We Remember...

...Lloyd Bentrup, the uncle we never knew, mortally wounded July 24, 1944 as he served on the USS Colorado.

Buried at St. Joseph, Missouri with a brother and his parents.

His Mother's flowers still honor his memory.

The Piano Guys: All I Want For Christmas Is You (Lego Version)

 Here's a fun one; requires watching!

A Merry Christmas Treat!

A good friend called today and had treasure for us. Her husband found three big clumps of oyster mushrooms and  they gave one to us! Susan separated them, cleaned them, and sauteed them in ghee. We had 1/2 of them with Christmas Eve dinner, with pork loin and a salad with the last of our garden tomatoes. The bedtime treat will be fruitcake bars made by Patti. There are just enough for one more Christmas.  Thank You Sally and George! Merry Christmas!

A John Prine Christmas, John Prine

Silent Night All Day Long, John Prine

O Come All Ye Faithful at Westminster Abbey

Merry Christmas From The Family

I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day

I Saw Three Ships, The Piano Guys

Good Christian Men Rejoice, London Philharmonic Orchestra

Angels We Have Heard On High, Mormon Tabernacle Choir

Bring A Torch, Jeanette Isabella, Mannheim Steamroller

I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus, John Prine

Away In A Manger, Emmy Lou Harris

Adeste Fideles, Luciano Pavarotti, Montreal 1978

Yuletide Songs by Brassman Bart

Carol Of The Bells, Rousseau

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Christmas Day 1961

Some Children See Him, James Taylor

Santa Baby, Eartha Kitt

O Holy Night / Ave Maria, Lexi Walker - The Piano Guys

What Child Is This? Lindsey Stirling

Merry Christmas Darling, The Carpenters

Angel Eyes, Emmy Lou Harris

I'll Be Home For Christmas, Anne Murray

It's A Marshmallow World, Dean Martin

Christmas Time's A Comin', Bill Monroe

Jingle Bell Rock, Bobby Helms

Where Are You, Christmas, Faith Hill

Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree, Brenda Lee

Blue Christmas, Elvis Presley

It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year, Andy Williams

Silver Bells, Dean Martin

Christmas In Prison, John Prine

 "Sweeter than saccharin at a drugstore sale." We miss you, John Prine.

Just In Time For Thanksgiving! Our Pumpkin Patch Escapade!

Just in time for Thanksgiving, we broke open some pumpkins and Susan has been cooking them. A pie went into the oven tonight! Watch the slide and video show to see the results of Susan's pumpkin patch. Pumpkin Pie recipe is at the end of the video! Alternate title and description! My Wife Planted A Pumpkin; You Won't Believe What Happens Next!

Brassman Bart: Hosts Of Freedom March by Iowan Karl King

 The Brass Man's notes: Hello! This week's music is a number written by Iowa's own Karl King, “Hosts of Freedom”. Originally published in 1920, this music is 100 years old this year, and is public domain. The town band I played in when I was a teenager always played this number every summer, and when you listen, it may sound familiar, especially if you have ever played in a small town band in Iowa. The music is available as a free download on bandmusicpdf.org, and is very nice to listen to. All parts in this video are performed by me, and I hope you enjoy. Please like, please share, and please subscribe. Thank you. Brassman Bart

Brass Man Bart: Barnyard Blues

 You are going to love this one!

Shine On Harvest Moon!

Brass Man Bart: Alexander's Ragtime Band

Hazard Mitigation/Firewood Gathering

 We gather firewood year round, and we especially appreciate wood that is close to the house and easy to process. This black oak snag was a good one.  It just needed a bit of extra thought for safety's sake. 

Brass Man Bart Is Hunky Dory!

 The Hunky Dory Cakewalk!

Got Milkweed?

 One of the commenters on our Monarch Butterfly post mentioned that there might be readers out there who don't know milkweed. It's so common to us that I didn't even think about that, so we are correcting that right now.  I even found a couple more caterpillars this morning. It's a thrill.

Meet Sunka!

 Sunka is a 15 year old Schipperke male who has outlived two owners.  He has been in a private kennel for two months since he became homeless, and now that Betty Boop has been adopted we had room to take Sunka in. It is difficult to find a home for a 15 year old dog, so he will probably be a lifer for us.  He is a perfect little gentleman, but he is deaf and mostly blind.  He navigates around the dog yard very well and is enjoying life here already.  The other dogs are being kind to him, even energetic Sisko. Many Thank Yous to all who have donated to Midwest Schipperke Rescue! Your generous donations  provide healthcare for Sunka and other lifers in the Midwest family.