All You Need Is Love — I’m so glad my friend Jeanne requested, “All You Need Is Love.” It’s a perfect song to play and sing right now. I wish everyone in the world felt the same, but not the case. I dedicated this song to my friend Jeanne who had surgery the other day…

Rain is beautiful! The ducks also love the rain! On Amazon Creek in southeast Eugene Oregon. Photo was taken by me a few days ago. One of my favorite rain songs is definitely Rain by the Beatles. I love the message of the song. Everyone freaks out when it rains. I personally…

Paul McCartney and Let It Be — Paul McCartney dreamed he saw his mother and she said to him, “Let it be.” Paul’s mother passed away when he was 17 of cancer. That prompted him to write the song, and the rest is history. His mother’s name was Mary, which is why he refers to “Mother…

Under the Boardwalk — Savoy and I had so much fun singing and playing this song together! Under the Boardwalk is the theme song for the Santa Cruz Ukulele Club. For the past two nights, I’ve been able to talk my boyfriend Savoy into accompanying me on his flute, and it sounds wonderful…

The Trees are Drawing Me near, I’ve got to find out why… — Tuesday Afternoon by The Moody Blues is such a magical song because I always think of my daily walks in the woods whenever Savoy and I play it together. His flute adds to the mystical quality of the song and makes it fun. In the end, when he plays…

Love and Peace “George Harrison style.” — Tonight I led a George Harrison ukulele jam on Zoom. I was inspired by his songs and decided to play two of them as sort of a medley for two of his songs for Day #14 of 100 Days of Ukulele. I felt moved by George Harrison and how…

Happy Birthday George Harrison! — Today I played one of George Harrison’s beautiful songs, “Something.” The song appeared on the Abbey Road album in 1969. Paul McCartney strums this song on ukulele at all his shows that I’ve attended. He pays tribute to George Harrison who loved ukuleles. He would give ukuleles away to…

Get Together — Peace and Love as We Navigate Through Difficult Times — Today I sang “Get Together” by the Youngbloods. This was one of the first songs that I thought of as I attempt to navigate through these difficult times, such as the war in Ukraine. My heart goes out to all of them as they do their best to keep Russia from taking over their country. It’s a…

So Many Zoom gatherings in one day! — For Day #11 of 100 Days of Ukulele, I sang and played “Things We Said Today” by the Beatles. And Savoy accompanied me once again on flute which was really cool. We’ve played this song together before, and I like the mysterious quality of this early Beatles song (from…