this old house

This ole house once knew his children

This ole house once knew his wife

This ole house was home and comfort

As they fought the storms of life

This old house once rang with laughter

This old house heard many shouts

Now he trembles in the darkness

When the lightnin' walks about

CHORUS:

Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer

Ain't a-gonna need this house no more

Ain't got time to fix the shingles

Ain't got time to fix the floor

Ain't got time to oil the hinges

Nor to mend the windowpane

Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer

He's a-gettin' ready to meet the saints

This ole house is a-gettin' shaky

This ole house is a-gettin' old

This ole house lets in the rain

This ole house lets in the cold

On his knees I'm gettin' chilly

But he feel no fear nor pain

'Cause he see an angel peekin'

Through a broken windowpane

This ole house is afraid of thunder

This ole house is afraid of storms

This ole house just groans and trembles

When the night wind flings its arms

This ole house is gettin' feeble

This old house is needin' paint

Just like him it's tuckered out

But he's a-gettin' ready to meet the saints

This ole house dog lies a-sleepin'
He don't know I'm gonna leave
Else he'd wake up by the fireplace
And he'd sit there and howl and grieve
But my huntin' days are over
Ain't gonna hunt the coon no more
Gabriel done brought in my chariot

When the wind blew down the door

 

The lyrics are from the song "This Old House" by Stuart Hambelin. I have it on a Brian Setzer cd and I love it. I would share it with you but I can't find it on the internet. I found recordings by Hambelin and by Rosemary Clooney but they just aren't the same.

I am nearly done with my second photo shoot and need to start writing a seminar for Saturday. I am teaching a seminar at the library where my sister works. This will be the fourth one I've taught. Thia year's theme is "You Are Here." On the poster, she made to advertise it she has the following bullet points:

• Learn to take photos that depict a place, a time, a people.
• Learn to write descriptively about photographs (she has a poet working with them on this part).
• Critique one another's work to improve your skills (I had them go through and critique some of my work last year and I was amazed at their intuition - the kids apparently enjoyed it because they requested a critique session for their own work this year).
• Have your work published in a book (April applied for and received a grant so she could do this for the kids).
• Receive a copy of the book for participating in the program.

I am considering using these photos, photos from a festival we took my youngest to last weekend, and photos from our trip to Circus World.

Speaking of photography and teaching it. I am wondering if my readers would be interested in a weekly posting on photography tips. I've taught three seminars, this will be my fourth. I am also teaching a student one-on-one in the fall.

If you are interested I could start distilling and expanding sections of my seminars into lessons for my readers (which would, incidentally, help me start organizing my thoughts for my student this fall).

By the way, for those who might be interested I passed this farm probably a dozen times or more over the years and I've always wanted to stop (it is right next to the highway). I am so glad I did. If I had been wearing jeans and sturdy shoes (and didn't have kids with me) I could probably taken pictures for hours.