For some reason, that old time song “It Had To Be You” had been playing in my head lately. You can listen to the song HERE, sung by delightful Dinah Shore.
As I prepared photos for this blog post, that song kept playing over and over in my head. I uploaded the final photos into the file system on my computer and then into the blog app. Then I needed to pick a title for this blog post. That song just kept repeating and repeating until finally it morphed into “It had to be Hosta”. You’ll just have to forgive me. 🙂
After that last camping trip, I was doing a bit of weeding and tidying in the back yard at home. The Hosta was looking healthy and happy so I snapped a few photos. Many folks love to see flowers in full bloom. But I find I’m more enamored of the buds just as they first peek out, long before they are in full bloom.
It seems a miracle to me that plants and animals all know how they are supposed to grow. Well, for the most part anyway. How does a Hosta know it’s supposed to look like a Hosta year after year? It’s a miracle.
By the way, that song “It Had To Be You” was written by Isham Jones (music) and Gus Kahn (lyrics) in 1924. It was the #1 hit of 1924!
You can find out lots more about Hostas at this website … https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hosta.
Hi Ann. Hostas are delightful and we have about 20 on the property. Green, blue and variegated.
The flowers don’t last long and then become sad looking so I cut them and brown leaves off and all is well.
We have one under the bird feeder which fills the leaves with seeds. A hose makes short work of these and they look better. They are reliable and attractive plants.
Now start thinking about the song At Last by Etta James written in 1941. Great song.
Oh, yes! Here’s Etta James singing At Last …
I don’t know about Hostas, but I sure do like the song Carolina Moon. Best version was sung by the Chordettes somewhere around 1940 I think. I think we have an old vinyl record of it, gotta go pull it out and play it.
Oh, be still my heart. Here are the Chordettes singing “Carolina Moon” …
Ok, I’ll mix it up with a little different type of tune from “way back when”. How about that rippin’ song Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy by the Andrews Sisters. Can’t sit still to that one!
Whoop! Yes! 🙂 Here are the Andrews Sisters doing it up right …
I love this blog and everyone who comments here! What a great bunch of people Ann. Thank you!
More oldies music ideas from everyone please. 🙂
You are welcome Shawn. I’m with you, these folks are wonderful. And more music is always better! 🙂
We attended a church musical variety benefit in PEI as we are traveling around in our trailer this summer. One of the performers sang Danny Boy and it almost made me cry, it was so beautiful.
Oh my, that song touches my wee Irish heart too, Robin. The internet tells me that PEI (Prince Edward Island in Canada) was settled by the Irish, so it’s not surprising that the song would be sung so well by someone in PEI that it might make a grown woman cry. The history of the song, from the internet, is this … the words were written in 1913 by Frederic Weatherly and set to a traditional Irish tune. There are a few different interpretations of the meaning of the words, but the most common meaning is that an elderly dying father, who had already lost his two oldest sons in the war, was now saying goodbye to his last and youngest son, knowing that he (the father) would likely die before the son returned home. The pipes are calling both of them, one to war and one to death. The father loves his son almost more than he can say, but say it he does. Here’s one version of the song, sung by an Irishman …