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I believe I will be able to be online today. Of course, I've said that before and things didn't turn out as I had planned. I'm hoping that is not the case today. 🙏🤞🙏🤞🙏🙂Pammy Jo
Pamela wrote: "I believe I will be able to be online today. Of course, I've said that before and things didn't turn out as I had planned. I'm hoping that is not the case today. 🙏🤞🙏🤞🙏🙂Pammy Jo"
YAY!!! 🤗🤗🤗💗
Is there a current quiz question? Once again, I have lost track of what's new here.Pammy Jo
Pamela wrote: "Is there a current quiz question? Once again, I have lost track of what's new here.Pammy Jo"
We are waiting on Meg to do her quiz. So you've not missed anything! 😄
Emma wrote: "Pamela wrote: "Is there a current quiz question? Once again, I have lost track of what's new here.Pammy Jo"
We are waiting on Meg to do her quiz. So you've not missed anything! 😄"
Good! Even if I didn't miss any questions, I sure have missed all of you!😊
Pamela wrote: "Emma wrote: "Pamela wrote: "Is there a current quiz question? Once again, I have lost track of what's new here.Pammy Jo"
We are waiting on Meg to do her quiz. So you've not missed anything! 😄"
G..."
And we've sure missed you! 🤗
Emma wrote: "Pamela wrote: "Emma wrote: "Pamela wrote: "Is there a current quiz question? Once again, I have lost track of what's new here.Pammy Jo"
We are waiting on Meg to do her quiz. So you've not missed ..."
🙂🤗💖🐵 Even the monkey is smiling! LOL!!!
Pamela wrote: "🙂🤗💖🐵 Even the monkey is smiling! LOL!!!"🤣 That's good!
Emma wrote: "Pamela wrote: "Is there a current quiz question? Once again, I have lost track of what's new here.Pammy Jo"
We are waiting on Meg to do her quiz. So you've not missed anything! 😄"
Yo! 🙋♀️
Meg wrote: "Yo! 🙋♀️"🤨
Hem! Which NE author invented the American stereoscope?
Meg wrote: "Hem! Which NE author invented the American stereoscope?"🤔 Well, it'd have to be a male author...therefore it has to be...😬
Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "Hem! Which NE author invented the American stereoscope?"🤔 Well, it'd have to be a male author...therefore it has to be...😬"
Yes? Yes? 🧐
Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "Hem! Which NE author invented the American stereoscope?"🤔 Well, it'd have to be a male author...therefore it has to be...😬"
Yes? Yes? 🧐"
🌳
Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "Hem! Which NE author invented the American stereoscope?"🤔 Well, it'd have to be a male author...therefore it has to be...😬"
Yes? Yes? 🧐"
🌳"
🪓
Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "Hem! Which NE author invented the American stereoscope?"🤔 Well, it'd have to be a male author...therefore it has to be...😬"
Yes? Yes? 🧐"
🌳"
🪓"
🔪
Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "Hem! Which NE author invented the American stereoscope?"🤔 Well, it'd have to be a male author...therefore it has to be...😬"
Yes? Yes..."
An ax works much better! 🤣
Emma wrote: "So you say...😏"And I should know! I'm the Lady Lumberjack of Maine! 🤣
Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "So you say...😏"And I should know! I'm the Lady Lumberjack of Maine! 🤣"
Very true...🤣🤣
I pretty sure I know this one! I have an interest in early photography and have quite a few books related to the subject. I believe the answer is Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. I've even had the chance to use original stereoscopic viewers during my Civil War reenacting days. Very interesting!
Pammy Jo
Pamela wrote: "I pretty sure I know this one! I have an interest in early photography and have quite a few books related to the subject. I believe the answer is Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. I've even had the chanc..."
You are correct, Pammy Jo! 🥳🎊🎊🎊🎊 That's really neat that you've actually used one! I was amazed to read how inventive Holmes was!
I have had a question in mind, so here it is:This author wrote a poem which became a popular Christmas Carol. He wrote the poem when he was in deep despair because his son had recently been severely wounded in battle during the Civil War.
Name the author and the song.
Pamela wrote: "I have had a question in mind, so here it is:This author wrote a poem which became a popular Christmas Carol. He wrote the poem when he was in deep despair because his son had recently been sever..."
Ohhh, ohhh, I know this one - I think! 😂🙊🤐
Meg wrote: "Pamela wrote: "I have had a question in mind, so here it is:This author wrote a poem which became a popular Christmas Carol. He wrote the poem when he was in deep despair because his son had rece..."
I bet you do, Meg!
It's not Longfellow is it?
Emma wrote: "It's not Longfellow is it?"That's who I was thinking, but I don't know.
Emma wrote: "It's not Longfellow is it?"Yes indeedy, Emma! You are correct! It is Henry Wadsworth Longfellow!!! The song??? Name the song and you win!
👁👂🔔🎄📅
Pammy Jo
Pamela wrote: "Emma wrote: "It's not Longfellow is it?"Yes indeedy, Emma! You are correct! It is Henry Wadsworth Longfellow!!! The song??? Name the song and you win!
👁👂🔔🎄📅
Pammy Jo"
😳 What?! Oh dear...🙈 I'm not good with Christmas songs...
Yeah, I have no idea about the song. 😂
Emma wrote: "Pamela wrote: "Emma wrote: "It's not Longfellow is it?"Yes indeedy, Emma! You are correct! It is Henry Wadsworth Longfellow!!! The song??? Name the song and you win!
👁👂🔔🎄📅
Pammy Jo"
😳 What?! Oh..."
Look at the emojis and put it together...
👁👂🔔🎄📅
Pamela wrote: "Look at the emojis and put it together...👁👂🔔🎄📅"
Hmmm... Uhhhhh...... I heard a bell on a tree in July? 🙈🤣🤣
Pamela wrote: "Follow this link:https://www.hymnsandcarolsofchristmas..."
Ohh, okay, thanks for practically giving that to me. 😂 I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day. I've never heard that song before. I don't know very many Christmas songs, so that's why I didn't know that part.
Emma wrote: "Pamela wrote: "Emma wrote: "It's not Longfellow is it?"Yes indeedy, Emma! You are correct! It is Henry Wadsworth Longfellow!!! The song??? Name the song and you win!
👁👂🔔🎄📅
Pammy Jo"
😳 What?! Oh..."
And, once again, I shall "out monkey" you!!! LOL!!!
🙈🐵🙉🐒🙊🐵🙈🐒🙉🐵🙊🐒🙈🐵🙉🐒🙊🐵🙈
Those nasty little monkeys seem less scary to me lately!!!
😀😁😂🤣😃😄😅😆😉🤗
Pammy Jo
Pamela wrote: "And, once again, I shall "out monkey" you!!! LOL!!!🙈🐵🙉🐒🙊🐵🙈🐒🙉🐵🙊🐒🙈🐵🙉🐒🙊🐵🙈
Those nasty little monkeys seem less scary to me lately!!!
😀😁😂🤣😃😄😅😆😉🤗
Pammy Jo"
🤣🤣🤣 That's good! 🤣🙈🙉🙊🐵🐒🦍
Emma wrote: "Pamela wrote: "Follow this link:https://www.hymnsandcarolsofchristmas..."
Ohh, okay, thanks for practically giving that to me. 😂 I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day. I..."
Well, you deserved the hint since you did correctly guess the author!
You win, Emma! CONGRATULATIONS!!!
👏🤝👍🏆🎈🏅🎈🎉🎈🥇🎈🎊🎈🤹♀️🤸♀️😁
I actually just learned about this last winter. My dad and I were walking along a sidewalk in Miramichi, NB, and the Bing Crosby recording was playing from a louspeaker. My dad said, "Isn't that Longfellow?" I couldn't believe I didn't know! 🤦♀️http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmCW68...
Meg wrote: "I actually just learned about this last winter. My dad and I were walking along a sidewalk in Miramichi, NB, and the Bing Crosby recording was playing from a louspeaker. My dad said, "Isn't that Lo..."It's not one of my favorites, but I thought it would be a good question, in keeping with the Christmas season. My favorite religious Christmas song is "O Holy Night" and my favorite secular one is "Silver Bells."
Pammy Jo
Pamela wrote: "It's not one of my favorites, but I thought it would be a good question, in keeping with the Christmas season. My favorite religious Christmas song is "O Holy Night" and my favorite secular one is "Silver Bells.""I love the poem, but not really the way Bing Crosby sings it. 😂 O Holy Night is beautiful!
Meg wrote: "I actually just learned about this last winter. My dad and I were walking along a sidewalk in Miramichi, NB, and the Bing Crosby recording was playing from a louspeaker. My dad said, "Isn't that Lo..."Is Miramichi near Prince Edward Island?
Pamela wrote: "Is Miramichi near Prince Edward Island?"It's a little north of PEI. I'm not sure what the distance is...I don't think it's that far as the crow flies, but you have to go quite a ways further south to take the bridge across to the island.
Meg wrote: "Pamela wrote: "It's not one of my favorites, but I thought it would be a good question, in keeping with the Christmas season. My favorite religious Christmas song is "O Holy Night" and my favorite ..."I love to sing O Holy Night. It really is beautiful! My favorite Christmas music has always been songs performed by choirs and by orchestras. I really like the Vienna Boys' Choir Christmas albums! The London Symphony Orchestra has recorded many great Christmas albums, too!
One of my favorite places places to visit, especially during the holidays, is The National Shrine Of Our Lady Of Czestochowa which is very close to my home. They often host choirs, many from Poland. It's such a beautiful church! They celebrate Mass in English and Polish. The gift shop is wonderful, too. Many products are imported from Poland and the Christmas candy from Poland is sooo good!https://czestochowa.us
Pammy Jo
That's wonderful, Pammy Jo! 😊 I love playing O Holy Night on the harp, but I can't sing it. 😂 I'll have to look up the London Symphony Orchestra's recordings. I think they are the ones who did my favorite recording of Beethoven's 5th symphony.
Meg wrote: "That's wonderful, Pammy Jo! 😊 I love playing O Holy Night on the harp, but I can't sing it. 😂 I'll have to look up the London Symphony Orchestra's recordings. I think they are the ones who did my f..."Another one of my favorites is The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, United Kingdom. If you get a chance, look them up online. Simply beautiful! I also forgot to mention another one of my favorite Carols is The Holly and the Ivy. During the holidays, I often find myself singing it around the house to my cats. They are the best audience! Never critical and always attentive! LOL!!! 🎶🐱🐈💞
Pammy Jo
I love listening to the London Symphony Orchestra and St. Martin in the Fields,
especially old Christmas carols.
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