Jason Castro…Somewhere over the Rainbow

 

I love this version of the song by Iz.  And I thought that it was one of Jason’s best performances.  Found this on You Tube and for those of you that missed it (or didn’t appreciate it the first time around LOL), here it is again.   There is a studio version that is awesome by Jason as well.  Can anyone say “Amblin hopes his album comes out soon”? 

What I loved about this is three things:  Perfect pitch/voice, heartfelt, and amazingly…he LEARNED the ukelele that week to play this song.  Yes, that’s right…had been playing it just that week.  Amazing! 

 

And now, I promise..no more Jason posts.  LOL  Well, I’ll try at least. *grin*

 

 

Waaaahhhhh … Farewell Jason Castro

(studio version of Jason Castro singing “Travelin Through”)

I’m a thirty something mama of 4 with just a tad of hippie in me…but I am SO sad that Jason Castro has left American Idol.  Yes, I know it’s not earth shattering.  And I certainly know there are more important things in this life than American Idol.  But for 2 hours each week, I lose myself in judging voice, watching talent, and enjoying personalities on this show. Yes, it’s flawed.  Probably fixed.  But it’s also fun! ;)  And Jason brought out the hippie chick from under the Mommy layers, I suppose.  It was fun to watch him sing his soul out and handle the flack with class, smiling all the while.

 

So, here’s to a young, hippie, dreadlocked dude who has a terrific voice, perfect pitch, strong Christian faith, and was just plain fun to watch.   I’ll miss you!   American Idol won’t be the same but I’ll probably still watch.  Won’t vote..but I’ll watch.  LOL

 

have rabbit? Try fricasee!

So we have done some landscaping here at the Amblin household.  And I use the term “we” rather loosely.  In this case, “we” means a landscape team we hired and paid.  LOL  It turned out beautifully and we have 6 major beds in the backyard with various trees, shrubbery, etc.  We also have one large island bed in the front side yard with a crape myrtle, rose bushes, and perennials.  I noticed a few weeks ago that the perennials weren’t flowering…hmm….Upon closer inspection, I found that something was chewing off my flower buds!  My husband saw the culprit later that evening in the backyard…a LARGE rabbit! 

 

Now, I love bunnies from a distance.  They are cute and friendly.  BUT, not when they eat my flowers!  However, I am an animal pacifist so we got some bunny friendly repellant info online.  I went to Home Depot with my eldest and youngest children to purchase some pepper/garlic spray and a few other things to repel said bunny.
While standing in line, an older woman was ahead of me.  She had a palletful of perennials and with a very thick Russian accent asked me what I was purchasing.  I told her about the bunny and here was the conversation from there:

“You have rabbit in your garden?” (russian woman)

“Yes, unfortunately” (me)

“Ahh..vell…it would make a good fricasse” (russian woman)

“Oh, uh, yes, I suppose” (me with a slight smile and chuckle because I’m not sure if she’s kidding or serious)

“Ha ha” (laughs the russian woman) (and I think, okay she’s kidding) “But seriously, it vould be good” (russian woman with serious expression)

(Okay, maybe she was serious I think) I smile

“Good luck with the rabbit” (russian woman as she’s walking to her car)

 

I’m left wondering if the good luck was for getting rid of the rabbit or for preparing the fricassee!  Either way, I’m staying with the bunny friendly spray and a prayer that he moves on to other gardens far from mine!