tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596988245744679027.post2298766436709481668..comments2024-03-27T11:52:23.308-04:00Comments on Thinking About Home: {31 Days of Hospitality} Day 25 ~ Music ♫Cheryl http://www.blogger.com/profile/00063844335185525553noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596988245744679027.post-23577092497165434642012-10-25T21:35:29.693-04:002012-10-25T21:35:29.693-04:00I've never thought of having music play when w...I've never thought of having music play when we have people over. Thanks for the idea!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01076138629863759234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596988245744679027.post-12988016817828831172012-10-25T20:40:08.061-04:002012-10-25T20:40:08.061-04:00I enjoy having music playing in the background if ...I enjoy having music playing in the background if it's a quieter dinner. If there are little ones and a lot of commotion, the music just adds to the din. Singing grace is a beautiful custom that we used to do when we got together for big family gatherings. Maybe it's time to revive it for our immediate family that is beginning to expand.Lorriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653026442945027184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596988245744679027.post-74126688412096667032012-10-25T18:15:36.514-04:002012-10-25T18:15:36.514-04:00We've enjoyed lots of "live music" ...We've enjoyed lots of "live music" over the years when company was visiting and also at the homes of family and friends... Patriotic Sing-Alongs on the 4th... Christmas Carols around the Piano ... Guitars around Bonfires.... Musical Graduation Parties... Hymn Sings on Sunday Morning after a Civil War Ball... Phillips Family Get-Togethers...<br /><br />We don't have so much "musical man-power" (or "girl" power?) here anymore, and I really miss those gatherings. It's amazing how people feel connected by singing songs together! Kim at Thistle Dewhttp://thistledewblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596988245744679027.post-40942064610653239322012-10-25T17:46:50.726-04:002012-10-25T17:46:50.726-04:00I did..once, I think. Yes, I should use it.
I...I did..once, I think. Yes, I should use it. <br />I've been thinking about the apology issue. That would include apologizing about the meal, which I have done all too recently.<br />Thanks for the enlightenment!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596988245744679027.post-67071579055794830222012-10-25T12:21:35.681-04:002012-10-25T12:21:35.681-04:00your hospitality topic this time has helped me mak...your hospitality topic this time has helped me make a decision to have a musical gathering near Christmas this year. to sing the story of redemption. I will be trying my hostessing role on in a new format.<br />Joaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01410962694354845751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596988245744679027.post-66723424475818840432012-10-25T12:05:12.556-04:002012-10-25T12:05:12.556-04:00Thank you, Sharon D.! I have no way of contacting...Thank you, Sharon D.! I have no way of contacting you, but it is always such a blessing to hear from you! :)Cheryl https://www.blogger.com/profile/00063844335185525553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596988245744679027.post-32418494721694926402012-10-25T10:21:28.244-04:002012-10-25T10:21:28.244-04:00We used to get together with a couple from our chu...We used to get together with a couple from our church, have a meal at their house or ours. After dinner we would get out hymn books and sing for an hour or so. I played the piano (both houses had pianos). It made for a wonderful evening. None of us could sing that great but we had fun trying.<br />Love your new header--very pretty.<br />Blessings, Sharon D.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596988245744679027.post-22190561638012831162012-10-25T08:37:09.021-04:002012-10-25T08:37:09.021-04:00Yes. I love to have music playing in the backgroun...Yes. I love to have music playing in the background during dinner and on Christmas Day. Sticking with soft and lovely seems to work better than vocal selections here just because Grooveshark is in another part of the house (☺) and so words can sound garbled.<br /><br />My grandparents both played...my grandmother the piano and my grandfather the violin...so I have fond memories of long evenings of music when many would be invited in for the evening.<br /><br />My cousin, a guitarist, hosts what he and his wife call jamborees and people come from miles around with their lawn chairs and make a day of it. I love going to those!<br /><br />How wonderful that your family enjoys a song and worship time. Judy's family (My Front Porch)often hold hands and sing the Doxology before their meals instead of a traditional prayer. (They do it in five-part harmony!)Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618654361869856894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596988245744679027.post-11430802977322339002012-10-25T08:25:27.978-04:002012-10-25T08:25:27.978-04:00We haven't incoporated much music into our gat...We haven't incoporated much music into our gatherings but I have been longing too and now am inspired to do it!<br /><br />DeannaDeanna Rabe - Creekside Cottage Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16133684514103206137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596988245744679027.post-40879823178378456642012-10-25T05:17:10.253-04:002012-10-25T05:17:10.253-04:00To answer your question, "We sure do!" ...To answer your question, "We sure do!" I'm going to "steal" some of your ideas, too. Sometimes we sing The Doxology as part of our prayer at mealtime..... Have frequently brought the hymnbooks in when my extended family gathers. Usually, in fact. And background music whenever I think about it - which like you is maybe 50% of the time :)Rebeccahttp://lifeandgodliness-rebecca.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com