Saturday 9/The Middle

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Hello, dear friends.  I hope that your weekend is going well.  I just got back from Madison, Connecticut where I met my old high school bestie.  It was like old times - we never stopped laughing.

Today, I am linking up with Saturday 9.

The theme of the day is The Middle.
If you are not familiar with this tune, you can listen to it here.

1. This song is about compromise.  

When did you recently give in a little and meet someone halfway?

Madalyn and I met at the halfway point between our homes for our mini-reunion.

2. She sings that the floors are wet.  Are there any floors in your home that could use a good scrub today?  If you answered yes, will those floors get cleaned this weekend?

Whatever gave you the idea that my floors need a good scrubbing?

3.  She also sings that the cabinets are bare.  
What's currently on your shopping list?

We have certain items that remain on our weekly staple list.

4. You may be familiar with this song from Target's TV commercials.  
Do you shop at Target?

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Target is my middle name!
I usually end up in the same predicament as this young lady when I run in for a bottle of shampoo.

5.  The lead vocal is handled by Maren Morris, a Grammy winner for "My Church,"  which is all about singing with the car radio.  What's the last song you sang along with?

You can always hear me singing along with Pandora at home.  Nine times out of ten I am using a wooden spoon or a hairbrush as a mike.  

The last time I sang along?  About 5 minutes ago to this song.
Spoiler Alert:  I had good company.

6.  This past April Maren married singer-songwriter Ryan Hurd and they have performed onstage together.  Who is the last person you sang along with?

Did I mention that Madalyn is a professional singer and has released several CDs?

  

She sang me a song that she recently wrote.

I attempted to harmonize and this was her reaction.

She probably was just jealous.

7. This song was composed by brothers Kyle and Michael Trewartha.  With their bleached hair and sunglasses, they look like a pair of surfer dudes - which they are, having grown up in Huntington Beach, CA.  Is there a body of water near your hometown?

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My current hometown borders Massachusetts Bay.

8.)  January 2018 when this song debuted, we had a total lunar eclipse.  When things like that happen in the sky, do you go out of your way to watch?

This photo characterizes my level of interest.

9. Random question - we say we are all young at heart.  

In what way can you be childlike?

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I am childlike when I don't get my way.

Ask the Mister.

Until next time...

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents/Saturday 9

Hello, dear friends.  I am reporting to you smack dab in the middle of our first Nor'easter of the season. 

I have spent most of the morning coaxing our diva of a Maltipoo, Chili, outside to take care of business.  She does not like to get her hair wet.  Speaking of hair, her stylist canceled on us this week.  
Can you blame her? 

Her brother, Chowdah, on the other hand, loves rain because he is a huge fan of mud and could play in it for days.

My struggles are real, people.  Anyway, I had so much fun linking up last week with Sam and the Saturday 9 crowd that I decided to make an encore appearance.  If you are a blogger - join in.  If you are a wonderful reader, leave a comment with your answers.  I love reading them.  Have pity on me.  Have I mentioned the Nor'easter?

1.  The master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, was born in England.  Name another pop culture contribution England has made.

Bond, James Bond.
The Mister's Idol is the first thing that comes to mind.

2. This week's song is recognized as the theme to Hitchcock's long-running TV Show, but "Funeral March for a Marionette" is a classic piece written for piano in the late 1870s by Charles Gounod.  Do you often listen to classical music?

I don't listen to classical piano music.  Don't judge.  However, I am a fan of Jim Brickman's so you can usually hear plenty of piano throughout the house Brickman-style on my Sonos.  If you haven't heard of him, you can listen to a sample here.

3.  Janet Leigh's shower scene in Hitchcock's Psycho is considered one of the scariest sequences ever filmed.  What's the most frightening movie you've ever seen?

The Mister and I went to see Silence of the Lambs when we were dating.  I was scared, but not nearly as much as the Mister who spent most of the movie squeezing his eyes shut and practically sitting on my lap.  Definitely not 007 behavior. 

Needless to say, that was the first and last scary movie that we have seen as a couple.

4. Hitchcock admitted that he never trusted birds, and he took that fear and turned it into the movie, The Birds.  Is there a member of the animal kingdom that gives you "the creeps."

I've never warmed up to sloths.
Especially the one who goes to my nail salon and never shuts up.

5.   Halloween will soon be upon us.  Will you carve a jack o'lantern this year?

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I will not carve a pumpkin for fear of being apprehended for pumpkin abuse.

6. What candy will trick or treaters get at your house?

I have a whole new game plan for this Halloween.  I usually don't buy my candy until minutes before the first Halloweener rings the bell.  That way, I escape the embarrassment of greeting the trick-or-treaters with chocolate smeared on my chin and the news that I inhaled all of our treats.  They are never happy with my very fair alternative - an expired can of soup or green beans.

No sirree... it's a whole new ball game.   This year I plan on purchasing bags of candy that I hate.
We'll see how that works.
Unfortunately, I am gifted with very adaptable taste buds so my hopes are not high.

7. When you went trick or treating, did you prefer fantasy costumes (like a storybook character) or scary ones (like a monster)?

I preferred TV Characters which is not a surprise to anyone who knows me.

When I was about 8 years old, I dressed up as my idol and style icon, Sr. Bertrille.

As an adult, I dressed as Martha Stewart leaving jail in a poncho and ankle monitor.

Easiest costume in the world.
Even Martha would be proud.

8.  Which candy was your favorite?  

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It's a tie.

And this would be an appreciated bonus!

Which one were you disappointed to find in your trick or treat bag?

A box of "nature's candy" could throw me into tears for days.

9.  Which do you find scarier - cemeteries or haunted houses?

Neither.
This contraption is a lot scarier.
Especially the day after Halloween.
Anybody know the calorie count on a box of Good & Plenty? 


Until next time...