have a cool new year...

i was thinking the other day, how cool would it be to sit around and listen to records all day like we used to do when we were kids...

have a happy new year sweet ones!
bisous!!

also...

any idea which scene this is, in which film... i must admit i do love me christmas films and christmas music...

have fun these sweet days & have a quick look at the previous post, just wanted to take a moment to wish you all a lovely day...

bisous!

sweet christmas wishes...

i''m wishing you dear friends a sweet christmas. our paths have crossed this year... and for this gift i am thankful...

surely you must know...

when i lived in madrid i worked as an english teacher. i made very little money, just enough to pay the rent and utilities and have dinner and wine with friends, almost always. at the time, a glass of wine was about 2 euros and a nice dinner could be had for 10 euros. i lived like a queen... good wine and friends!

as i did not spend much then, i still don't, out of habit not stinginess. it's just that i learned that the sweet life does not have to cost much. well, yesterday, and in the spirit of american christmas commercialism i went on a little shopping spree. of the many goodies, i bought my very own copy of pride and prejudice. this way the librarian can stop looking at me crosseyed when she sees me checking it out... again! there is a line when elizabeth is overwhelmed by what darcy has done, and he looks at her in all hope and says... sure you must know! i am left breathless... i can't get enough of those words...

then i bought outliers by an author that is new to my book collection, malcolm gladwell...

the first time i saw this dude i found him incredibly interesting and funny looking. this past friday i saw him again on charlie rose and i think i am in love. if i were a guy i think i might want to be him. his job is to write about interesting (at least to me) stuff, formulate it simply, and then put out a bestseller. somehow it all seems so romantic, sitting and thinking and meeting with most interesting friends and having deeply interesting conversations over dinner and wine and then sharing it with those who might be interested. i love this idea and i think it says something very much about me... i'm soooo attracted to intelligence and romance...

have a happy christmas week! and i hope you get to indulge in all that pleases you... if you happen to pop in, share what that might look like... share your gifts and goodies...

nice weekend

thank you so much for your kind words of encouragement in connection to my previous post. i think we all have a special feeling about our blog relationships... i think it connects with the 'better angels of our nature.'

the order of the day...
do have a jazzy weekend!
and may it involve something, anything that's candy apple red...

creeping away

when people ask me about my family, i simply say that i don't see them very often, they're not very nice people. though to think of it, i think i remember that the adams family were nice people, though a little 'creepy and kooky...'

still it's all a bit creepy. of my family of five, 3 persons have birthdays this month, and all clustered together. i made my last phone call for the year last night to say my 'happy birthday wishes' and i should be free and good until after the new year.

i made up a story saying i would be away skiing for the holidays and i'll be back in touch after the new year. it's not true, and i use this space as my confession booth. how stinky is this situation.

when i wake up in the morning, i stay quiet and still for a moment thinking of what my responsibilities are for the new day. this morning i thought of my family and the pain i suffered beneath them and i was leaning towards being sad. but then i remembered, though they take the wind out of my sails for a minute and i get back up, they don't destroy me like they used to. not only do they not have this power any more, i've gotten stronger and wiser, thankfully. this makes me happy. and plus, sad but true, it frees me up to create for myself a life that brings me joy.

invent your world, surround

yourself with people, color

sounds, and work that

nourish you... sark

trippin' on today and tomorrow

what's on tap for this new week? all's a buzz this holiday season... i was going to share an image of a crystal ball, to have a look into the coming days, and i stumbled upon this crystal lounge... hmmm apparently it's in sweden. how dreamily trippy is this? i can totally see me siding up to the bar for a really fresh flute of champagne, a little coolness, as i imagine inside is warm and cozy while a bit chilly on the outside...

any who, it's a new week and i'm feeling quite content with the connections we've made as blog buddies, sharing our doings and our heart's concerns...

looking on into the near future...

1. meeting with my dear friend helen as i'll package my 'heart love' and send her off with my best wishes as she begins a new chapter in her life.

2. for some reason, i have no idea why, the vice-president of spain is speaking at my alma mater this week. i'm there just 'cause it tugs at my heart strings for my love of spain.

3. going to 'cafe philosohique' at the alliance francaise, where they philosophise about life and art in french. still trying to improve my french, it is a journey isn't it...

well, i imagine you must be bored by now. i didn't mean to bore you, but it's like you pop in to visit a friend and you want to hear all about what s/he has been up to and you want to share your little things too.

if you're inclined to share... to tell of a wee thing you're up to this week...

sending out christmas kisses...
photo by amundn