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performing artist, mom, wife, daughter, sister, aunt, niece... just a regular extraordinary person

Quarantine UkeOke #25 – KID

Tuesday, April 7th 2020            . . Song: Kid By:  David Wilcox . . . 2020-04-07 Quarantine UkeOke #25 – Kid [4:47]:   ♥

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Pandemic Privileges

Tuesday, April 7th 2020   First The Bad News:  The more days that pass, the more I’m finding it harder to cope. That the school district sees fit to send me DOZENS of emails from every direction from my children’s … Continue reading

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Quarantine UkeOke #24 – Wreck On The Highway

Monday, April 6th 2020           Song: Wreck On The Highway By: Bruce Springsteen       . . 2020-04-06 Quarantine UkeOke #24 – Wreck on the Highway [3:32]:  .

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DIY Pandemic Masks

Monday, April 6th 2020 Instead of attending to Le Homeschool today, I sewed masks.   Hopefully an upgrade from the hankies we wore the day before:   It is absurd of course that our very lives are now dependent upon … Continue reading

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Quarantine UkeOke #23 – Stand By Me

Sunday, April 5th 2020             Song:  Stand by Me By:  B.B. King   . 2020-04-05 Quarantine UkeOke #23 – Stand by Me [2:26]:   ♥

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Quarantine UkeOke #22 – Born at the Right Time

Saturday, April 4th 2020   Song:  Born at the Right Time By:  Paul Simon . 2020-04-04 Quarantine UkeOke #22 – Born at the Right Time [5:22]:   . 2020-04-04 Quarantine UkeOke Outtake lol [0:36]: . ♥  

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Arts and Crafts with the Surgeon General

Saturday, April 4th 2020   Another day in this Bizarro Alternative Universe World.  Yesterday the U.S. Government changed their website to accommodate the First Son-in-Law’s claim that the federal stockpile of protective gear “Isn’t MEANT” for the PEOPLE, and today … Continue reading

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Quarantine UkeOke #21 – The Sailor’s Prayer

Friday, April 3rd 2020             Song:  The Sailor’s Prayer By:  Rod MacDonald     2020-04-03 Quarantine UkeOke #21 – Sailor’s Prayer [3:55]: . Lyrics:  The Sailor’s Prayer (Rod MacDonald) Though my sails be torn and … Continue reading

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Quarantine UkeOke #20 – The Armadillo Song

Thursday, April 2nd 2020

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Sorry Kids, Allowance is Suspended

Thursday, April 2nd 2020 This is the last allowance the kids are getting in the foreseeable future.  I had to tell them that because I have no income I cannot keep paying them.  They don’t seem to mind nearly as … Continue reading

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