden. Do you have a green thumb?
A. I don't do as much gardening as I once did, but I used to have a green thumb.
2) Mama would put the roses in a vase in the living room. Do you have cut flowers in your home right now?
A. I do not have cut flowers in my house. Because of my allergies, I don't do that.
3) Elvis sings that he found Mama's rose petals pressed in the family Bible. Have you ever pressed petals in a book? If yes, what occasion were you commemorating?
A. I don't recall ever doing that. I might have pressed a 4-leaf clover in a book.
4) OK, so now we know Mama liked roses. What about you? Would you prefer white, pink, yellow or red roses?
A. I used to grow roses. We dug them up a few years ago and replaced the rose garden with rocks and potted plants. I loved the pink ones, and I had one that bloomed orange that I was partial to because it was personal to me.
5) Elvis' own mother, Gladys Presley, had a major impact on pop culture. When her son was 11, he asked for either a rifle or a bicycle for his birthday. She deemed the rifle too dangerous and the bike too expensive, and so he chose a guitar instead. The rest is history. Tell us about a special birthday gift from your youth.
A. I don't recall many special birthday gifts. We had cake and a small toy; most of our big gifts came at Christmas. But it seems to me I may have received store-bought blue jeans for my birthday when I was heading into the seventh grade. My mother made many of my clothes and I yearned for store-bought blue jeans. I still love blue jeans.
6) Abraham Lincoln credited his stepmother, Sarah, for her lasting influence on his life, saying she ignited his love of reading and learning. Tell us about a woman -- mother, stepmother, grandmother, aunt, Godmother, teacher, neighbor -- who changed your life for the better.
A. My mother-in-law changed my life for the better by giving birth to my husband. She raised him well and he turned out to be a wonderful, caring man. She's also pretty special in her own right and has been a good example to me of how to age gracefully.
7) Mother's Day is almost upon us. According to the National Restaurant Association, we like to eat out on this holiday, with revenue up more than 80% on Mother's Day weekend. When did you last dine at a restaurant? Was it a special occasion?
A. We ate out a few weeks ago. It was just an "I'm tired of eating the same things at the house, let's go out" occasion.
8) Candles are a big seller for Mother's Day, too. What's your favorite candle scent?
A. I only use unscented candles. They are hard to find.
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. I would prefer milk chocolate, please.
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I’ve never found a four leaf clover. I’m sure I would have pressed it if I’d ever found one
ReplyDelete#3 After my mother passed away and we were cleaning out the house we found she had pressed a 4-leaf clover all over the place. She could spot a 4-leaf clover a mile away.
ReplyDelete#5 Jeans are about all I wear.
#7 I go out to lunch with a group of retirees once a month.
#8 Yes, they are, I have no problems with regular unscented candles but trying to find them in a jar is almost impossible.
I wish I knew what it is about jeans that makes me feel like a better teacher. Casual days are relaxed.
ReplyDelete#6: What a lovely answer!
ReplyDeleteFellow allergy sufferer here; candles don't bother me much (if they aren't too stinky), but I can't work in the yard at all without needing about 4 days to fully recover. It's a bummer.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely tribute to your mother-in-law! I was blessed with a wonderful one, too. I was sad when she was taken from us far too soon. By the way, she actually apologized to me for raising her son to expect a woman to take care of him and EVERYTHING at home.
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