This month I’m doing a 30-day song challenge following the prompts given by Donna from MyOBT, one of my favorite blogs. It sounded like so much fun I couldn’t resist. Feel free to join in on your social media platform, add your picks in the comments below, or simply enjoy (hopefully) the music I’ve chosen.
It was the summer between 4th and 5th grade. I was in the yard playing by myself with the radio on. (Thanks to my friend who introduced me to everything awesome.) Neil Diamond sang through the tinny sounds of the transistor, and I hearkened back to Miss Magnuson’s 4th grade art class. She’d always play music (Neil Diamond was one of her favorites) while we created. Miss Magnuson was totally cool. Red hair, clogs, mod Rhoda clothes…hardly a “teacher” at all (especially in a Catholic school with nuns as those other teachers). She was the fun auntie everyone wanted.
Anyway, I listened in the yard and at once became a life-long fan of Neil, and have forever remembered Miss Magnuson and that pinnacle childhood moment with this song.
Auntie B's Wax 
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