PUNKIN'S ACRES

Hello, welcome to Punkin's Acres. Who am I? My name is Ella. My nickname is Punkin. I have often been asked why Punkin? Well...I love pumpkins, Autumn, the fairy tale Cinderella and my birthday is October 24th. Need I say more? I am a native Texan, college graduate, Christian, left-handed, 49 and holding woman. My ancestors were German, Irish, English, Scottish, Dutch and Cherokee. 

I am a friendly, honest, and open-minded person. I prefer my company in small groups. I don't talk a lot, though I will join in if I have something to say. I prefer to express myself through writing. I have been told that I am too nice. I don't think you can ever be too nice. I like to think the best of a person and strive to find something to like about most people I meet. I am soft-hearted, open-minded, and very patriotic.

I wish to use this website to share my thoughts with my friends. I will have a space to list my favorite songs of the month and another space to discuss any one of my favorite things. Here is a list of a few of my favorite things: Music - particularly Country(all genres of Country, but mostly progressive, leaning a bit towards rock and the softer, romantic ballads): chocolate: cats (I love all animals, but favor mostly cats and dogs): Family: old country roses: Texas: Autumn and Halloween: Rain: the late Victorian era: Color Analysis: Clothes: Mystery novels: Romance novels: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy: Laughter: Colors - aquamarine, turquoise blue,hunter green, forest green, sage green, chocolate brown, burnt orange (pumpkin), deep red, ivory, violet, coral pink : Snow: Christmas: Dreams: Books: Antiques from the late 1800's through 1910: English comedies: Irish folklore: Dream analysis.

So, take off your shoes, brew a cup of tea and sit awhile and visit with me. -Punkin

I've recently heard a song called "Pray For You" by Jaron and The Long Road to Love. The song theme - love gone wrong - reminded me of an old song by Little Jimmy Dickens entitled "May The Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose".  Many of you that will be reading this probably have never heard the Bird of Pardise song - but it was a hoot and I had it memorized when I was a kid. The "Pray For You" song also reminded me of these three songs:  "Lover, Lover" by Jerrod Nieman, "Before He Cheats" by Carrie Underwood and "Do You Want Fries With That" by Tim McGraw. You know, country folks aren't all serious all the time, but they do take heartbreak and cheatin' seriously "wink".  Give these songs a listen ~especially if you've recently experienced heartbreak, been disappointed by a lover or, hey, if you just want to take a few notes on what to do next time you are in the same "fix". :) ~Punkin 6/6/10

I love Country Music. My husband says I'm obsessed! Have you ever really loved something so much that it becomes a part of your life? That's the way I feel about music. I believe that my life would be pretty boring without music. I'm actually fond of many types of music, but I find that Country speaks to me. I love to sing and Country music is easy to learn because I can hear and understand the lyrics. Of course, I couldn't write about my love of Country music without putting in a "plug" for my favorite radio station -" KBCY 99.7 FM" -  Texas' Best Country and the Number One station in the BIG COUNTRY and JB Cloud - award winning DJ with Texas Country music!

All-Time Favorites (no particular order)
How Was I to Know and I Can Love You Like That -by John Michael Montgomery
I'm No Stranger to the Rain and It Ain't Nothin' by Keith Whitley
You Ask Me What I Like About Texas by Gary P. Nunn
Hearts Against the Wind by Diamond Rio
Rose Colored Glasses by John Conlee
You Have the Right by Perfect Stranger
Texas Women and Born to Boogie by Hank Williams Jr.
All Things Considered by Yankee Gray
Grandpa, Tell Me About the Good Old Days by The Judds
My First Taste of Texas by Ed Bruce
The Race is On by Sawyer Brown
There's a Girl in Texas That Does and Ain't No Thinkin Thing by Trace Adkins
Past The Point of Rescue by Hal Ketchum; Bring On The Rain - Jo Dee Messina;
I'm In A Hurry by Alabama;  Dance To The Beat of Your Heart by Cory Morrow; I Wanna Be Loved Like That by Shenandoah; What Might Have Been by Little Texas; Old Screen Door - Larry Joe Taylor, Ten Thousand Angels - Mindy McCready; More Than I Deserve - Christian Kane.

Current Play List Favorites (again, no particular order):
Crazy Town- Jason Aldean; Water - Brad Paisley;  Our Kind of Love- Lady Antebellum; Why Don't We Just Dance - Josh Turner;  I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes - Dierks Bentley; Undo It - Carrie Underwood; I'm In - Keith Urban, All About Tonight- Blake Shelton, Consider Me Gone - Reba McEntire - Boots On - Randy Houser; A Little More Country Than That - Easton Corbin; She Won't Be Lonely Long - Clay Walker; Keep On Loving You - Steel Magnolia; The House That Built Me - Miranda Lambert; Free - Zac Brown Band; I Gotta Get To You - George Strait; She's Like Texas - Josh Abbott; Lover, Lover - Jerrod Nieman; The Man I Wanna Be - Chris Young; Matches - Wade Bowen; So Close Now - Eli Young Band; All American Country Girl - Aaron Watson; Unstoppable - Rascal Flatts; Pray For You - Jarron and The Long Road To Love; Rain Is A Good Thing - Luke Bryan; Too Late For Goodbye - Randy Rogers; Road Signs - Cody Gill Band . ~ Punkin 7/10/2010.

Not on KBCY playlist yet, but I hope soon - The House Rules - Christian Kane.

 

Here's what you'll find on the pages of Punkin's Acres:

Home: Who is Punkin, Musical Musings and Punkin's Pics, and recently added More of Punkin's Picks (see below).

Punkin's Ponderings: Punkin's take on life, what's happening at Punkin's Place, and little blurbs on favorite topics.

Punkin's Photos: Pictures of Punkin, family, friends and home.

Although Country is at the top of my favorite music genres, I do have many favorite pieces of music/songs that aren't Country. I thought I'd like to write them down here as I remember them, just because! So, if it's got a good beat, or a dreamy sound, a great voice, or perhaps it brings back good memories, it will be in this list. So, here's more of Punkin's picks( I will be adding more as I remember! ):

Claire de Lune - Debussy; Gabriel's Oboe - Ennio Morricone; Cristofori's Dream - David Lanz; These Eyes and No Time - The Guess Who; Remember - Harry Nilsson; Nature's Boy - Nat King Cole; Walking In Memphis - Marc Cohn; Manic Monday and Eternal Flame - The Bangles; (Everything I Do)I Do It For You - Bryan Adams; Picture This and Valentine - Jim Brickman; Time and Tide - Basia; Sleepwalk - Santo & Johnny; Nights In White Satin - Moody Blues; Diary, Aubrey, Guitar Man - Bread; Africa and Rosanna - Toto; just about anything by Neil Diamond, including the Jonathan Livingston Seagull album and Crunchy Granola Suite; Bus Stop, He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother,  The Air That I Breathe - The Hollies; Walk Don't Run, Wipeout and Apache - The Ventures; Topsy Part 2 - Cozy Cole; Last Date - Floyd Cramer; Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple; Mr. Blue Skies, Hold On Tight, Telephone Line - Electric Light Orchestra; Momma Mia, Dancing Queen, The Way Old Friends Do, The Winner Takes It All, Fernando - ABBA, Classical Gas - Mason Williams;The Lion Sleeps Tonight - The Tokens; Kiss From A Rose - Seal; Kyrie & Broken Wings - Mr. Mister; The Doobie Brothers - nearly all their old stuff, especially Black Water and Listen To The Music; Time In A Bottle - Jim Croce; Dream Weaver - Gary Wright; Just My Imagination - The Temptations; Yesterday - The Beatles; Age of Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In - The 5th Dimension; Nobody Does It Better - Carly Simon; Fire & Rain, You've Got A Friend, How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) - James Taylor; Where Have All The Flowers Gone, Blowin' In The Wind, Wedding Song (There Is Love), Follow Me - Peter, Paul and Mary; Frankenstein and Free Ride - Edgar Winter Group; Cherish - The Association; True Colors and Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper; Dreams, Tusk and Sara - Fleetwood Mac; Tonight, Tonight, Tonight - Invisible Touch, Hold On My Heart - Genesis; Sussudio, One More Night, I Wish It Would Rain Down - Phil Collins; Kiss Me - Superior None The Richer; I Wanna Know What Love Is - Foreigner; Nella Fantasia - Chloe Agnew; Dance With Me - Orleans.

As you can see, I have pretty eclectic tastes! Stay tuned, this list will grow! ~Punkin 7/19/09, revised 6/6/2010