Woah the shame of the polar bear that fears the water...

Well this blog has been on and off for the past 2 years now and my-my how very cluttered and erratic it is! It's quite close to the way my mind works...constantly jumping from thought to thought, task to task and of course the odd blank when one gets rather overwhelmed due to the lack of lists and priority ranking in simple day to day life...

That said (what a mouthful) I have decided to reconnect with what drew me to blogging in the first place; expressing my thoughts, sharing; my adventures, favourite poems, art works I fancy, recipes to die for and all that magical stuff I mentioned at the start of 2011 (Big, trying to convince you, smile).

Seriously though, how does one share everything that means so much to them without it all coming out so very garbled and cluttered, leaving you confused and disinterested? Why am I thinking so hard about this, it should be easy, not a constant edit of posts worrying about whether or not it looks right or if people like it...but rather that I like it...

Which brings me to then apologising for all the random not so great posts over the past two years...one should not post for the sake of posting but rather when one wants/needs to post...I think...and I do have so much to post about and share.

So dear people of this cyber world I hope to bring you more genuine and thoughtful posts (cause that's who I am, genuine and thoughtful).

Here is to taking back my blog! (smile)

Magic...yes MAGIC.

Image source: http://goo.gl/C4MHt

Lady Moon

Lady of the Night



This night I see a luminescent trail
Of powdered stardust, faint and pale,
Across the sky, like moths in flight.
A crescent moon of phantom white
Is tangled in the filmy veil.
My heart responds in quick delight,
I greet the lady of the night.




-- Illustration and poem by Don Blanding, c. 1935 --

Images: http://goo.gl/uplHA

The Fog

I have recently stumbled upon some new artists, mostly female vocalists, who I have taken quite a liking to.  one of them is Rachel Sermmani.  One my favourite songs by her is 'The Fog', a little dramatic, but I still love it!

Dance Me To The End Of Love

Dance me to your beauty with a burning violin

Dance me through the panic 'til I'm gathered safely in

Lift me like an olive branch and be my homeward dove

Dance me to the end of love Dance me to the end of love

Oh let me see your beauty when the witnesses are gone

Let me feel you moving like they do in Babylon

Show me slowly what I only know the limits of

Dance me to the end of love Dance me to the end of love

Dance me to the wedding now, dance me on and on

Dance me very tenderly and dance me very long

We're both of us beneath our love, we're both of us above

Dance me to the end of love

Dance me to the end of love

Dance me to the children who are asking to be born

Dance me through the curtains that our kisses have outworn

Raise a tent of shelter now, though every thread is torn

Dance me to the end of love

Dance me to your beauty with a burning violin

Dance me through the panic till I'm gathered safely in

Touch me with your naked hand or touch me with your glove

Dance me to the end of love

Dance me to the end of love

Dance me to the end of love 

-LEONARD COHEN-

~Dance Me To The End Of Love. Jack Vettriano~

You Are Tired

You are tired

(I think)

Of the always puzzle of living and doing;

And so am I.

Come with me then And we'll leave it far and far away-

(Only you and I understand!)

You have played

(I think)

And broke the toys you were fondest of

And are a little tired now;

Tired of things that break and-

Just tired.

So am I.

But I come with a dream in my eyes tonight

And knock with a rose at the hopeless gate of your heart-

Open to me!

For I will show you the places

Nobody knows

And if you like

The perfect places of Sleep.

Ah come with me!

I'll blow you that wonderful bubble the moon

That floats forever and a day;

I'll sing you the jacinth song

Of the probable stars;

I will attempt the unstartled steppes of dream

Until I find the Only Flower

Which shall keep

(I think) your little heart

While the moon comes out of the sea.

~ E. E. Cummings~

Smooth Sailing

My second themed Christmas gathering! I decided to go Nautical as I thought it would be an easy enough theme for people to rustle up an outfit at such short notice (smile).  I think I did rather well with the little amount of time I gave myself this year (blush).  I took a few pics, my camera was in for a service and so I used a camera I am not familiar with...the results, a few fuzzy pictures...but they capture the essence of it!

The cute boat and waves were created by Alcock & Wrinch-Schulz Carpentry & Design, they are a pleasure to work with and had it done, and delivered in a tight time frame! Check them out on Facebook: http://goo.gl/LHtG1