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

A Very Happy Birthday!

Just when I think that Birthday celebrations are becoming a memory of younger more carefree days I am surprised with two surprise 'parties', a family dinner (which is an annual event) and a dinner with some dear friends....what more could I have asked for :)

A Surprise 'party' just for me at Durban's very special Factory Cafe.  Everyone put together a small table of finger snacks; mini wraps, candy floss, macaroons and other treats.

And later that afternoon/evening I went for a sushi Birthday dinner with some dear friends at Marula...after some much missed sushi, a glass or two of Angels Tears and the opening of my present from D (The SG Book I have been eyeing out every visit to exclusive books we have had) we decided to test out the play ground!

And later in the week a family dinner which was absolutely mouth watering!!! A cheese cake for DESSERT!

A trip down the South Coast to Margate was to be a quaint weekend away with Deane and D... and yet another surprise...a huge red velvet cake decorated in rose petals and glitter.  I must say that I turned a medium shade of red when this was presented to me in front of others lunching, but what a delightful day!

The restaurant in the last set of images is Burlesque Cafe in Ramsgate - http://www.theburlesquecafe.com