Old-Fashioned Charm

Saturday, June 23, 2012

Another Period Musical Lyrics Quiz

Photo Bonus Question - What musical is this photo from?

Game are back! The last Period Musical Lyrics Quiz I had was so well received and since I've been into listening to songs from musicals this week I thought it was high time for a second quiz of this type.

To Play: Read the lyrics below and try to guess the song title and which musical each selection comes from. Leave your guesses in a comment and I'll reply with your score. Guess as many times as you wish. Answers will be posted next Saturday.

Scoring: One point will be awarded for each correctly guessed song title and musical title. One bonus point will be awarded for each correctly guessed book title and character name on the two Bonus Songs (#13 and #14). Also two bonus points will be awarded for correctly guessing the musical for the Photo Bonus Question above. Highest possible score is 30 points.

Period Musical Lyrics:

___ __ ____ ______ _______ when you feel down and out

Strut down the street and have your picture took

Dressed like a dream your spirits seem to turn about

That ______ shine is a certain sign

That you feel as fine as you look!

Beneath your parasol, the world is all a smile

That makes you feel brand new down to your toes

Get out your feathers

Your patent leathers

Your beads and buckles and bows

For there's no blue Monday in your ______ clothes!

______ ___ __ ______, an' happy am I

to hold my heart till he comes strollin' by.

When he comes, my dearie, one look an' I'll know

That he's the dearie I've been wantin' so.

Though I'll live forty lives till the day he arrives,

I'll not ever, ever grieve.

For my hopes will be high that he'll come strollin' by;

For ye see, I believe

That there's a laddie weary, and wanderin' free,

Who's ______ ___ his ______ :

Me!

A gentle breeze from ________ ________

Softly blows o'er lullaby bay.

It fills the sails of boats that are waiting--

Waiting to sail your worries away.

It isn't far to ________ ________

And your boat waits down by the key.

The winds of night so softly are sighing--

Soon they will fly your troubles to sea.

So close your eyes on ________ ________ .

Wave good-bye to cares of the day.

And watch your boat from ________ ________

Sail far away from lullaby bay.

I love you, _ ______ ___ _ ____!

_ ______ ___ _ ____, and a hug around the neck!

A hug around the neck, and a barrel and a heap

A barrel and a heap, and I'm talkin' in my sleep.

About you.

About you!

My heart is leapin'!

I'm having trouble sleepin'!

'Cause I love you, _ ______ ___ _ ____

You bet your pretty neck I do!

Doodle, oodle, oodle.

Doodle oodle oodle oo.

A robin feathering his nest

Has very little time to rest

While gathering his bits of twine and twig

Though quite intent in his pursuit

He has a merry tune to toot

He knows a song will move the job along - for

_ ________ __ _____ helps the medicine go down

The medicine go down-wown

The medicine go down

Just _ ________ __ _____ helps the medicine go down

In a most delightful way

I like to be in _______

Okay by me in _______

Everything free in _______

For a small fee in _______

Buying on credit is so nice

One look at us and they charge twice

I have my own washing machine

What will you have though to keep clean?

Skyscrapers bloom in _______

Cadillacs zoom in _______

Industry boom in _______

Twelve in a room in _______

____ _______,

____ _______!

We've talked the whole night through,

____ _______

____ _______ to you.

____ _______, ____ _______ !

It's great to stay up late,

____ _______, ____ _______ to you.

When the band began to play

The sun was shinin' bright.

Now the milkman's on his way,

It's too late to say goodnight.

So, ____ _______ , ____ _______ !

Sunbeams will soon smile through,

____ _______, ____ _______ , to you,

And you, and you, and you!

________ ________ at home

________ ________ one of the family

We've taken to you so strong

It's clear we're going to get along

________ ________ well in

________ ________ part of the furniture

There isn't a lot to spare

Who cares?..What ever we've goin we share!

If it should chance to be

We should see

Some harder days

Empty larder days

Why grouse?

Always a chance we'll meet

Somebody to foot the bill

Then the drinks are on the house!

________ ________ our mate

We do't want to have no fuss,

For after some consideration, we can state

________ ________

One of us!

"Clang, clang, clang" went the _______

"Ding, ding, ding" went the bell

"Zing, zing, zing" went my heartstrings

For the moment I saw him I fell

"Chug, chug, chug" went the motor

"Bump, bump, bump" went the brake

"Thump, thump, thump" went my heartstrings

When he smiled, I could feel the car shake

#10

The girls today in society

Go for classical poetry,

So to win their hearts one must quote with ease

Aeschylus and Euripides.

But the poet of them all

Who will start 'em simply ravin'

Is the poet people call

The bard of Stratford-on-Avon.

____ __ ____ ___________,

Start quoting him now.

____ __ ____ ___________

And the women you will wow.

Just declaim a few lines from "Othella"

And they think you're a heckuva fella.

If your blonde won't respond when you flatter 'er

Tell her what Tony told Cleopaterer,

And if still, to be shocked, she pretends well,

Just remind her that "All's Well That Ends Well."

____ __ ____ ___________

And they'll all kowtow.

#11

The sun'll come out

________

Bet your bottom dollar

That ________

There'll be sun!

Just thinkin' about

________

Clears away the cobwebs,

And the sorrow

'Til there's none!

When I'm stuck a day

That's gray,

And lonely,

I just stick out my chin

And Grin,

And Say,

Oh!

The sun'll come out

________

So ya gotta hang on

'Til ________

Come what may

________! ________ !

I love ya ________ !

You're always

A day

A way!

#12

__ ___ _____! __ ___ _____ !

Put our service to the test

Tie your napkin 'round your neck, cherie

And we'll provide the rest

Soup du jour

Hot hors d'oeuvres

Why, we only live to serve

Try the grey stuff

It's delicious

Don't believe me? Ask the dishes

They can sing, they can dance

After all, Miss, this is France

And a dinner here is never second best

Go on, unfold your menu

Take a glance and then you'll

__ ___ _____

Oui, our guest

Bonus Points Songs

These next two songs are ones I don't think many of you will have heard before but they both come from musicals of well known Jane Austen books. Based on reading the lyrics what novels do they come from and which main character is singing the song?

#13

Fine eyes

She has fine eyes

Full of mystical charms

The kind of fine eyes

That illumine her face

And a figure

Light and pleasing

Full of feminine grace

That begs me to embrace

And keep her safe in my arms

I long to tell her my feelings

I yearn to give her my heart

And share the dream I'm concealing

But how can I tell her when we are apart?

And those fine eyes

Clever brown eyes

Have a will of their own

Why do they hypnotize?

They never leave me alone.

#14

Why do I stand

Mute as a post

Trembling hand

Pale as a ghost

So many things I should tell her

Before she goes away

Stomach and head

All in a bind

Leaving unsaid

All of the things I should say

Only a few more hours

Till you are gone for good

I'd lay my heart before you

If I could

If I could I would tell you

How the last three weeks

Have made me understand

What it means to have a friend

If I could I would tell you

How I wish our time together

Would go on and on

And never end

If I could I would take your precious hand

And I'd bring it to my lips

And I'd let my feelings show

If I could I would get down on my knees

And I'd beg you not to go.

Don't go!

Have fun! :)

Very Truly Your's,

Thursday, June 21, 2012

Today I Am...{4}

This is my first Kentucky edition of Today I Am... so excuse my exuberance about this new place I find myself in! heehee :)

{writing}

This post, cards and letters to friends in Maine and occasionally jotting down more plot ideas for my latest story. On our drive from Maine to NY, from NY to Kentucky I was collecting interesting names from road signs and store signs - it was a lot of fun jotting down the names and thinking how they might fit into one of my stories or might turn into a story of their own! :)

{reading}

I actually didn't do as much reading on our trip as I thought I might, it was more interesting looking about me and chatting with mom and my siblings. So recently besides catching up with blog posts I missed I've been enjoying reading from my Jane Austen Devotional Book a few times a day.

{listening}

Recently during the day when I think of a song and start humming it I have been pulling out my iPod and listening to it on the spot. Several of the songs are from Les Miserables but also hymns, folk songs or show tunes.

Also my sister and I were watching Celtic Woman's Believe concert last night (it's probably my least favorite of their DVD concerts but we hadn't seen it yet) and the song Nocturne has been in my head today and apparently Bea's too because she's brought the YouTube video up on my computer several times today. It's strange because Chloe is probably our least favorite singer from Celtic Woman but the tune is so melodic and gorgeous! heehee :)

Oh! And I've been rather addicted to listening to Ramin Karimloo's voice and realized that I'd enjoyed him singing Till I Hear You Sing (from POTO sequel Love Never Dies) long before I'd loved him as Enjolras in the Les Miz 25th Concert.

My mom's birthday was on Monday so I made her this in lieu of a real cake.

{watching}

Celtic Woman, Josh Groban and Les Miz videos on YouTube. Also the comedy and amazing salvation testimony of Christian comedian of Jeff Allen (My Heart, My Comedy DVD was a gift for my mom's birthday on Monday). It made me laugh hysterically and then cry majorly!

View from my window

{looking}

At my new neighborhood, there is a flowering rose-like bush right out my bedroom window that is much admired by me several times a day as I sit typing at my desk.

My room - sort of bare right now because I haven't unpacked everything yet.

{feeling}

Incredibly, incredibly blessed! There is so so much to praise the Lord for! Each day since last Friday I find myself from time to time sitting and staring about me in amazement at the huge and gorgeous house that the Lord has provided for us! Each time we go to a restaurant the food tastes amazing and each time we go to a store we not only find that they're closer but we find so many interesting things to look at and much lower food prices than in Maine (you should of heard us exclaim over the low prices in the produce and dairy sections of our local grocery store! haha). Sunday we drove around in the country part of our neighborhood and even found a sweet little park that's near the river! Kentucky is a very interesting state and it's so much fun to explore! My dad is loving his new job too - he's already making good friends with his co-workers and has so many ideas that they are very interested to hear! God really is so good! Life is not without it's problems but God is blessing amazingly right now and we're just praising Him!

"Shelves in the closet. Happy thought indeed!" - Elizabeth Bennet, P&P

{anticipating}

The closing for our house which should be tomorrow - finally! It's a rather long story but basically the closing (or formal purchase where papers are signed) was supposed to be the day after we got here but over three days it kept being delayed and while waiting we had to stay in a hotel and pay extra rent on the moving truck. Finally last Friday the house sellers agreed to let us rent the house temporarily until the closing. It was a huge relief to be able to unpack our moving truck (all in one day - boy was that a load of work!!) and sleep in our own beds that night! This week the closing has continued to be delayed because of the sellers not having their paperwork straight but it looks like tomorrow mom and dad will be able to sign all the paperwork and make the house officially ours! It will be easier to unpack boxes then, because now there's still a slight feeling of "oh no, what if the seller's change their minds?", but we are so close!

{wishing or rather praying}

My family and I are praying for a good church to attend. We had research churches online but we had a scare this past Sunday when the church we visited was very little like what their website presented!

After dad talked with his co-workers there are a few other churches on our list to try but we're running into the problem of the churches having either good music or good preaching and not both. And after having to drive half an hour to get anywhere in Maine we're praying for a church that is near by. It's always interesting visiting new churches... :P

They pile up the cheese!

{loving}

Life at the moment! Our new house. My three kitties who made the trek cross country surprisingly well and have now settled in so comfortably! My new room that is so spacious and my closet has so much room! Cincinnati style chili on everything from spaghetti to hot dogs to french fries! Going to Golden Corral after not having been in almost ten years was really tasty too. Oh, and Chick-Fil-A! Yes, we've had to eat out a lot when we first got here in KY but I'll be glad when we can really start cooking in our new kitchen.

Been a while since I've posted a photo - here's me and my trusty laptop!

Thanks for praying!

Again thank you all so very much for praying for me and my family as we made the long trek to Kentucky. It was super exhausting work loading (but we had some help) and unloading (all by ourselves) the moving truck. Our drive from Maine was divided into two days of driving with a day in between to visit family and dear friends in New York state. The longest part of the trip was going from NY to KY because it was all new territory to us, but God helped us through all of the little difficulties along the way.

We are in Kentucky safe and sound and unpacking boxes in our new home that we enjoy immensely!

There's many new experiences that lie ahead but we know God will continue to guide us all the way.

What songs are at the top of your favorites list right now?

Have you ever had Cincinnati style chili?

Which of the two paintings in this post are your favorite?

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

I'm Back!

Hello everyone! Thanks for your many prayers about my huge move, God answered those prayers and helped my family and I get through all the hard work and many hours of driving to Kentucky with relatively little trouble. When we arrived we did have some concerns about when we would be able to move into our new house but everything is going along now, we got the truck unpacked in one day all by ourselves, and are working slowly on unpacking boxes and settling into our new home. I hope to post a bit more about our move a little later in the week.

So I'm officially back in the blogging world but not quite totally back to blogging full time because there's still lots to unpack and I'm expecting this summer will be fairly busy. Film reviews might not come along as swiftly as I'd like because I haven't had much chance to watch anything or even refresh my memory on any old favorites. I am hoping to get a game every week started up again so look for a new game this coming Saturday!

In the meantime you will notice that I have changed the decorations on Old-Fashioned Charm, this time with a Wives & Daughters theme and the orange color is supposed to reflect Summertime.

The March to June 2012 Blog Header was a big hit:

This is the wallpaper I used:

And my Please Comment button was also received with many giggles:

The previous blog button can be found on the Link To Me page and there's a new blog button that, thanks to the easy to use PicMonkey.com, has a bit more flair than my other buttons have had.

Link to me:

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Persuasion Comparison Guest Posts at Austenitis

Charity at Austenitis kindly invited some of her fellow bloggers to guest post while she was away this summer. Besides writing a couple of reviews that are scheduled to post next week, there's also a guest post series that I'm quite proud of.

Without further ado may I present the Persuasion Comparison in four parts written by Miss Amy Dashwood of Yet Another Period Drama Blog, Miss Laurie of Old-Fashioned Charm (that's me!), Miss Melody of Regency Delight and Miss Elizabeth Bennet of Elegance of Fashion! In these posts we compare the 1995 and 2007 Persuasion adaptations in the categories of actors, scenes, costumes, music, scenery and accuracy to Jane Austen's original book. Since Persuasion is a book very close to my heart these posts were not only a lot of fun but also a labor of love.

Check out these posts in the series:

Introducing Summer Guest-Bloggers! (by Charity)

Persuasion Comparison: Part 1

Persuasion Comparison: Part 2

Movie: Persuasion (Charity's film review of Persuasion 1995)

Persuasion Comparison: Part 3

Persuasion Comparison: Part 4

Thanks to Charity for letting us post and thanks for Amy, Melody and Lizzy for your hard work in helping to put these posts together! :)

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Sink Me! Entries

I'm not really supposed to be back as my family and I haven't even moved into our new house yet but Miss Amy Dashwood is having a delightful contest over at her hilarious period drama humor blog Sink Me! and I just had to get in on the fun since I had internet at the hotel we're staying in.

Here are my three contest entries: