Sing-along Café Thursday, April 9th, 2026

Spring is wild and wonderful. It was one of those days yesterday when rain was forecast, and it was cold in the morning, cold and grey. I had my umbrella but left it in the car. I regretted it, saying that it would for sure rain now, my fault! The rain didn’t come, but the sun came out strong instead! We laughed on arrival and laughed as we left. Spring weather here is something about "our home town" that we can bond over; it builds community, like a quirky aunt.

When I got home, I had the most amazing afternoon sitting on my deck in the sun, listening to more music and just luxuriating in the feel of the sun on my skin. I took my socks off and pulled my leggings up to my knees. I had a mini vacation. It was only 18 degrees Celsius but it felt like summer.

It was a very easy transition from a theme of Home and Family to Earth and Peace. Spring awakens us to the beauty of the Earth, the home we share with everyone everywhere. I’ve been following the news from the astronauts of Artemis II. They very obviously love our Planet Earth and are so eloquent and delightful to watch. Their unique perspective is shared not only in still images but in their many recordings and live conversations in transmissions broadcast widely on social media. So inspiring!

There’s a lot of music still on the Home theme, hours of it, but we’ve switched to Earth and Peace, and we’ll continue with that theme for at least another week.

We talked and sang so much that we hardly had a bite of my blueberry muffins. It was a lovely afternoon in lovely company.

Here's some of what we sang and listened to:

A Thousand Miles by Vanessa Carlton
Hey, Soul Sister by Train
My Hometown by Bruce Springsteen
Heal The World by Michael Jackson
For the Beauty of the Earth by BarlowGirl
All Things Bright and Beautiful by The Countdown Kids
All Things Bright and Beautiful by John Rutter by the Cambridge Singers
What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong and by Anne Murray
Colors of the Wind by Vanessa Williams
Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell by Counting Crows
Mercy Mercy Me by Marvin Gaye
Everything is Beautiful by Ray Stevens and by Gaither and Gordon Mote

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