When We Were Younger now I’m Growing Older
Good morning, Kittens and Dawgs! It’s fabulous to see you! When We Were Young, I remember thinking 25 was Old Folks but that’s now come and gone. I learned Life Begins at 40 and realizing I Ain’t Getting Old, I’m Getting Better. I’m not old yet but When I Get Too Old to Dream then you might hear me say, I’m Growing Older…maybe. 😉 This month, I’ve been given the special privilege of choosing themes, so I decided today would be a great opportunity to share songs “about/being grandparents or growing old“. Are you ready to groove to some
Years ago, I borrowed several photographs from my parents’ family album and this was one of the pictures I scanned of my paternal grandmother, Nancy (Nannie) Roberts circa 1962. She really didn’t change a lot over the next 20 years and this is the way I remember her. She went home to be with the Lord in 1980.
Please join my fellow co-hosts: XmasDolly (Party Coordinator), Stacy, Alana, & Colette (taking semi-blog hiatus due to eye issues) on the dance floor (ONLY link mewsic posts) below.
[tweetthis]I’m boogieing to #songs “about/being grandparents or growing old” with the #MondaysMusicMovesMe gang. Hit the dance floor now! @xmasdolly [/tweetthis]
I’m not sure if I’m ready to be a grandmother but it doesn’t matter. Life has a way of forcing these things on you. 🙂 One thing is for certain, this gal isn’t going to let a little thing like a number slow me down. I was born to boogie, how about you? X💋X 💋, Cathy
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30 Comments
greyzoned/angelsbark
Hi Cathy,
I love that photo of your grandparents on the couch! What a sweet couple. They look very in love. It made me smile. And the photo of your paternal grandmother reminded me of my paternal grandmother. She always wore dresses like that too. Come to think of it, I don’t recall ever seeing either of my grandmothers in pants, always dresses.
I worked for a company called Comfort Keepers several years back, just on a part-time basis, where I’d run elderly folks to their doctor appointments or go over and care for them for a few hours. One of the women was a dear old lady in her 90s. She was a spitfire! I used to go over in the mornings and take care of her for 3 or 4 hours after her daughter went to work, get her breakfast, help her get up and get dressed and make her lunch. Every single day that dear heart picked out a dress out of her closet. and every single day she put those pantyhose on! I’d say, “Miss Elva, why do you wear dresses and pantyhose every day when you aren’t going anywhere?” And she’d say, “Well, I don’t know any different.” So for Christmas that year I bought her a lovely lounging outfit, a beautiful peach-colored pants and shirt. And her daughter told me how much she loved it and couldn’t get over how comfortable she felt in it! I was happy to introduce her to some lazy lounge-wear before the end of her days…
Speaking of end of days: I’m sorry I didn’t partake in this week’s 4M but it’s been a week of what I call “unexpecteds”: my uncle passed away, the husband of a good friend passed away, my Mom’s car broke down and had to be towed, and now there’s oil spewing out of the bottom of my truck! So it’s been quite a taxing week last week. I have chosen all of my aging songs but just didn’t have it left in me to put something together in time for Monday’s post. I’ll use my Freebie next week to post my aging themed music, if that works for you…
I LOVE your first song, the Judd’s “Grandpa (Tell Me About the Good Ol’ Days)”. What an awesome song. I never heard it before. I love the Judd’s sound. And it made me sad that I lost my grandparents very young (my maternal grandmother died when I was 9 and my grandfather a few years after that. My paternal grandparents passed in the early 80s. I never really had grandparents as an adult and I so would’ve loved to have them around to talk to and gain wisdom from when I was old enough to know the right questions to ask and to appreciate the wisdom that they had to empart. I have very fond memories of them, thankfully. And pictures. And keepsakes. In fact, I’m now carrying my grandmother’s purse! It’s from the 50s and it’s so modern! I’ll have to take a pic and send you. I get so many compliments on that purse and people can’t believe when I tell them it is from the 50s and belonged to my grandmother. I carry one of her wallets too…
I remember she always wore hats. Mom and I were just talking about that the other day. Mom said she’d get so irritated because we’d go to Pennsylvania for a visit with them and Mom would do Grandma’s hair and have it all set and pretty…and then Grandma would go and put a hat on it! haha
Also love the Mountain Music by Alabama. I do know that song and have always liked it.
I never heard of Gail Davies or her “Grandma’s Song”. She has a nice voice…at first I thought it was Anne Murray singing. Their voices are very similar.
The Last Rose of Summer instrumental is very beautiful, as is the video that goes along with it. Love the gentle violin. Lovely song. Perfect for this post.
Thanks for a great theme…I enjoyed pulling my songs together and will look forward to putting the playlist and post together for next Monday. And thanks for bringing me memories of my dear sweet grandparents who I sure do miss…But think of them often. It was wonderful to have them brought to mind again with your post.
talk soon,
Michele at Angels Bark
Cathy Kennedy
Michele,
Hey, that’s okay that you couldn’t play along this week. Hopefully, life will slow down for you and me both. Yours sounded very crazy. Ours has just been a recovery week from burning up the whole Saturday traveling, retrieving belongings from DH’s parents’ home, coming back to town, unloading,…. and basically getting no sleep last weekend. I’m ready for bed now but we have some errands to run after DH gets home. Thanks for visiting and I’m sorry for just now responding. Like I said, it’s been a week for me, too. 🙂
darlamsands
Great family photos! Be well, my dear.
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Cathy Keisha
Hope you don’t mind but I went off theme for today. The most amazing song about growing old is John Prine’s “Hello in There.” You can Google the lyrics.
Cathy Kennedy
Cathy,
I have no problem with going off theme. I love mewsic, so the rest of the gang so don’t sweat it. I’m just glad you boogie with us! 😉
Kim
What a beautiful way to honor your in-laws! Both of these selections this week were new to me; thanks for sharing! I will be starting my song lyric challenge tomorrow – sorry it took me so long to get started, but it was a six day work week and I just couldn’t find the time to get it started any sooner. Thanks for thinking of me!
Cathy Kennedy
Kim,
Please, no apologies needed for when you choose to participate in the song lyric challenge. I certainly understand not all bloggers can jump on the task right away without planning. I’m a bit confused your first remark…”What a beautiful way to honor your in-laws!” Do you think these pictures are of my in-laws or was it something I said in response to someone in comments? Unfortunately, we were unable to get in bed early last night liked we wanted and I’m really groggy. I need to get my morning coffee going pronto! I’m really dragging right now. 🙂 Anyhow, I’m glad you got a chance to stop by to dance with me. See ya around, my friend!
Alana Mautone (@RamblinGarden)
I so loved how you incorporated grandparent pictures into your blog post. I don’t have many pictures of mine and it makes me wistful; I should have cared more when I was younger. But we all live and learn, don’t we. I wish I could speak to my grandparents now and ask them about their “good (or not) old days”. And thank you for choosing Mountain Music, an old favorite of mine.
Comedy Plus
My grandma left to go to heaven in 1978. This post made me think of her.
Have a fabulous day, Honey. Love you. ♥
Cathy Kennedy
Sandee,
Ahh, I understand! I think on my grandparents often. I miss them so much! One day, we’ll see them again and that’s going to be a happy time. 🙂
mjgolch
Forgive me for not playing along this week,my heart is not into it,mainly beacuse I am so worried about my celestine.She has been in the hospital since Wednesday night.I have been posting updates on my Facebook Page. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100004576331840
Cathy Kennedy
Mike,
I saw a few of your posts since adding you in my circle of friends a few days ago. Is Celestine your wife or daughter? I might not know the connection but that isn’t stopping my prayers because I know God knows everything and hears my pleas. Don’t worry about not playing alone this week. The important things in life come first, dancing can wait until this storm passes and you see blue skies again which I’m trusting will reach Celestine in the coming days. Just remember when we see the impossible, God says, “I’m possible”. Blessings to you and yours, my friend!
15andmeowing
Great spark and great songs too. Sorry I didn’t do this hop today, I had promised a friend to review her book.
Cathy Kennedy
Ellen,
No worries! The dance floor is open to anyone, anytime. 🙂
Mary B
My parents were big on genealogy, and as such had a collection of old photographs. When my dad passed, he had four file cabinets full of genealogy. My oldest brother took those file cabinets and went through them. He scanned the photos and documents that he deemed important putting them on a flash drive for the rest of us. Then he tossed out the cabinets. My brother has now passed, and I just have what’s on my flash drive But those memories are still there.
Enjoyed your post today! (not that I ever don’t enjoy it)
Cathy Kennedy
Mary,
Photographs are precious treasures after those loved ones cross through the pearlie gates. Would your brother’s family have the originals archived? I don’t think I’ll toss the printed photos out but place them in storage (boxes) once I’m done. Then, I’ll make sure all scans are properly backup to my external hard drive and to the cloud. I wish I had the family large photo album. I hope one of DH’s older two brothers took it. Years ago, I scanned quite a few pictures out of it. I would love to get more family pictures from my side. My mom didn’t have a lot when I scanned the few I got but my uncle might have more. I really need to dig into this before something horrible happens. I’ve gotten some bad news concerning two of my uncles’ wives. Oddly, they both were recently diagnosed with cancer. My daddy said they worked at the same factory but I have no idea what kind of factory work they did. Could this be the blame or just a coincidence? One aunt I’m told is in stage 4. That doesn’t sound good at all. The good news is I know she’s going to heaven and whenever it is her time to go. Death stinks but knowing where my loved ones are headed in the afterlife sure gives me comfort. I’m sorry for rambling but it’s just been one of those days. Thanks for stopping by today, my friend!
John Holton
Love the pictures of the family, and the songs are good, too!
Cathy Kennedy
John,
Photos always add just the right personal touch to a post, don’t they? I’m glad you enjoyed my song picks!
Jacqui Murray
It’s happening innit? I used to consider a face lift (yeah, I did) when I felt younger inside than I looked. Now even those days are going.
Cathy Kennedy
Jacqui,
I’m afraid of altering the face. There have been too many weird things to go room with celebrities. However, I have thought about a tummy tuck. The body shows age all over and after children then the midsection really needs extra work. I don’t think crunches will fix this problem, either. It might help but it won’t make it go away.
csuhpat1
Great photo. I wish I had some of my family. Great songs. Thanks for sharing them.
Cathy Kennedy
Patrick,
I love old family photographs! They make you remember sweet times and the memories are kinda like little hugs I get when I look at them. 🙂
-Eugenia
Oh, how nice to have photos from back when! Yep, I was born to boogie too! Rock on!!
Cathy Kennedy
Eugenia,
Yep, I’m so tickled to have them and I even have copies of some really old ones of great-great-grandparents. At every opportunity when I spy a family member sharing old photographs I will download them. Unfortunately, Facebook resizes the images and they are generally a purrty sorry quality but it’s better than not having them at all.
-Eugenia
Facebook makes a mess of images! I tried to help my hubby with his car images and was sooo frustrated.
Cathy Kennedy
Eugenia,
I totally understand but I continue to share my photos on Facebook and I borrow those from family’s wall still. I don’t know if most folks know just how poor the image quality is on Facebook and do they even understand if I request that they email a high-resolution photo for my enjoyment. It is frustrating.
Thomas Anderson
Hi, Cathy!
I’m glad you made it through your challenging weekend, dear friend! I enjoyed gazing at the picture of your sweet maternal grandparents and of paternal grandmother Nannie, all of them now looking down from heaven. Bless their hearts.The Judds’ song “Grandpa (Tell Me ‘Bout The Good Old Days)” is a great song and one that reminds us how much the world has changed in the decades since our grandparents were young. Back then married couples rode the rapids and stuck together through good times and bad, a promise was a promise, and the line between right and wrong was clear, not blurry. Want to know another “sign of the times”? I have three grandchildren through marriage, one of them entering his teens and the other two in their early 20s. I have known all three since birth, and yet, not once has any of them come to me and said “Grandpa (Tell Me ‘Bout The Good Old Days).” They have absolutely no interest in learning about family history or pop culture or the mewsic of the 20th century. All they know and care about is today and the messages they exchange with friends their age on electronic devices. They are missing a lot but do not care.
“The Last Rose of Summer” is another beautiful and wistful song. I posted a version by Deanna Durbin a few years ago when I paid tribute to the movie actress upon her death.
If anyone was born to boogie, it is you, Cathy. After seeing that recent picture of you a couple months ago, it is clear that you are turning the aging process into a work of art. I applaud you! Have a wonderful week, dear friend!
Cathy Kennedy
Tom,
Several years ago while both of DH’s parents were still living, he managed to get his dad retelling stories from boyhood recorded. I don’t recall if he could ever get his mom to tell any stories but his dad had no problem sharing. We need to dig those recordings out, upload them to the computer to share with our kids and to put a smile on our faces. That’s truly ashamed to hear that your grandkids have no interest right now about the things of your past. I hope that changes before they realize it’s too late to learn those things. I know I wish I could’ve asked my grandparents more things and I need to be questioning my parents about things of yesteryear before there is no time to do it. There’s more to life than just now or what’s affecting our world. There are others surrounding us that kids today just don’t even see because of this ‘Me-Me’ mentality that they only know. And…thank you for the kind words regarding my aging process. You’re way too kind than I deserve but I sure do appreciate it. I’m not going to go down with the aging ship without a hard fight. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by this morning. Have a blessed week, dear friend!
Arlee Bird
It’s so wonderful to have photos of family that came before. I have few old photos but most are in the hands of other relatives that I never see.
Arlee Bird
Tossing It Out
Cathy Kennedy
Lee,
You ought to see if these relatives can scan the old photos to share with you and others. Saturday, we went back to DH’s boyhood home to collect some of our belongings and things left to him in his dad’s estate. Among the things, we got some old photographs. I plan to scan them to share with his two other brothers and our kids. It’s important to pass family heirlooms like pictures to younger generations and is reminds us of old times lost but live forever in our hearts. I hope we never lose our memories.