A Few Of My Favorite Things

Groupsheets on paper and pedigree charts
Folded up letters and old Christmas cards
Ancient cigar boxes tied up with strings
These are a few of my favorite things.

Passenger lists and sweet tasting kolache
Immigration records and dumplings with paprikas
Memories of songs that my Grandma would sing
These are a few of my favorite things.

Brown colored pictures and names for the faces
Records of dates and strange sounding places
Recollections of stories and family gatherings
These are a few of my favorite things.

When I hit the brick wall
When nothing seems to fit at all
When I just cannot recall
I remember a few of my favorite things
And then I can start all over again.

Old dusty books and goose-feather-filled covers
Songs of the holiday and bright dancing colors
Images of Christmas when it is snowing
These are a few of my favorite things.