Saturday 9. My Mama didn't dance and My daddy didn't rock and roll.

Your Mama Don't Dance

Welcome to Saturday: 9. What we've committed to our readers is that we will post 9 questions every Saturday. Sometimes the post will have a theme, and at other times the questions will be totally unrelated. Those weeks we do "random questions," so-to-speak. We encourage you to visit other participants posts and leave a comment. Because we don't have any rules, it is your choice. We hate rules. We love memes, however, and here is today's meme!

Your Mama Don't Dance (1972)

Unfamiliar with this week's song? Hear it here.

1) This song is about how the older generation often doesn't understand what the younger generation is up to. Do you keep up with trends?  I was never trendy, and I haven't stayed up with the music scene at all since about the mid 1990's.

  

2) This song was in the top 10 in 1972, which is also the year HBO was introduced. Do you have any premium cable channels? No, not a one.

  

3) Mother Winters taught Sam how to kill the lingering food smells in her microwave (take a bowl of water, add a few drops of vanilla extract, and heat it in the microwave). Do you have any useful household hints to pass along?  That baking soda absorbs odors in a Fridge and vinegar in water cleans windows really well?

  

4) The French word for "mother" is "mère." What other French words do you know?  How many you want?  I know about 6,000 and can still conjugate the simpler voices.  It's going fast though.  Merde!  Quite popular a word with dancers.  

  

5) Flowers and plants are popular on Mother's Day. How is your yard or garden? Is it green and/or blooming?  It's green and blooming but the roses are already done with one cycle.  We have a whole side yard of winter weeds for the birds.  The Cape Honeysuckles never stop blooming and the citrus trees are getting some buds.

6) Mother's Day is a big holiday for card shops. So are birthdays, weddings, and St. Patrick's Day. Hallmark sells greetings for everything from "Congratulations on Your New Job" to "Happy Retirement." Who received the most recent card you bought?   I bought some condolence cards most recently.

  

7) Have you put away your winter clothes yet?  No, they stay out all year.  Our winter clothes aren't really that wintery.  We are lucky to have down jackets for when we go to the Central Coast.  It's cold up there!

  

8) Mother Winters used to scold Sam for leaving her dirty dishes in the sink. Sam admits it: as a grown up, she's still a bit of a slob. Do lean toward "neat" or "messy?"  I like things neat and tidy.  It's not to say that there are no messy places in this house, but if I had enough energy, it would not only be neat and tidy but also clean.  I think better in that sort of space.  If we ever get a break from these "Winter of Our Discontent" medical things working it's way through two generations of family, it will be.  Others in this situation, my heart goes out to you.  Big HUGS!

  

9) To celebrate Mother's Day, Sam is giving away candy bars. Would you prefer classic milk chocolate, dark chocolate or milk chocolate with almonds?  Definitely the Dark stuff.  Happy Mother's Day, Sam.

Anyone who would like to play along, just click the picture for 9er's in the side bar.  It's a fun group to run around and Howl with!  Adieu mon Ami!