Saturday 9: I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm

Well....we certainly need something to keep us warm this weekend with temperatures falling below zero and the windchill at dangerous levels.  I don't know that love will do the job, but at least the Saturday 9 gives us something to do while we're stuck inside.  

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Saturday 9: I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm (2006)

Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.

1) Bette Midler sings about the storm that's raging outside. How's the weather where you are today?  Cold. Frostbite inducing cold. I'm doing this a bit before midnight on Friday evening and tomorrow will not be any better. It was so cold that ALL of the public schools in most of the western half of Pennsylvania closed today (the eastern half closed due to the storm that moved up the coast). It's been cold all week. I am over winter already...and there's still a lot of winter to go. Not good.

2) She mentions her gloves. Tell us about your favorite pair of gloves or mittens. I've always liked my Isotoner driving gloves, but I got a pair of Isotoner mittens in my Christmas stocking. They have a fleece lining and have a layer in the middle that makes them water resistant. They are so warm and toasty! I've really appreciated that this week.

3) Does your home have a fireplace to keep you warm?  We have a pellet stove and it has been burning nonstop whenever I am home. It makes a huge difference as it is a constant heat, rather than the off and on of a furnace. Ours also has a thermostat so I can set it for a heat and it adjusts the intensity of the fire automatically to keep it steady.

4) Bette's father, Fred, supported his family as a house painter. Have you ever held a job that kept you outdoors a great deal of the time?  Only a summer job back in high school. I worked in the Pocono Mountains as part of the Youth Conservation Corps the summer before my senior year. It was hard work, but I loved it.

5) Her mother, Ruth, was a talented seamstress. How about you? Can you sew on a button? Raise a hem? Darn a hole? No. I still take such things to my mom. When she is gone I'm going to have to throw things away and buy new ones. Or pay someone else.

6) 2017 was a big year for Bette. At the age of 72, she opened on Broadway in the revival of Hello, Dolly! and won a Tony. As we kick off 2018, what would you like to accomplish this year?  I want to continue to lose weight...this is the year the bathroom remodel will get done (or the you-know-what is going to hit the fan)...and I'd really like to go through the kitchen and do a big purge.

7) Bette and her husband Martin have been married for nearly 34 years. Their wedding was officiated by an Elvis impersonator. Are you looking forward to any weddings in 2018? No, both of our kids are now married as are all of our nieces and nephews.

8) Bette and Martin are very proud of their daughter, Sophie, now 30, who graduated from Yale in 2008. Do you expect to attend any graduation ceremonies in 2018? No.

9) Random question: Yesterday, who did you spend the most time with?  Me, myself and I. My husband worked, and the rest of the world was holed up inside trying to stay warm. I did run some groceries over to our daughter late in the day because they have all had the flu or some such nasty virus all week. I took our grandson a stuffed camel I saw at the store and he loved it!