mother hips from jill

so, i'm playing songs for missy.
the music you remember her loving,
or the music that makes you think of her.
you send me the request & i'll do my best.
◄email me: catiegrace {at} q {dot} com►
i'm extending missy's caringbridge site here,
where i can post music videos.

the mother hips request
comes from jill, aliana's teacher.
missy noticed the mother hips bumper sticker on jill's car.
she said it reminded her of dancing at their shows.
play these songs loud & dance like no one's watching.

okay, and i found THIS

{i'm still a deadhead & had to post it}

♥

zip-a-dee-doo-dah

i feel like this could be missy's theme song.
once, she sang the entire song
in a voicemail she left for me.
the entire song.
i think it had been a difficult day and
she was determined not to let it get her down.

a long time ago {7 years ago},
i gave her a wind-up music box
that played zip-a-dee-doo-dah.

a couple years ago,
i had this necklace made for her

she sent me this picture

from their trip to disneyland.

zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay.

my, oh, my, what a wonderful day.

plenty of sunshine headed my way.

zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay.

in spite of everything,

missy could always find

a bluebird on her shoulder.

i hope you can find one, too.

♥

p-funk from lauren

lauren wants to bring the funk.

i couldn't agree more.
she says missy tried to get her to go
see them in concert in southern humboldt.

♥

a song from jenny

jenny & missy

creation dream
this is the only video of creation dream i could find on youtube.

i suggest that you just close your eyes and listen.

Centered on silence
Counting on nothing
I saw you standing on the sea
And everything was
Dark except for
Sparks the wind struck from your hair
Sparks that turned to
Wings around you
Angel voices mixed with seabird cries
Fields of motion
Surging outward
Questions that contain their own replies...

You were dancing
I saw you dancing
Throwing your arms toward the sky
Fingers open-ing like flares
Stars were shooting everywhere
Lines of power
Bursting outward
Along the channels of your song
Mercury waves flashed
Under your feet
Shots of silver in the shell-pink dawn...

♥

missy

~is soaring~

sweet friend,

i'll see you soon.

in the meantime,

i'll be looking for you

in the moon & stars,

in the mountains & oceans & rivers,

in sunny skies & rain clouds,

in flowers & fields & trees,

in the wind,

and everywhere.

love and love and love

~♥~

visit missy's caringbridge site
~here~

proper music

yesterday, missy asked,
 in a whisper, for "proper music" : )

her stepdaughter, laurel, said, "tina malia?"

missy whispered, "perfect."

♥

i'm with her now

love, love, love her