Saturday 9: This Haunted House (1964)
Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.
1) Loretta Lynn wrote this song to help her cope with the sudden death of her friend, Patsy Cline. When they first met, Patsy was already a star and she helped Loretta become established. Did you more recently advise or receive advice? I gave advice on Friday to a friend.
2) She sings that Patsy's is the face she sees when she turns out the light. Do you remember who or what you were thinking about when you fell asleep last night? I was thinking about my heart and what is going on with it and why I have not heard back from the test I took. I went for a blood test on Thursday and my cholesterol is normal now that I have been on medication. My blood sugar is borderline so I need to eat better.
3) Loretta maintains her TN ranch is haunted. She says "the moaning woman" is a harmless apparition, dressed in white. Do you believe in ghosts? No.
4) Loretta Lynn's ranch is now open to the public. In addition to horseback riding, fishing and camping, Loretta's ranch features shops that sell locally-sourced jams, jellies and sauces, as well as Loretta Lynn CDs and "Coal Miner's Daughter" glassware and t-shirts. Have you ever brought home an edible souvenir? Or do you prefer to remember your trips with something more lasting, like a coffee mug or t-shirt? Last year we went to Yosemite and we brought back souvenirs for family members. We also brought back some huckleberry jam, taffy and licorice.
5) According to Reader's Digest, The Exorcist is the scariest movie of all time. Have you seen it, and if so, did it scare you? Yes I saw it when I was in college with my husband and friend. I did not like the movie. It was scary and I told my husband I did not want to see anymore scary movies!
6) Which do you find spookier: haunted houses or cemeteries? I have only been to the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland and there are a few creepy things there. I like going to the cemetery my family is buried at. But I don't think I would want to go at night.
7) What's the most recent Halloween costume you wore? I was a hippie and my husband was a biker. This was from last October at our church Trunk N Treat.
8) When you were a kid, did you trade your Halloween candy with siblings or friends? Yes
9) Random question: You meet your very friendly new neighbor. She invites you over for a "get acquainted" cup of coffee tomorrow afternoon and you accept. Then you learn that she was once on trial for an axe murder ... but acquitted. Would you still go over to her house? I might, but I would take someone with me.
Wednesday Hodgepodge has pictures from my husband's birthday lunch.
