It begins with the Incidental Comics post below. It's a very thoughtful, sweet and endearing blog by Grant Snider, who muses about things in words and pictures. You see, it isn't comic strips with a punch line or a graphic novel that has a dramatic purpose, but more the sort of entries we'd make in our journal. Snider is quite clever and observant. So on my visits to his blog, I often find myself reflecting on, and often smiling at, his musings. He is a modern day philosopher-cum-artist.
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Raindrops on roses, and whiskers on kittens,
Bright
copper kettles, and warm woolen mittens,
Brown paper
packages tied up with strings,
These are a
few of my favorite things.
Cream-colored
ponies, and crisp apple strudels,
Door bells
and sleigh bells, and schnitzels with noodles,
Wild geese
that fly with the moon on their wings,
These are a
few of my favorite things.
Girls in
white dresses with blue satin sashes,
Snowflakes
that stay on my nose and eyelashes,
Silver
white winters that melt into springs,
These are a
few of my favorite things.
When the
dog bites, when the bee stings,
When I’m
feeling sad,
I simply
remember my favorite things,
And then I
don’t feel so bad.
Of course, My Favorite Things is one of many, many lovely songs from the classic The Sound of Music. But instead of tapping a clip from that 1965 film, that is, of Julie Andrews and the von Trapp children singing it, I thought about the above two covers of it. I love it when musicians take their own creative slant on an original. Sure, it's pleasing to our ears when they mimic the original as faithfully as possible. But when they draw on their own artistry, it's special. What's more, when my daughter was a little girl, The Sound Music was a family favorite and My Favorite Things was tops. So I transcribed the lyrics, and printed it in nice font for her. It is a lovely memory for us.
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