Ken Loyd's Fifth 100 Song Posts (Facebook)

 

I'm a little tardy listing songs #401 through #500, but here

they are. As I've explained in prior blogs over the past 18 months,

these are the 100 most recent songs I've posted on Facebook. You can

search the other lists on this blog. You can also 

browse through my video collection on my Facebook page. It also 

includes stories, string tricks, and children's Bible songs, but they are

not listed among these 100. Please visit and revisit and I hope you'll

always find a song that uplifts your spirit or stirs a special memory!

NOTE: ON MY FACEBOOK PAGE ONE WAY TO LOCATE A

PARTICULAR SONG IS TO GO TO THE SEARCH BOX AND

TYPE IN "KEN LOYD" plus THE TITLE FROM THIS LIST.

As you may know, I've actually posted several additional songs

already and have up to and beyond #600 either recorded or in planning.

So if you've stuck with me this far, stay around till the bitter (sweet?) end.

#401 April 19, 2021 “So Long, It’s Been Good to Know You” (sung)

#402 April 20, 2021 “Roll On, Columbia” (sung)

#403 April 21, 2021 “Beyond the Blue Horizon”

#404 April 22, 2021 “Come Back to Sorrento”

#405 April 23, 2021 “Little Brown Jug” (sung)

#406 April 24, 2021 “God is in Control” (sung)

#407 April 25, 2021 “Shout to the Lord” (sung)

#408 April 26, 2021 “Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans”

#409 April 27, 2021 “You’ll Never Walk Alone”

#410 April 28, 2021 “Baby Face” (sung)

#411 April 29, 2021 “Sweet Caroline”

#412 April 30, 2021 “Basin Street Blues”

#413 May 1, 2021 “Shine, Jesus, Shine” (sung)

#414 May 2, 2021 “Share His Love” (sung)

#415 May 3, 2021 “Jingle, Jangle, Jingle” (sung)

#416 May 4, 2021 “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring”

#417 May 5, 2021 “Dona Nobis Pacem,” “Canon in D by Pachelbel”

#418 May 6, 2021 “Polly Wolly Doodle” (sung)

#419 May 7, 2021 “Beautiful Ohio,” “On the Banks of the Ohio,” “Down by the Ohio”

#420 May 8, 2021 “Jesus is the Song” (sung)

#421 May 9, 2021 “Pass it on” (sung)

#422 May 10, 2021 “Five Minutes More”, “It’s Been a Long, Long Time”

#423 May 11, 2021 “Paper Moon”

#424 May 12, 2021 “Heart of My Heart” (sung)

#425 May 13, 2021 “Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off” (sung)

#426 May 14, 2021 “Wait for the Wagon”, “Listen to the Mockingbird” (sung)

#427 May 15, 2021 “The Bowery”, “Show Me the Way to Go Home” (sung)

#428 May 16, 2021 “Your Everlasting Love” (sung)

#429 May 17, 2021 “When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin’ Along” (sung)

#430 May 18, 2021 “The Look of Love,” “What Now, My Love”

#431 May 19, 2021 “The Yellow Rose of Texas” (sung)

#432 May 20, 2021 “Pretty Baby,” “You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby” (sung)

#433 May 21, 2021 “Ramona,” “Margie,” and “Marie”

#434 May 22, 2021 “Freight Train,” “New River Train” (sung)

#435 May 23, 2021 “Life is Like a Mountain Railroad” (sung)

#436 May 24, 2021 “Get on Board, Little Children”, “This Train” (sung)

#437 May 25, 2021 “Where, O Where Has my Little Dog Gone?”, “How Much is that Doggie in the Window?” (sung)

#438 May 26, 2021 “Song Sung Blue”

#439 May 27, 2021 “Garden Party”

#440 May 28, 2021 “Meet Met Tonight in Dreamland,” “When I Grow Too Old to Dream,” “When My Dreamboat Comes Home”

#441 May 29, 2021 “To Each His Own”

#442 May 30, 2021 “My Tribute” (“To God Be the Glory”)

#443 May 31, 2021 “God of Our Fathers,” “Holy, Holy, Holy” Memorial Day

#444 June 1, 2021 “The Trolley Song”

#445 June 2, 2021 “To a Wild Rose”

#446 June 3, 2021 “April Showers”

#447 June 4, 2021 “My Own True Love” from “Gone With the Wind”

#448 June 5, 2021 “Georgia Boy, Carolina Girl” Ken’s song for Judy

#449 June 6, 2021 “Holy is the Lord”

#450 June 7, 2021 “So Far Away” by Carole King.

#451 June 8, 2021 “It’s Too Late by Carole King.

#452 June 9, 2021 “Where You Lead” by Carole King

#453 June 10, 2021 “Tumbling Tumbleweeds”, “Oh Bury Me Not”, “Home on the Range”, “Happy Trails”

#454 June 11, 2021 “Puff the Magic Dragon”

#455 June 12, 2021 “If I Had a Hammer”

#456 June 13, 2021 “Bless His Holy Name”

#457 June 14, 2021 “Tie Me Kangaroo Down”

#458 June 15, 2021 “Waltzing Matilda”

#459 June 16, 2021 “Balling the Jack”

#460 June 17, 2021 “This Land is Your Land”

#461 June 18, 2021 “Boom, Boom, Ain’t it Great to be Crazy?”

#462 June 19, 2021 “She’ll Be Comin’ ‘Round the Mountain”

#463 June 20, 2021 “As for Me and My House” (“The Family Prayer Song”)

#464 June 21, 2021 “Funiculi, Funicula” (“A Merry Life”)

#465 June 22, 2021 “The Happy Wanderer”

#466 June 23, 2021 “Second Hand Rose”

#467 June 24, 2021 “By the Beautiful Sea”

#468 June 25, 2021 “Sweet Sue, Just You”

#469 June 26, 2021 “I Love My Baby”

#470 June 27, 2021 “Just a Closer Walk With Thee”

#471 June 28, 2021 “I’ll Always Be in Love With You”

#472 June 29, 2021 “Casey Jones”

#473 June 30, 2021 “Folsom Prison Blues”

#474 July 1, 2021 “My Rambling Boy”

#475 July2, 2021 “The Sloop John B.” (“John B. Sails”)

#476 July 3, 2021 “Lemon Tree” 

#477 July 4, 2021 “Battle Hymn of the Republic”

#478 July 5, 2021 “Mother Nature’s Son” 

#479 July 6, 2021 “The Roving Gambler” 

#480 July 7, 2021 “The Fox”

#481 July 8, 2021 “Where Have All the Flowers Gone”

#482 July 9, 2021 “Mountain Dew”

#483 July 10, 2021 “Stewball”

#484 July 11, 2021 “Love, Mercy, and Grace”

#485 July 12, 2021 “Old Blue”

#486 July 13, 2021 “Honey Pie”

#487 July 14, 2021 “Demon Alcohol”

#488 July 15, 2021 “Let Me Be There”

#489 July 16, 2021 “I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing”

#490 July 17, 2021 “It’s Going to Take Some Time This Time” 

#491 July 18, 2021 “Surely Goodness and Mercy”

#492 July 19, 2021 “My Grandfather’s Clock”

#493 July 20, 2021 “Complicated Life”

#494 July 21, 2021 “The Bluetail Fly”

#495 July 22, 2021 “Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da”

#496 July 23, 2021 “Ballad of Davy Crockett”

#497 July 24, 2021 “Mr. Sandman”

#498 July 25, 2021 “To God be the Glory”

#499 July 26, 2021 “EOG Eight Days a Week”

#500 July 27, 2021 “Leavin’ on a Jet Plane”

The Euphoria of Grandchildren

We love having the grandchildren around at any time, but

it's a special treat when we get to have some for a full WEEK!

Yes, we had Bri and Hunter up from Georgia, and part of the

time we had all five grandchildren together. So I'm going to 

make up for my long drought from blogging. There are tons of

pics and many brief videos, so buckle up and share our fun!

Bri and Hunter enjoy a new game: Rivers, Roads, and Rails.

Of course, when I say new, I mean I got it at a yard sale in the

last 20 years. Great fun, and a cooperative endeavor the way

we played it.

Bri and Hunter can never wait to get on the oversized

tire swing. If you're prone to dizziness, don't watch!

Since they were last here, I've acquired two hammocks

(from a kind lady at the dump😁). This one-- the one

that spins-- is the favorite. Once again, if you're prone

to dizziness . . .

Bri and Hunter hop, skip, and jump among the maze

of wisteria "snakes" I cut last week. What a workout.

But no casualties!

We don't have facilities for Bri to do her full gymnastics

routines. But she improvises quite nicely on what we have.

Hang on, everybody!

With her temporary red hair, she looks like an

upside-down flying banshee. She amazes us on the trapeze.

Hunter and I brought out "Word Pirates," another

of his favorite games. His favorite part is blocking

ME from getting to "Treasure Island."

On Tuesday of last week, we had all five kids from

mid-day till evening. About 4:00, they started brainstorming

for a Kirby-Talbert talent show, which was then presented

at 7:00, right after a delicious "make-your-own-taco" dinner.

Time and space don't permit me to share videos of

all the acts, but they included piano pieces by Bri and

Claire, several comic skits, Bri's gymnastics routine,

Ryan reading from his story (we have collaborated):

"Ryan's Ghost," some sit-down stand-up jokes from Hunter,

and an original harmonica piece by Ryan. 

Here's just a brief sampling.

I just have to share this skit, "The Invisible Bench,"

with Hunter, Bri, and Claire. It's a classic.

Here's Ryan's harmonica act, totally original.

Let's skip ahead to the grand curtain call.

I'm delighted that at ages 8, 10, 10, 12, and 12, all

the grandchildren now love one of MY favorite games:

four-square. Judy and I joined them this day and later

in the week and had a ball. They're quite good. And

sometimes they are merciful!

Short waiting lines are a plus.

Here's a little of the friendly competition.

Indoors, with seven of us, we did a variety of activities

in an assortment of groupings. Bri and Grandma are

playing Yahtzee, Junior, which is low-key and fun.

Bri and I also played regular Yahtzee six times that week.

It's fun to play with a 12 year-old who not only understands

the rules, but has crafty strategies . . . and can add her own score!

The kids have discovered multiple versions of solitaire

on the computer. Everybody needed a break from the

large-group activities once in a while. Ryan is a whiz!

Hunter has a long-standing love of Hot Wheels, and

our assortment of cars and tracks is different from his own.

He can make anything into a story, such as 

"Hot Wheels meet the Giant Snakes."

(Have you noticed a prevailing snake theme around my house?)

In the following two short clips, Hunter guides

the daring race cars into the very mouths of the

deadly vipers. Let's see who wins.

I'll give you a hint: Hunter wasn't going to let the snakes win.

UH-OH! Can we say "Viper Revenge"?!

The rest of the week, it was just me, Judy, Bri, and Hunter.

We took one afternoon to hit a couple of favorite thrift

shops in Sanford. I stopped them by this historic locomotive

in a downtown park.

That night, Hunter grilled us some hot dogs, and boy,

were they good!

I had one hot dog in a bun, but then I showed the kids

how to make a Frito Dog. I learned this the first year

Six Flags Over Georgia was open. My brother Buddy

(Ellis) told me about this treat from the Casa de Frites.

It was right next to the Casa Loco (crazy house) in the 60s.

I had suspected that both Bri and Claire are now tall

enough to ride Judy's Motobecane 10-speed racing bike.

WOW!! My and Judy's bikes date back to 1975-76 and

still get the job done.

The Talbert duo also loved playing croquet with me 

and Judy. Over the course of a dozen or more matches

over several days, our skills improved markedly.

The kids are now well-versed in some of the finer

points of the game, such as "sending" a ball, what a

"dead" ball is, and optional playing with a "rover" 

(also known as poison).

It didn't take Kitty long at all to get acclimated to

new housemates. He soon came to them of his own

volition and looked forward to their TLC. They could

virtually put him to sleep with their caresses.

I was thrilled to have the opportunity to read my book,

"Mystery at the Loyd Homeplace", to Bri and Hunter.

They were a great audience, and soaked up every word

of both the mystery and our intriguing Loyd family history.

Here are some of the crucial props, including a

photo of the mystery house (still in existence) and

a Civil War era letter (fictitious, but tantalizing).

And most of all, the treasure chest containing the 

Loyd treasure. (Based on an actual family legend).

"Does Wal-mart take Confederate money?"

They were especially enthralled that there really is

 a Loyd family Bible that dates to the 1800s. It has

now been passed on to me, and I am honored to be

its keeper. For now . . .

Believe it or not, we were all the way to Friday before

we had an opportunity for a get-wet day. We took them

to the fairly new splash pad in Carthage, and it was the 

perfect day. Hot, but not too hot.

Here, the kids are waiting for the giant tub to douse them.

Ah, the anticipation!

Now the wait is over! Was it cold?

Even in a water park, the kids got in a little workout.

It just seemed natural to stop at Highlander's Farm's

ice cream stand on the way home. As we relaxed

and "chilled", I felt like we were somewhere up on 

a Blue Ridge byway. Nice, very nice!

Of course we were glad when Amanda returned at the 

conclusion of the week. We just weren't glad when 

they all had to depart. But we'll have many more years

of memories to make and cherish. And what a great

motivation to eat right, get enough sleep, and stay healthy!

Because when the grandkids are around, we'd better be

on our toes and ready for action!