Tag Archives: Beatles

Great Balls of Fire

“Let’s all get up and dance to a song which was a hit before your mother was born” sang the Beatles. And it came to pass yesterday that Great Balls of Fire exploded from my car radio with that rat-tat-tat … Continue reading

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Lullabies and other bedtime rituals

I wonder if our kids remember the lullabies we sang to them when they were small, cute, warm and smelled of Johnson’s talc? Did those songs make them quiet and relaxed and ready for sleep? Or was it us, as … Continue reading

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