tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83985538827149469342024-02-07T17:34:50.504-08:00Cover to Cover, Coast to CoastTwo kindred spirits, separated by space & time, delve into the realm of becoming literary pen palsbrittaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713785147729549061noreply@blogger.comBlogger248125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398553882714946934.post-45980882770948220842012-01-13T06:24:00.000-08:002012-01-13T06:26:41.917-08:00Why the Internet is cool:Everyday I find more and more ways the internet is embracing and encouraging the artist. If only we could stop time whilst surfing... <br />
Anyway here is another awesome website to explore. I thought I'd give an example with one of my favorite singer/songwriter, Ingrid Michaelson!<br />
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Well wait no more!<br />
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<a href="http://www.heymarseilles.com/">Hey Marseilles</a> is my new discovery hailing from Seattle, WA. There is something about the Pacific Northwest that must really call to me, since neighboring Portland is the epicenter of the Decemberist's musical development too. <br />
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Much like The Decemberists, Hey Marseilles is touched by folk and indie elements, using unconventional as well as the typical instruments in their seven member arrangements. <br />
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They currently have one album, Of Travels and Trunks, with has a few gems and potential to grow in the indie music community. There is clear joy in the songs they write, and they seem unafraid to use language to their advantage. <br />
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My favorite is "Calabasas," a sweepingly epic description of driving up through California to Washington. Take a listen!<br />
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<object style="height: 390px; width: 640px"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/y28Hz7CTcJM?version=3"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/y28Hz7CTcJM?version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="390"></object>brittaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713785147729549061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398553882714946934.post-70538851839495210772011-01-16T08:06:00.000-08:002011-01-16T08:29:38.521-08:00Inspiration!Over the past few days I cannot believe how much this musician has appeared in my daily activities. Its a bit spooky and seems cosmically aligned that I share! First there was the segment on <a href="http://www.npr.org/music/?refresh=true">NPR</a>. Then I heard her on a college radio station. Finally my puppeteer/artist friend Zach, who has a <a href="http://ekrunk.tumblr.com/">blog of his own</a>, mentioned her. And that's when I knew I should publish something! I will admit I was a little self conscience, because I don't want all the aforementioned sources to think I was copying them. It was all leading up to this.<br />Have I intrigued you enough? Well, drum roll please....<br />Take a listen to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Bush">KATE BUSH</a>.<br /><br /><object style="height: 390px; width: 640px"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WChywYrwHBY?version=3"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WChywYrwHBY?version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="390"></object><br /><br />She's crazy. How could you not love her? <br />A quick peak at her <a href="http://www.katebush.co.uk/katebush_html/biography.html">biography</a> and you can see that she has served as inspiration for artists of all kinds. Florence Welsh of Florence and the Machine sighted her as a huge influence.<br />What I love most is her passion for creativity and art. She's not trying to hit the top of the charts, nor is she worried what others will think of her creation. She says she just likes to "play," and I really admire that kind of freedom. I hope you enjoy it too!<br /><br />p.s. The Decemberists new album comes out on the 18th!! <a href="http://www.npr.org/2011/01/03/132436422/first-listen-the-decemberists-the-king-is-dead">Preview it</a>!brittaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713785147729549061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398553882714946934.post-73975092811253113082010-12-24T12:51:00.001-08:002010-12-24T12:57:53.198-08:00Folk Friday - Take a Look!I do have a legitimate new Folk Find, but this is more fitting for today.<br /><br />Enjoy!<br /><br /><object style="height: 390px; width: 640px"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pA8UHeoYHQM?version=3"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pA8UHeoYHQM?version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="390"></object><br /><br />Merry Christmas!!<br /><br />Love,<br />The Bookish Bohemians and Kindred Spiritsbrittaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713785147729549061noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398553882714946934.post-45331141643973428042010-12-08T11:46:00.000-08:002010-12-08T11:59:12.260-08:00Animal Attraction<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">I know that doing two pillow posts in a row is a little unorthodox -let alone slightly boring & unoriginal, but I just came across these & they are too darling not to share right away! </span><a href="http://www.moderndose.com/index.php?cPath=24_53&osCsid=oguucvua9kvi114clpp1hk9bp2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Here.</span></a></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB_PFgkrW0_2Zbyjrwny2QKEFPE_D__zJK3lVoKAyfEtqy5g0sEgi8G45rUhHvYeuAPNlDAYwKGp-VsZKZK7NKwdv3A8q6vYqscII-xUdAswBqh3HqPleiTdfXzTJxtHHszfwRHNuRF6M/s1600/owl1-sml.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB_PFgkrW0_2Zbyjrwny2QKEFPE_D__zJK3lVoKAyfEtqy5g0sEgi8G45rUhHvYeuAPNlDAYwKGp-VsZKZK7NKwdv3A8q6vYqscII-xUdAswBqh3HqPleiTdfXzTJxtHHszfwRHNuRF6M/s400/owl1-sml.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548401950206232066" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Gxzc_2x64xYz7mglYf8t9INSItLSAzTIRvFNk-eWkZoFyr8sPyCEe53uWhtPLycDSm_2yl5wj4VcLon20upIRo9ScJArYyU6n_4Q6wyv3UFULWzbb2YaixIE_kaqWSCxFHXdKyZnPaE/s1600/giraffe-small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Gxzc_2x64xYz7mglYf8t9INSItLSAzTIRvFNk-eWkZoFyr8sPyCEe53uWhtPLycDSm_2yl5wj4VcLon20upIRo9ScJArYyU6n_4Q6wyv3UFULWzbb2YaixIE_kaqWSCxFHXdKyZnPaE/s400/giraffe-small.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548401942191695714" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMjC9WqRisVfW8dA2hcTUpcfaGBamkn0VWE0BD3v8EaJonJ1nnAGAtwf0pMWvUqYs2VVloxz80XKek1I3JQ405GEF0Jbkcqs6KwoF9Bc_OCHxfz45MkPA2nvDo2PwWR6BF4bfIUIZF3ic/s1600/elephants-small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMjC9WqRisVfW8dA2hcTUpcfaGBamkn0VWE0BD3v8EaJonJ1nnAGAtwf0pMWvUqYs2VVloxz80XKek1I3JQ405GEF0Jbkcqs6KwoF9Bc_OCHxfz45MkPA2nvDo2PwWR6BF4bfIUIZF3ic/s400/elephants-small.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548401938416914754" /></a><div><br /></div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05408274277048362897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398553882714946934.post-50294811619526197492010-12-08T08:50:00.000-08:002010-12-08T08:54:34.326-08:00Lazy/Cozy Brooklyn<div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.aphrochicshop.com/collections/pillows"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Pillows by AphroChic </span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> depicting different neighborhoods in Brooklyn.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji8RHQHDHX7o-n5wBW7WWkgAa_Gg37ssPevweKnkfn9R5E1bBueevOaZOr4qVLJXsj_3AWNfMnF8naNjxPMB3vtVMCwjDP51mu1dKgmYZEWO-iHyiC-kFu8loTiTItUR2FLVIC37O0Dmw/s400/Park_Slope_Pillow_large.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548355420797100546" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span><div style="text-align: center;">{Park Slope}</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Hkwtuc7bVDMPn2dy9Z8gayKB6Y26PWfyf48ChwKWIEmC4_IG2OolLAOd0ypWtvpLU89zGmbnVvhl2BYvTHmOU5xlsyP0_T2TW6i7yOUST6P2n_ZT2mC7VMbDW3js-o2WWnoGXuQhu9Y/s400/boerum-hill-pillow_large.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548355394983182098" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">{Boerum Hill}</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjof0a39VngrQi1khhSoPK4CLlytlDIb4sqpM1WmpbAnfJhdTe90QgGY2hFzlkib1mmwmiMzxbEgkIeRB_g29TEUb5o-lRan515NhWVgwP-oQe5DtA1xwfyAZJ8S8tG0iv-RtvWRXWTAr8/s400/Clinton_Hill_Pillow_large.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548355401412557714" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 283px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">{Clinton Hill}</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSA67rPnUcSUKNCn9YFVvn4p2StgCGEAFH4VGY2e8yjKu2DnRkdlY2acfBD9NIszARO5CtvA3zpTvnKRl9qG3pSkmfu0y8-Nt_58KSS3LhXV3XRlUtNcvAzbQIwe9GeBa-DsIETeuLBZ8/s400/Fort_Greene_Pillow_large.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548355409098135842" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px; " /></span><div style="text-align: center;">{Fort Greene}</div></div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05408274277048362897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398553882714946934.post-36736825664193230242010-12-07T13:01:00.001-08:002010-12-07T13:24:16.685-08:00Just Devine!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">If I ever visit, sorry WHEN I (one day) visit London, I know will have to pilgrimage to the </span><a href="http://www.tattydevine.com/boutique/index.php"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Tatty Devine</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> store. Tatty Devine is a jewelery company based in the East End of London owned by Rosie Wolfenden and Harriet Vine (what FANTASTIC names!). The pair started the company 1999, making acyclic-based accessories with a bold and unique twist that makes me just giddy! I fist saw one of their pieces on my very good friend Lucy and now I frequently drool over the website. Let me start your addiction.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjikZOCCnn2AEzPd0z8O2CKoaz4YcGVCbLj5BZOy-2_SEn6S33ldRYobxh2zWh18ZVKF-t3E2viq-AbaeMb1hYf7YaJtctICk-wadMA_CDgjd1wE_SwovUbJgK4CZj2ue1mSG9YaJYQHH0/s1600/pie-e2-pnk%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548049951862945778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjikZOCCnn2AEzPd0z8O2CKoaz4YcGVCbLj5BZOy-2_SEn6S33ldRYobxh2zWh18ZVKF-t3E2viq-AbaeMb1hYf7YaJtctICk-wadMA_CDgjd1wE_SwovUbJgK4CZj2ue1mSG9YaJYQHH0/s320/pie-e2-pnk%255B1%255D.jpg" /></a><br />Earrings!<br /><br /><p></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZXdBweFQGJVP1GJKNed_2wpW1lJvV7MVLmSHmRcsKM1ckkd7nW_gjXzeCUY3anszIK7Oq5-2c6kZnnKQqqTHipwNV1bBFcX_ZHbhONZeJk1m3DiHB7F8EBXvbvrR6ub8CzQTGcMIPfaw/s1600/mit-e2-pnk%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548049947092274050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZXdBweFQGJVP1GJKNed_2wpW1lJvV7MVLmSHmRcsKM1ckkd7nW_gjXzeCUY3anszIK7Oq5-2c6kZnnKQqqTHipwNV1bBFcX_ZHbhONZeJk1m3DiHB7F8EBXvbvrR6ub8CzQTGcMIPfaw/s320/mit-e2-pnk%255B1%255D.jpg" /></a><br />More Earrings! Even cuter!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjpFDZizZ5n2aH3yq16yiwbq47Lb3RQ-Fx8bVMw9gY2cPMiBd4r8mHFwOU88if3zCLkfy9q41Kc-dBgAUlMSQJErYI2A1iA44VoszV0hyphenhyphenA5L6vWev_qeCUwO7A9MO1Q38w5nfxlamrR98/s1600/argh-n-full150%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548049941907682338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjpFDZizZ5n2aH3yq16yiwbq47Lb3RQ-Fx8bVMw9gY2cPMiBd4r8mHFwOU88if3zCLkfy9q41Kc-dBgAUlMSQJErYI2A1iA44VoszV0hyphenhyphenA5L6vWev_qeCUwO7A9MO1Q38w5nfxlamrR98/s320/argh-n-full150%255B1%255D.jpg" /></a><br />How Funny!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgogBSEjMWyTdaK9WHfclg5CVUdLR3q0anVXH4jRJzw3renj_dXSJ1yVasFVaQanqk0LKI0bqJz5JXRB1hVW40MQwdx6Qs2VmR2CzN1AHmw3mN6KyV80A8i3_VuxMZGAczzmCf6HJqKa30/s1600/volume-side-150%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548049937522860546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgogBSEjMWyTdaK9WHfclg5CVUdLR3q0anVXH4jRJzw3renj_dXSJ1yVasFVaQanqk0LKI0bqJz5JXRB1hVW40MQwdx6Qs2VmR2CzN1AHmw3mN6KyV80A8i3_VuxMZGAczzmCf6HJqKa30/s320/volume-side-150%255B1%255D.jpg" /></a><br />LOVE THIS!!!!! I may just order this...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiximMw87scaYpAAZyZ19GnhNif4Jbd_AFepdk1_m4l6yLwzFFk0rsVcLu5V0a96KAsxKq4uvfN9P7R5o-B1WwjSogL7ewnEOITTCEsPZf27o7Vm6KV2uUvo8fjuyOrDK88oGlOATDHiXw/s1600/wat-bar%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548050507118288850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiximMw87scaYpAAZyZ19GnhNif4Jbd_AFepdk1_m4l6yLwzFFk0rsVcLu5V0a96KAsxKq4uvfN9P7R5o-B1WwjSogL7ewnEOITTCEsPZf27o7Vm6KV2uUvo8fjuyOrDK88oGlOATDHiXw/s320/wat-bar%255B1%255D.jpg" /></a><br />This is a hair piece. Can you believe that?<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWmH-sRDsVr38LeFHF2ccp_wycbFOQGHdXT2kz3Pj1yjai_N0InMLUEuOgz28zJrzucCLMsfG6OjBmaK56-kbWaAEo6ZxXzw2QclFArxtp5CkFcJixSGsRwk9xW8mqqj3RP1tp3L0ZX7I/s1600/hc-n-gld%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548050504256456562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWmH-sRDsVr38LeFHF2ccp_wycbFOQGHdXT2kz3Pj1yjai_N0InMLUEuOgz28zJrzucCLMsfG6OjBmaK56-kbWaAEo6ZxXzw2QclFArxtp5CkFcJixSGsRwk9xW8mqqj3RP1tp3L0ZX7I/s320/hc-n-gld%255B1%255D.jpg" /></a><br />Adorable.<br /><br />Grand Finale {My favorite of all their collections!}:</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxcwfNJ4me9qgg76EtABYGnNVGJvFcuDA2dZTHFT3iave5C2pAT7CzpE2ZkHpFA9dQ6cQ_xisj-BwzZiL2kIn2Os9Rm-6oln5hOBIJWbV3WIZgPEqkyrASIlW7MSr3vOvpCZoxhn26vdw/s1600/swing-n%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548050497604756098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxcwfNJ4me9qgg76EtABYGnNVGJvFcuDA2dZTHFT3iave5C2pAT7CzpE2ZkHpFA9dQ6cQ_xisj-BwzZiL2kIn2Os9Rm-6oln5hOBIJWbV3WIZgPEqkyrASIlW7MSr3vOvpCZoxhn26vdw/s320/swing-n%255B1%255D.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div></div></div>brittaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713785147729549061noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398553882714946934.post-26114988755068028072010-12-06T14:15:00.001-08:002010-12-06T16:31:07.617-08:00Cheep Cheep<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Lauren (from </span></span><a href="http://laurenashleylodown.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">The Lo Down</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">) & I spent some quality time in Northampton, MA {if you haven't -go immediately} whilst I was home for Thanksgiving -which included many hours spent @</span></span><a href="http://www.yarn.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">WEBS</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">{heaven/drug for knitters}. In addition to spending beaucoup dollars on yarn & yarn related goodies we each got a project bag made by Blue Sky Alpaca. I was in desperate need of a small knitting project bag & these babies are pretty cheap {& cute!}. WEBS only had three options, but there are a few more found on </span></span><a href="http://www.blueskyalpacas.com/accessories.php"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">this site</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">. Lauren & I characteristically went home with the pink & purple, respectively.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPNIHu4C76jHEf36Z2cS8s34eFyUhQUErVF7CPZX03FEZQJsvCpp35BX4sI-fyu3hAvr39FD30h3qAmoxz4-xzKTNExaCR1t4x7297snFVCu_u8Evl43sZeXstSHPl3pQwTBJS_yG7HAM/s1600/projectbags_orig-lg.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPNIHu4C76jHEf36Z2cS8s34eFyUhQUErVF7CPZX03FEZQJsvCpp35BX4sI-fyu3hAvr39FD30h3qAmoxz4-xzKTNExaCR1t4x7297snFVCu_u8Evl43sZeXstSHPl3pQwTBJS_yG7HAM/s400/projectbags_orig-lg.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547730918843181794" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNHk-OJUEFsq_uGY-co2H9pt-XoEMe0PcCLcVLAbQ-Rf7GyLFUWg0DYHY8J2Gd3h0SydE6ie6Hr9resEkCgMqog-uY_aelj3WvgVxklc4PnJpVU6eGcgxFLfCHPy8lHNucJUzLn3E38nE/s1600/projectbags-lg.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNHk-OJUEFsq_uGY-co2H9pt-XoEMe0PcCLcVLAbQ-Rf7GyLFUWg0DYHY8J2Gd3h0SydE6ie6Hr9resEkCgMqog-uY_aelj3WvgVxklc4PnJpVU6eGcgxFLfCHPy8lHNucJUzLn3E38nE/s400/projectbags-lg.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547730912895417586" /></a>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05408274277048362897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398553882714946934.post-20662089843243242832010-12-04T07:52:00.000-08:002010-12-05T06:47:34.277-08:00Melt My HeartYou know what I miss?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTftMKESrUuBCJYkz4lyB5EE9JAIFvG6xPqq0vPh_V0WIBM8MvSBX25yRDG_1Z-UB1CVMViGMNqz0ODG4KJPRy9-Bcw8HNiTP1Vb6rvR6ebCQMT5Ct57jU_xSU5ExbmP89RB046s1F1s3P/s1600/grilled-cheese-and-tomato-soup.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 232px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTftMKESrUuBCJYkz4lyB5EE9JAIFvG6xPqq0vPh_V0WIBM8MvSBX25yRDG_1Z-UB1CVMViGMNqz0ODG4KJPRy9-Bcw8HNiTP1Vb6rvR6ebCQMT5Ct57jU_xSU5ExbmP89RB046s1F1s3P/s1600/grilled-cheese-and-tomato-soup.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />This.<br /><br />You know why I don't have to anymore.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGRuIseB4w4XZqHFBAqHidr9Uhyphenhyphen1ArCb0AHTPGchmFMh1SMbilEgchBv9cfCtDYonkIdId1Zr22T-NnOfrxBI44tiBtrUPWtAM0nl8Wjrpj9FmRmJXtEdu6WefZqDfFlf1a-DSNlSSXQ8/s1600/follow-your-heart-vegan-cheese%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 220px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGRuIseB4w4XZqHFBAqHidr9Uhyphenhyphen1ArCb0AHTPGchmFMh1SMbilEgchBv9cfCtDYonkIdId1Zr22T-NnOfrxBI44tiBtrUPWtAM0nl8Wjrpj9FmRmJXtEdu6WefZqDfFlf1a-DSNlSSXQ8/s320/follow-your-heart-vegan-cheese%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546860298261228546" /></a><br />THIS.<br />Vegan Cheese, Cheddar Flavor by <a href="http://www.followyourheart.com/">Follow Your Heart</a>.<br /><br />A few days ago, my very wonderful boyfriend surprised me with Vegan Grilled cheese and organic (non creamy) Tomato Soup. Ho. Ly. Cow. Literally. The tofu cow responsible is a saint in my eyes. I guess my BF could be considered venerable as well.<br /><br />This is the first vegan cheese I have tried, and you know what, its not that bad. It does melt and re harden much like a regular cheese, however when it reaches its melting point: BAM! melted! This is probably due to the oils used, accounting also for the fact that when it melts on your fingers it REALLY hurts. Allegedly.<br />I am curious to try it in other uses, though I'm pretty much ecstatic about grilled cheese at the moment. I could be uber "Earthy granola" as my dad teases and have a vegan cheese veggie burger next, with a side of backed sweet potato fries and fruit from the local orchard. Wait...<br /><br />Stay tuned as I sample other varieties of Vegan cheese. Or let us know how you carry on lactose free. If you are looking to find Follow Your Heart or any other brand try patronizing your local Co-op or Natural Food Stores as they will most likely carry them. Some will even make a special order for you! Search <a href="http://www.traderjoes.com/">Trader Joe's</a>, <a href="http://www.henrysmarkets.com/">Henry's</a>, Mother's Market, and <a href="http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/">Whole Foods</a>... depending on you US locale.brittaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713785147729549061noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398553882714946934.post-27592437388476907032010-12-03T05:31:00.000-08:002010-12-04T04:54:50.426-08:00MUSIC: Folk Friday {Sharon Van Etten}<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSujeCP56OyLs6lfPHxt8F2SFlo5qEshR7OL9XYeadvwVQctFrNvT49BcYhyf22SFDezEJvlJ5izN6riXhiMqDdfgURr9mVNN-qKfzG3mGaos0BkpWfrXJ4hSmOf5yTIcpXCl4YwsXIko/s400/20_SHARON_VAN_ETTEN.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546452052907014322" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Yesterday, my dad texted me with partial lyrics to a song he had just heard on the radio & said it was by Sharon something & could I do a little sleuthing to find out what the song was & who the artist was because, he said, he thought I would really enjoy the music. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Sleuthing accomplished & hypothesis correct! The artist in question is Sharon Van Etten & the particular song he had heard was </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">One Day</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">, which is on her new album: </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Epic</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> & I LOVE it. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">I couldn't find too, too much information on who she is, etc, but here is an article published by The Village Voice (read full article </span><a href="http://www.villagevoice.com/2010-10-06/music/the-slow-burn-of-sharon-van-etten/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">)- from what I can gather she is 25 years old & originally from Tennessee, landed an internship at Ba Da Bing Records in NYC (home to the band </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beirut_(band)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Beirut</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">) & eventually acquired a record deal herself. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJdODxmIBVXNk6ogxQyi4Qclv5leKqG8D_wLEMUV70bmkcuPEuutoIfLEzWu3YDVFnXdOP-g5jmYAadZ5gNCibtApgLdOsV8ry0CBEjv_mLAuBy92CdbDpFli26Od2t6g2Zay5xIn_EHE/s400/1291138247-sharonvanetten081008basement.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546452057192148786" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Her first album, </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Because I Was In Love</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">, came out on May 26, 2009. The second record, </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Epic</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">, was released this past fall on September 7, 2010. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Her music is very quiet, a little dreamy & melancholy, solid folk. Enjoy below!</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7m3Ly2A9mbo?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7m3Ly2A9mbo?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0F_5FE27eoo?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0F_5FE27eoo?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05408274277048362897noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398553882714946934.post-53187774175054766182010-12-02T06:35:00.000-08:002010-12-02T06:53:04.293-08:00Carolyn Recently Finished {Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiality}:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-nySP72O-mdtGLnmD654FVmkpHJxikdJOvM7R6EKx5nnfO3KLjcoBtdfYq2OzxCNBunmHMz2EputpCanTMS1aHT-64UV6qjJzYfdKvbpwP8FkpWyu1ZwEHfF3Y7M9bZdGMbVhawg4Q3E/s1600/71019751.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 285px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-nySP72O-mdtGLnmD654FVmkpHJxikdJOvM7R6EKx5nnfO3KLjcoBtdfYq2OzxCNBunmHMz2EputpCanTMS1aHT-64UV6qjJzYfdKvbpwP8FkpWyu1ZwEHfF3Y7M9bZdGMbVhawg4Q3E/s400/71019751.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546097375062737634" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I'm a little conflicted about whether or not this truly counts (& I would love to hear what you all think) -because I </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">listened </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">to this book instead of </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">reading </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">it. I purchased my first Audiobook for my 6-7-ish hour drive back to school & I have to tell you -I LOVED IT. What a great idea & I can't believe I haven't done it sooner! </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Anyways, I picked David Sedaris' new book </span></span><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/include/quicksearch.asp?r=1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiality</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> (2010) because I have furiously read every single thing he has written & loved it. This was a little different than what I anticipated, but I'm glad I didn't read any reviews of it because I might not have selected it for my drive. It doesn't deal with his kooky family or people for that matter. It was 18 chapters (took about 3 hours to listen to) of "moral" stories with animal characters. What I love about Sedaris is that he captures how people really are & what they actually say/think -this book, although with animals, is no exception. On some of the stories I had to laugh out loud (alone in my car...) because I have had interactions with or know people or have been in similar situations and all the words/thoughts from the animals were the same.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Chapters include: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px; font-size:16px;"><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Cat_and_the_Baboon"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The Cat and the Baboon, </span></span></i></span></span><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Migrating_Warblers"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The Migrating Warblers, </span></span></i></span></span><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Squirrel_and_the_Chipmunk"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The Squirrel and the Chipmunk, </span></span></i></span></span><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Toad.2C_The_Turtle.2C_and_the_Duck"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The Toad, The Turtle, and the Duck, </span></span></i></span></span><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Motherless_Bear"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The Motherless Bear, </span></span></i></span></span><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Mouse_and_the_Snake"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The Mouse and the Snake, </span></span></i></span></span><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Parenting_Storks"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The Parenting Storks, </span></span></i></span></span><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Faithful_Setter"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The Faithful Setter, </span></span></i></span></span><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Crow_and_the_Lamb"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The Crow and the Lamb, </span></span></i></span></span><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Sick_Rat_and_the_Healthy_Rat"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The Sick Rat and the Healthy Rat, </span></span></i></span></span><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Cow_and_the_Turkey"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The Cow and the Turkey, </span></span></i></span></span><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Vigilant_Rabbit"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The Vigilant Rabbit, </span></span></i></span></span><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Judicious_Brown_Chicken"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The Judicious Brown Chicken, </span></span></i></span></span><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Parrot_and_the_Potbellied_Pig"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The Parrot and the Potbellied Pig, </span></span></i></span></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Hello_Kitty"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Hello Kitty, </span></span></i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><i>The Grieving Owl</i></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMyJLPuZj9fUQNZ4By_SkVS10AyKhmCt5KfL_2Tp54DhLYJdJfHzREx_lfBNiigS25bAfO50_uWtRD11FbT4C5P2XqEtpCEDVV7OQbTMRapiVGyLMSL5gN_RV7LrO1G9vIIemJ0SFCJVU/s400/399_05_david_sedaris.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546097349948049474" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 272px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I really loved this books -it was hilarious & very different from what I anticipated. I would absolutely recommend it! I could also totally see this book turned into an animated movie (</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><em style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Ã la</span></em></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0432283/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Fantastic Mr. Fox</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">) for adults (swearing, sex having animals and all....)</span>.</span></span></div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05408274277048362897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398553882714946934.post-61300488730286869192010-11-30T13:30:00.000-08:002010-12-09T05:59:38.822-08:00What's this!? What's this?!If you are only going to buy one special edition box set DVD, CD, book collection set this Christmas season, my suggestion is <a href="http://www.burtonelfman.com/">The Danny Elfman and Tim Burton 25th Anniversary Music Box</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.uncrate.com/men/images/2010/10/burton-elfman-box-set.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 635px; height: 400px;" src="http://www.uncrate.com/men/images/2010/10/burton-elfman-box-set.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />This little trinket may set you back $500 or so but can you really put a price on 19 hours of film soundtrack, including 7 hours of never before released music? Warner Brothers thinks you can. And I mean after all these guys need to eat.<br /><br />If you are going to be like me and simply drool over the collection, let me give you you a heads up on what to expect: Sixteen CD's of music from film collaborations of the two artists including Big Fish, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Edward Scissor hands, and to name some of my favorites, along with a bonus DVD of Elfman and Burton discussing their years of working together. There is a 250 page hardback with glossy illustrations and line notes. A skeleton key flash drive, preloaded with all the music files.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1rWfUGS7UKNO6KzlY3SOFoPEx8qC5ErsMC6icn0-QB-9n_Gbm8raoQ2O4DSqg1VhJtIS5W9QtxQuWg9adbh_F_Prn7aX9pvaFJ0yfTPvEO_gFgeSM-84YnXo01TJihc0FpxEjFgzVrk0/s1600/06-tim-burtons-the-nightmare-before-christmas%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1rWfUGS7UKNO6KzlY3SOFoPEx8qC5ErsMC6icn0-QB-9n_Gbm8raoQ2O4DSqg1VhJtIS5W9QtxQuWg9adbh_F_Prn7aX9pvaFJ0yfTPvEO_gFgeSM-84YnXo01TJihc0FpxEjFgzVrk0/s320/06-tim-burtons-the-nightmare-before-christmas%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545469434858277522" /></a><br /><br />And if you are still unsure, the box itself is a working Zoetrope. NBD.<br /><br /><a href="http://blog.limewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/elfmanburtonbox.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 466px; height: 466px;" src="http://blog.limewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/elfmanburtonbox.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Its pretty much effin' awesome. As Jack Skeleton once said, "I want it! oh! I want it! I want it for my own!"brittaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713785147729549061noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398553882714946934.post-83340677902120993582010-11-29T07:04:00.000-08:002010-12-05T06:48:28.496-08:00Lighten UpWhen Carolyn has made the trek from New England to the Mid Atlantic states she is going to want to relax in her humble abode. My suggestion to her is to light up.<br />No nothing illegal... we're not that kind of blog! Light a candle, a Voluspa candle!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.voluspacandles.com/">Voluspa Candles</a> are quite posh and a bit on the pricey side, but the fragrances are really lovely. So somewhere in between burning that Yankee candle you bought from your kid brother's school fundraiser or the incense you found in the Haight, you may want to try Voluspa.<br /><br />The fragrances are, like I said, beautiful. My favorite is French Cade and Lavendar!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6xeZ-SCQX9svUYeVtK6PUZSTrFMmbr48Ef9BlYIjKMPAZe4lZ-NXINuernf5Dkude4kh9ZGAp-IYNPYQXq11rZ0IQ4bQ-bR9lgybo8D34LU-NZFERVWohoLTnSubuwBz5gc0mdUoUCTg/s1600/v3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 250px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544994160958333682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6xeZ-SCQX9svUYeVtK6PUZSTrFMmbr48Ef9BlYIjKMPAZe4lZ-NXINuernf5Dkude4kh9ZGAp-IYNPYQXq11rZ0IQ4bQ-bR9lgybo8D34LU-NZFERVWohoLTnSubuwBz5gc0mdUoUCTg/s320/v3.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtTYeJr2tg7ETjDTMIjnpqp4NKQLel3R6y5LYjBZnTYb7nan22xU9d2AtA2nx_Vi3VrNjRc_X1fLEOIh_mctmLIbfLUlj-YPKo3S3fOLl2MPu3orx7ViBIV_c4gCEX-xY6mJ1lPHqDK0w/s1600/v+4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 311px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544994142998834338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtTYeJr2tg7ETjDTMIjnpqp4NKQLel3R6y5LYjBZnTYb7nan22xU9d2AtA2nx_Vi3VrNjRc_X1fLEOIh_mctmLIbfLUlj-YPKo3S3fOLl2MPu3orx7ViBIV_c4gCEX-xY6mJ1lPHqDK0w/s320/v+4.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkF25ND78GBsfbHIHEZokMRjKKa65bPZWlX7TsPUy2W3-wwlL-Io9Nd-BKKxvSPGVxmi9h1SDvgpv-yOpa8obTnvROI0fIJPNTV8X8dDaScltD4dOPcgsPFeuJfo0Zn1IDW3ql7UKA82s/s1600/v+2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 230px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 230px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544994138802930770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkF25ND78GBsfbHIHEZokMRjKKa65bPZWlX7TsPUy2W3-wwlL-Io9Nd-BKKxvSPGVxmi9h1SDvgpv-yOpa8obTnvROI0fIJPNTV8X8dDaScltD4dOPcgsPFeuJfo0Zn1IDW3ql7UKA82s/s320/v+2.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDbkEnHHN3PzL2-ur5BjLIfv5dDoQVOlS-aKGxXO-RTUYyBTJ0FA837KulrVEroqyB34YryH3AOR8g8WYflxawjMP2rcuYB6mSB08DVa-Ka1Y6YnFGRpW0pIrMCPeZ89o9xptPCah1Zv0/s1600/v+1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 234px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 256px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544994130708966562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDbkEnHHN3PzL2-ur5BjLIfv5dDoQVOlS-aKGxXO-RTUYyBTJ0FA837KulrVEroqyB34YryH3AOR8g8WYflxawjMP2rcuYB6mSB08DVa-Ka1Y6YnFGRpW0pIrMCPeZ89o9xptPCah1Zv0/s320/v+1.jpg" /></a><br /><br />The design aesthetic is pretty cool too!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE5Xg8mCRs4HGDwQB7B_Egkp2uWhSYezsg9066aS3OGL85ehCIM_-p6mUTK8vDRghdsLvvZOW6pGEENPXd4ylu8Kuk_3VwAV9S2pwDyRlK9vc4CYSHEzhbVDOkiQ8_Zbj-_OaSlwBJk7Q/s1600/vc.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544994454307091890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE5Xg8mCRs4HGDwQB7B_Egkp2uWhSYezsg9066aS3OGL85ehCIM_-p6mUTK8vDRghdsLvvZOW6pGEENPXd4ylu8Kuk_3VwAV9S2pwDyRlK9vc4CYSHEzhbVDOkiQ8_Zbj-_OaSlwBJk7Q/s320/vc.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEs-IoNSoeVxJfhVDlTX_Rf8630z_a6b0Iw5tOZVHnjQQ9MIXtJQNojNJfUwB04zC4oZcYkEodcsuTSUN4VTk1qFNvmIWCkMcL5rl8Adm-FcKuBbguT-qUt8zZgeYVF_5YVf1mDaEEUBM/s1600/v5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEs-IoNSoeVxJfhVDlTX_Rf8630z_a6b0Iw5tOZVHnjQQ9MIXtJQNojNJfUwB04zC4oZcYkEodcsuTSUN4VTk1qFNvmIWCkMcL5rl8Adm-FcKuBbguT-qUt8zZgeYVF_5YVf1mDaEEUBM/s320/v5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544994983251815490" /></a><br /><br />According the their website, Voluspa is the Celtic goddess of Wisdom. My own research tells me the goddess is actually of Nordic origin. I think maybe they were attracted to the -spa at the end of the name!<br /><br />The company is actually based in Lake Forest, the next town over from me actually. Even though their candles and cause don't necessarily promote ecofriendliness (a la soy or bees wax) it seems they stay away from chemicals as they are a "luxury candle."brittaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713785147729549061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398553882714946934.post-28343087251853006042010-11-27T13:23:00.000-08:002010-12-03T07:36:54.933-08:00Brittaney Recently Finished {The Prospector by J.M.G. Le Clezio}<a href="http://www.frenchculture.org/local/cache-vignettes/L250xH258/arton2469-9c154.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 258px;" src="http://www.frenchculture.org/local/cache-vignettes/L250xH258/arton2469-9c154.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><em>The Prospector</em>, or in French, <em>Le Chercheur d'or</em>, meaning "The Finder," is a beautifully crafted telling of one man's life long quest to find what he has lost. <div><br /></div><div>Alexis L'Etang is the narrator and has a Homer-esque quality of calling his listeners to the adventure. Without giving you too much, Alexis and his family lose everything when a massive tropical storm devastates their home in the French Caribbean. Destitute, Alexis's fathers dies a broken man leaving his only son maps and clues to a lost treasure buried somewhere on a remote and exotic island. Alexis, believing he can restore his surving mother and sister to a life of comfort and ease begins his search, facing rough seas, curious pirates, island natives, and The First World War. </div><div><br /></div><div>Considered one of the most prolific modern writers of France, the author JMG Le Clezio unfolds a tale of not only this individuals quest for treasure, but the changes that occur in him while on this adventure. </div><div><br /></div><div>One of my favorite parts about this read was the effect of the pacing. The narration works almost as a metronome, allowing the reader to feel the drama of a workers revolt one chapter, the sedation of a night on a starry beach in another, and the jarring and unpredictable life of trench warfare. I also appreciated the change of diction in the work. Alexis' patterns are subtly shifted from the thought processes of a young boy to man searching for meaning. Both have complex and emotional lives, but are manifested and expressed in different ways. Alexis as a child describes the freedom of escaping in fields of sugar cane only to return to the warm arms of his mother, while Alexis the man recognizes his physical and mental escape from the trials of his world on the open seas finding comfort in himself and his mission. The final chapters of the book, Alexis' language is wistful and reflective, as he has come to the end of his journey.</div><div><br />The theme of freedom is woven throughout the novel, along with an examination of being overly pessimistic versus realistic. Interesting ideas for discussion, for sure!</div><div><br />Something that was pointed out to me was that this is the second in my project to read (at least one) the works of every Nobel Prize winning author to date. Most of the authors have clear political agendas and my first read, <em>Land of the Green Plums</em>, held up this idea. This novel I feel was more about the work of the prose and the story rather than any political comment. It may be in fact that this novel was less politically charged than previous works by Le Clezio, and I do intend to return to this author one day. I may then have to revise my thoughts on this.</div><div><br />I would recommend this book, though only if I knew you liked the adventure genre. It's a great read- moving surprising quickly even though it's 400 pages, and I did find parts of it very touching. You'll have to let me know what you think!</div>brittaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713785147729549061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398553882714946934.post-17960889163493541012010-11-26T08:07:00.001-08:002010-11-26T08:43:32.017-08:00Folk Music Friday: Hello SaferideHAPPY THANKSGIVING! And lets give thanks that a) there is music to be appreciated in the world and b)I, yes Brittaney after allegedly falling off the Earth, am writing a new post!<br />I present to you: HELLO SAFERIDE.<br />Hailing from Stockholm, Sweden, <a href="http://www.hellosaferide.com/">Hello Saferide</a>, is my new European listening obsession!<br />Here's a fun fact: the name comes from inspired by an intelligent bus driver in a drug-addicted small town, identified as Willimantic, Connecticut. We probably went to the safe Co-op market! If I'd only known....<br />Anyway, Hello Saferide has a fun, indie sound, coupled with effective and thoughtful storytelling. I admire that in music because if you didn't know I'm really more of a lyrics girl myself (sight Ingrid Michaelson, showtunes, y'know....) What attracts you to new music?<br />Here is a great example of HS's proclivity to spin a yarn.<br /><br /><object style="height: 390px; width: 400px"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ojE7J6O1D6A?version=3"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ojE7J6O1D6A?version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="390"></object><br /><br />Much like an Iron & Wine, or A Fine Frenzy, the "band" Hello Saferide is dominated by the front woman Annika Norlin. She provides almost all the vocals, lyrics, and some guitar work, but is backed by a fun and creative crew of Swedes. Still, its mostly Annika.<br /><a href="http://www.stylusmagazine.com/images/interviews/070801-hello-saferide-03.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 200px;" src="http://www.stylusmagazine.com/images/interviews/070801-hello-saferide-03.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />I will come clean, I currently only listen to Annika and the gang on Pandora or thier <a href="http://www.myspace.com/saferide">MySpace page</a>. I'm waiting for my birthday to roll around to buy at least on of their to English albums (Introducing... and More Modern Short Stories). But then my birthday list has grown quite long with all the amazing find Carolyn posts here! <br /><br />As we stare down the pike at the Holiday season, hopefully Hello Saferide can provide a respite from festive tunes. As much as I love them, too much of a good thing, like thanksgiving feasts, can leave you feeling overwhelmed and numb. Rejuvenate with a nice Swedish message to the ears and enjoy!brittaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713785147729549061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398553882714946934.post-33865273070954361962010-11-18T07:50:00.000-08:002010-11-18T11:39:13.032-08:00Carolyn Recently Finished {The Sheltering Sky}:<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitW3q3IH1k8liKIQVqr39EQSE5w9ibVmrxUrfgFmR5thp49L-XvuXiMp_TbdDMwQR39PiP5zWHUIMfBiiGCdzEemYUQY9n3cUpl0ijCsNqRz-cysKQZJQScwTa2iiAhJKUlFpySR7apUQ/s1600/images.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 183px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitW3q3IH1k8liKIQVqr39EQSE5w9ibVmrxUrfgFmR5thp49L-XvuXiMp_TbdDMwQR39PiP5zWHUIMfBiiGCdzEemYUQY9n3cUpl0ijCsNqRz-cysKQZJQScwTa2iiAhJKUlFpySR7apUQ/s400/images.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540927763026505442" /></a></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sheltering_Sky"><b>The Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles {1949}</b></a> is one of the best books I have read in awhile. I couldn't put it down -well, except for those 2 weeks when I was being lazy about everything. There's simply so much to discuss about the characters and the setting {I'm convinced they are all metaphors for something or other}, but I don't want to give too much away. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Essentially, this book follows three characters as they explore Algeria & it's desert. The two main characters -Port & Kit - are married, but their marriage is strained. It seemed to me that this was because of Kit's anxiety about everything -making her keep her thoughts to herself, which pushed Port further from her because he wanted to talk about the meaning of everything and all manner of existential malarkey. The third character Tunner was probably my favorite, or at least the one I related to the most/provided comic relief. He was a third wheel, a tag-along - a friend from back home who took a passing comment of: "you should totally come with us!" as something to seriously consider. Kit relies on Tunner a bit, in my opinion, for emotional attachment or support that she felt she couldn't get from Port. Their adventures start by seeking a location that was untouched by WWII -why Northern Africa, I'm not sure since it doesn't really fit the bill - and then being disburbed or curious or humored by the lack of creature comforts available in these poor, remote desert towns in the Sahara. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">After unfortunate meetings with some French colonizers and a mother-son duo of English travel writers and an illness gone wrong the story takes an interesting turn -things I never thought would happen did and this is where I'll keep mum about the details and where I would be more than happy to discuss them with anyone who has read the book or in a little bit after someone else finishes. Kit finds herself alone & I don't think she quite knows what to do with herself -to say she goes off the deep end is an understatement!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Usually, I don't care for books with unresolved endings, but this one is beyond perfect. It fits so well & I almost didn't want to hear more towards the end because I was satisfied with what I thought the characters had learned. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The writing is absolutely wonderful. Not too flowery, but just enough to perfectly describe the landscape. I also appreciated the inclusion of French & Arabic in the dialogue -trying to be authentic & less of an imposition of Western values on another culture (which is a sub-theme of the story, so the writing fits in perfectly).</span></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">About the Author</span></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLYjD3w3z5UwzCTnm8Xwhi6GqS5p5Q-lfHMN2Wh6hPZezgJrzlu6QHcBB8YRfcm9-f3lRcbsHMg5p8lVlTveu18dI2_3Dwz7Yn9OtzkURlJ4oz5ocjKhYB-05hqpRCO1JNf0KcMyftWZY/s400/paul-bowles.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540929373672745602" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 346px; " /></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Bowles">Paul Bowles</a> was born in New York City in 1910. He was educated at the University of Virginia & studied music with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Copland">Aaron Copland</a>. The Sheltering Sky was his first publication - he first visited Northern Africa in 1931. He eventually moved to Tangier, Morocco with his wife, Jane, is 1947. He stayed here until his death in 1999. He is usually put into the category of Beatnik writers, such as<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_Ginsberg"> Ginsburg</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Kerouac">Kerouac </a>and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_S._Burroughs">Burroughs. </a></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQPfxqarc9XutLe-rlovVtrhx_EaW1nNmdTQxrntQ5zvELIXdV2mg2FUPXSS0XxBZDf-kBcKAHMsxCXP5W8exiNG1DsDX-JqLfBuEg3e1jr6mFzPSTUbfWLL7cMpqGMj6NwuLHgAJdpQo/s400/002+paul+bowles+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540929368217708978" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 308px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Favorite Quotes from Selection</span></b></span></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">"Under his gaze she felt like a badly behaved child. '</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Pardon, monsieur,</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">' she said, trying to bend out of the way in order to avoid the growing pressure from behind. It was useless; she was impelled forward in spite of all her efforts, and staggering over the prostrate forms and the piles of objects, she moved into the middle of the car. The train lurched into motion. She glanced around a little fearfully. The idea occurred to her that these were Moslems, and that the odor of alcohol on her breath would scandalize them almost as much as if she were suddenly to remove all her clothing." {page 76}</span></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">"'Why don't you extend your good wishes to all humanity, while you're at it?' she demanded. 'Humanity?' cried Port. 'What's that? Who is humanity? I'll tell you. Humanity is everyone but one's self. So of what interest can it possibly be to anybody? 'Tunner said slowly: "Wait a minute. Wait a minute. I'd like to take issue with you on that. I'd say humanity</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"> is</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"> you, and that's just what makes it interesting.' 'Good, Tunner!' cried Kit.'Port was annoyed. 'What rot!' he snapped. 'You're never humanity; you're only your own poor hopelessly isolated self.' Kit tried to interrupt. He raised his voice and went on. 'I don't have to justify my existence by any such primitive means. The fact that I breathe is my justification. If humanity doesn't consider that a justification, it can do what it likes to me. I'm not going to carry a passport to existence around with me, to prove I have a right to be here! I'm here! I'm in the world! But my world's not humanity's world. It's the world as I see it.'" {page 89} </span></li></ul><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">"Doubtless no complete sentences would pass between them because neither one would be able to understand enough of the other's language. He began trying to recall his English: 'Sir, I must to you, to pray that you will -' 'My dear sir, please I would make to you remark -' Then he remembered having heard that Americans did not speak English in any case, that they had a patois which only they could understand among themselves." {page 148}</span></li></ul><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">"There was nothing to do but refuse to be sick, once one was this far away from the world" {page 176}</span></li></ul><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">"Outside in the dust was the disorder of Africa, but for the first time without any visible sign of European influence, so that the scene had a purity which had been lacking in the other towns, an unexpected quality of being complete which dissipated the feeling of chaos." {page 181}</span></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">"Someone once had said to her that the sky hides the night behind it, shelters the person beneath from the horror that lies above." {page 306} </span></li></ul><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">"There's something repulsive about an American without money in his pocket" {page 308}</span></li></ul></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Movie</span></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoakvYrCoCjulRG53mVBlTpSzybULWM5V1XwDQ_VH_HgWPiSNAXsG0uOwppbLc4UXsHWVLKRLbPX4oCgMymKy0uxUm4iU0VTob97Qstc1bNCZkRMiS1KlBIssR2T7uaaXp_HEODiZcE_k/s400/MV5BMTMwMTk3NDU4NV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMzA5NjIyMQ%2540%2540._V1._SY314_CR3%252C0%252C214%252C314_.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540928759703149458" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 314px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100594/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The Sheltering Sky </span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">{1990} directed by </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Bernardo Bertolucci & starring </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><a href="http://www.netflix.com/RoleDisplay?personid=100142" style="text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Debra Winger</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> & </span></span><a href="http://www.netflix.com/RoleDisplay?personid=58386" style="text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">John Malkovich</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, among others. The film was nominated for Best Director of a Motion Picture for the 1991 Golden Globes. I personally have not seen this, but it is available instantly on Netflix {FYI}, so I'm thinking this weekend. </span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">My North African travels {2009}</span></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">After graduating from college I planned on a month long adventure to Morocco, which I had been working my butt off to finance for a year or so. I would be going with Nate (visit music blog </span></span><a href="http://flacasaurus.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">here</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">). Unfortunately, certain terrible family situations required me to cut my trip a little short {which I don't regret in in the least - family comes first!}. Anyways, it was a wild adventure to say the least! I had never been to Africa or a Muslim country before and was a little nervous on how to dress/act/etc - some travel literature even suggested I pretend I was married because certain hotels or whatever would refuse admittance to non-married couples. This never occurred, but to say I was uncomfortable with the ogling & other various forms of visual sexual harassment is an understatement -& I was covered! I just wanted to list a few places we visited with some photos, but I would be more than happy to expand my thoughts further if anyone is thinking about taking a Morocco-land adventure -which I would totally recommend it's a beautiful country & the food is yummy & it's definitely an adventure!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">We landed in </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casablanca"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Casablanca</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> and stayed for a day. There was not much here besides the Hassan II Mosque. I found the city dirty & scary & totally overwhelming. Next we moved to </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meknes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Meknes</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, which was a lovely smaller city -very enjoyable. We also took a day trip from here to </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volubilis"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Volubilis</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> - some extensive Roman ruins that are also a World Heritage Site. After a few days we moved on to </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Fes </span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">- my absolute least favorite place I have probably ever been! I have never been harassed more in my life - I was uncomfortable the entire time, but on the upside we stayed at the best hostel with the nicest host {so if you're going please ask me for more information because you shouldn't waste your time anywhere else in the city}. After way too long in Fes we traveled to </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chefchaouen"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Chefchaouen</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> -probably my favorite or at least in my top two of places we visited. It is a very small mountain town and everything looks like little blue hobbit/iceberg houses! Next, we unexpectedly took a break in Spain {another country I had never been before} - we took the ferry over and made our way to </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sevilla"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Sevilla</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> & spent 2 days. After Spain, we returned to Morocco & spent our last few days in </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asilah"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Asilah </span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">- a gorgeous little fishing village, which is probably tied for the top two favorites spots with Chefchaouen. Oh, I should mention that going in & out of the country we caught the ferry & landed in </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangier"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Tangier</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> -another place I would recommend avoiding, my 30 minutes were more than I could handle. We had plans to travel to </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marakesh"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Marrakech</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> & </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essaouira"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Essaouira</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> in the south, but - next time!!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The following photos are mine, so just let me know if you want to use them!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Casablanca</span></i></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); 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"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnokSFvkW40BR-b5pri4L28zt3sudfn6dR64UKE860L_B13fKNWn1khrsWdjABDcYwwoOO5bpPmX0LnqKbDBxw4qrINxdRfHJJ363eJRp4TWEpjyYNN72xBjN60pKPQWMCUsVOe-r6i7Y/s400/DSC01236.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540940667776315618" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></span></i></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></i></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i>Fes</i></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWzmRgB6q1CEmQ2ZLITcLYDYJSC2EvU9qZ3famjEcxGMAddJet7_AYx5iZBJCUi5v5mRY_YRrlIJ7NIPlu-VLWs9gupw8lR2IzHLxQtMIZ4aBJLqStw9LpVIH5MKzalh3NNUeMcrGCKFs/s400/DSC_0995.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540941582050007794" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqOqQxDRyLnx9TC0OpYsuG9Z8-fyrJ1kl0oKd6EnERXBdlCp8s5MLVwYCULdWhXvIyjfRw2wscZXhc0QoUUteeRvepKBHA1YDvOdMIaE-ffZ-9CFAoMeiG0E6F7qWyzrudRrQhorv_W50/s400/DSC_0968.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540941575291246194" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO78TRF0RQnZni3EtlDSa0nIe8vbdBukQUBxBfupUwQqwT1Mz63G9lB9cVv3eAm_Ztq1fH9bGv5QHVwR1ggzghP7HSPgSzKz0x85O-8BLAz4Uk8Voo7IpZHaeM8i1i82YsJ78KqjpAofY/s400/DSC01381.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540941570250347746" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZl48kM6JgFMDRbr0E1xLaEUgQ0DfkJmYViXqqoDYMSWETh55XeQTid6NAfBUZ4rtTdrLlYRVUxGA2savdZp26yTIMOaiissIQagEzE3FlOJv7UF8g3_DXWG_8dY1irLmlHP-hcYv3TWk/s400/DSC01374.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540941562126899314" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i>Chefchaouen</i></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvuJAn1gVX2I4MUr0jEDbzEx7Rd6eRLxMs0DlWmhRINEZHpqNBeFNBQlYrRZXBkMUn5UQq1RjXfbOzqMZ9Nfy7oL475HXH2mX3xVyAH96Rzjl14BvUV9d_AxqwGaFC7hFQFP0EVDpbOFM/s400/DSC01458.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540942530677351858" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb17bIimeUNUPQlXUZ68KEQ6k_jhyphenhyphenR_kmVt4Wisd0TIraGoDAn1I0hUGuCHPuyf5qiSp3sb9dcuZwSpajN7hedb7wOL1LsRjTQ5swBNxxkv1aZ9cK_NvkGJW5SXhmQNXv55ajQ0PHkv-Q/s400/DSC01440.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540942518323898482" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNJIEEz-vepDUBisw9tbiQbzKBRiZ_E9h2Gl3iBvw-N5irrmrX-CBMzNeXiVoIVQtqlk7TsF5afMZUL3DIb-Zc92-EktFpKw6pJJQyygl35f5qgVExD1skOnQ1nNLBCNREOwPNaaMNHFQ/s400/DSC01433.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540942506558337746" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs1qWVERpiufHFeJhggT37TOtzXvnRRw_UyGUfSYdM0gnxAUmr_ownemmY9dhSooX2-deVj6qb9Z6JgPEqh1pDIbZfsz_pkCCF4TRi4tUZU7hLEEuO-VomIfaOM8as1fb_9rHqtbvSmPY/s400/DSC01431.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540942497152686370" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i>Sevilla</i></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYGLzobq7eeI9ohnXGD_hkwG0minwQ8Lr0Jt8-F8Fa0CB8i2KIIoyEPEJoXPoX0Xvzx6zh08QdpZr4zVJk4o6kHAs94SLMhfyfWZr8_VZ-DpTRXiCwvEHWr7THrmRyTBRBcfnkrQbabb4/s400/DSC01494.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540944020213650498" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Kxaz61qxQSp33qec3QMwHsyfY32Q0hItJfV5g4l6ogBJUBfJgrDLKy4TixZXHprNihgF6l8McG-z2cjcqZjQ-qwo-MxukKUHVDW2mMpMXCNBlrKoJbGhhm737GRblhXhvhgxuVXL6aI/s400/DSC01493.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540944014159560834" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i>Asilah</i></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoMTj2SPiZtlrmvK8RbFrS-FfMVS_qClokLJQdXKGk_mCDezRrSzIAdK9lW821Osg7b34YfhU65DyqAx0GiO6ITiJVcDu1X32s3jrYQbaHumiMVPFQnSuRsc6S4eLTTZ5aHCohDF2GW7Q/s400/DSC_1268.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540945699934223090" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-DI4kIPk8BDlgd6b0qEmKdKpiJSvcSQeY2RLUToD8VfqmH4rkEwu2L8fpW1_GDcNwrGFMtcg0FOuodR6j5niN9J7n97dFiz9vGDNHwGphj0r3Vsjw3RNfMYeFzPqcH8Ghcj9ghcPMwa4/s400/DSC_1267.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540945685969818146" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwp7WUv_e2uNj-qOqPAcQMs-HjnKR00to490Duw4ihyOqremO9VhaVWWJfpFYLVuDJhqqSE-uMZeoIm9Bh4lAjUDvHLrp3MxbbzyZzoA8Mkg_uecDM0syGWp7OwwywH2MpTUhR9nmeXUE/s400/DSC_1259.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540945657401282690" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaR7E2X4FDP93GybBZrKz6n8_qEszfXqa3jAaqHiO2kXJ7Tc1JV8f6ZofkxJo69boOaPi_OMdA2Q1R5_VBgw-FWcEMfX2rM7grawECRLO-QSb8hr-FOQUysfYuBAk3oXS-JXIYzoJP9Zo/s400/DSC_1258.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540945612267026770" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05408274277048362897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398553882714946934.post-58676633451362098612010-11-17T08:28:00.001-08:002010-11-17T11:48:32.319-08:00Andre Edouard Marty<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I have a book review for you all, but before I can get to that let's all enjoy the illustrations of </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andre_Edouard_Marty">Andre Edouard Marty. </a></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> He was born in Paris in 1882 and worked in the Art Deco style -many of his illustrations were used by the London Underground, some of which can be seen/purchased </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><a href="http://www.ltmuseumshop.co.uk/LTM/Suburbia.html">here.</a></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb47BxbVPaKD8fe9kVULRraeJV_sM-3r46PqSkWG9xNK6CHW_i3p17nH2Yb8JPhFy6NnCWOC77ASFcBDCRj23spK4bx48-XFSCzQ3MnVlf2S93FiUDF6QOvtlraZic9CpnKCtIaQZCPQk/s400/Picture+1.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540557157516556258" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 246px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">{<i>Where runs the River?</i>, 1931}</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOy3MXIXmTo7dgnLKfOJ6-MfJ2hxEdINA7-LY3Pa6RP_SXua5GSsyjlSY1g0e5eu5zQD7ub0KOyOkLlNkKcW0DKe_qL65nYPkxAK3NhvwPu3N2Gija0z5B_FUZPlF4PtufSz4Lvzy7sao/s400/i0000lvf.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540557472281608306" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 296px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">{<i>Children's parties</i>, 1931}</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQSWkA1ya3vwGgbLqjhxzOs_Kok7KSUvuff2rgV-hCs0DeNKH0UFkFx3UsPLrAizC9ngpU1X6FKfaITZjRkOVpbhrR00Dl7XYybKbbygYAZs74w5wdskv5da1k09XvHWXAljOn8A9V0qI/s400/1385-49.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540558283247351666" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 237px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">{<i>Come, on wings of joy</i>, 1931}</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuQ5OXEF0NDUTtEl9xnPXQj4OEjSJWuMvqyuwKPPZJQFbTva3RWmZ27nB6CKwwNaWQotv2TtSH87EqbSM7eA5l_mimPraOjlMwLnlro_gNTFX-3HD6XHH8WPdn9dombouoK3j7VgDa288/s400/1704-60.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540558713569432514" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 341px; " /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">{</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><i>Bushy Park; Chestnut Sunday</i>, 1933}</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3aZDaELRAxpLkpdjvc_H6Moq4DzHu9VIlmw-OlhGhWPE0k3sWcgM-p2sv1fcNG1UdCqtH_JlYJi5PQdo6OAqtlejZxDVL1oPg4N6ohOP2PwRifWnQuR4Gkz1KJdDgyKBlT9jMj13vh98/s400/1704-63.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540559067499640290" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 346px; " /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">{</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><i>Wimbledon tennis</i>, 1933}</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMI-c4dLCsJdpfGUiNGY2asPbzRvewE0K4mGwIz3TnkEgPO_89e040jhMAPPb_IlQFBtS_Tq0O8n1LuSjHRuH2TpIc6i9-hbQG2H9SQHYQb8h2Ra0DWuqPKsoH071vP9v53zDIF6m2aiw/s400/1704-48.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540559457703553074" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 340px; " /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">{</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Bluebell time</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">,1933}</span></span></span></div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05408274277048362897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398553882714946934.post-39749274739816318612010-11-12T07:55:00.000-08:002010-11-12T07:59:57.399-08:00MUSIC: Folk Friday {Mail the Horse}<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">New band centered in Brooklyn. No videos to post yet, so </span><a href="http://mailthehorse.bandcamp.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">listen here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">. It's worth it, I promise! </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"></span><a href="http://bushwickbk.com/2010/11/11/bushwick-music-review-mail-the-horse/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Review</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"></span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mail-the-Horse/157469530938412"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Facebook</span></a>.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKpFyNco12rU7thsCHdpbnfA3WABIDCTWfO92jJRRWlk9c0580kFyBOkWBbaMoVq06HZ5TYVDhE2OoXdxPP2hyphenhyphen4wV5n3yDQzJnDFkNS-fg0Lf1xnyUUlTq1_fyUK47kDoc29Pyyy2A0eM/s1600/mail-the-horse.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKpFyNco12rU7thsCHdpbnfA3WABIDCTWfO92jJRRWlk9c0580kFyBOkWBbaMoVq06HZ5TYVDhE2OoXdxPP2hyphenhyphen4wV5n3yDQzJnDFkNS-fg0Lf1xnyUUlTq1_fyUK47kDoc29Pyyy2A0eM/s400/mail-the-horse.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538693262240665026" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDBD5defY51Z8Ow8zzZL2sW1uDy5if50aq2k55rQ0Z8oQowau717teD03FyZOtasIkDwWT_lpYXiBW0t54B4Tci8lO-FPTkxrxEzIaSOzJSlwVn73KwrjhhINfFOngpkImx40Dq7UG-OE/s1600/1587556334-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 350px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDBD5defY51Z8Ow8zzZL2sW1uDy5if50aq2k55rQ0Z8oQowau717teD03FyZOtasIkDwWT_lpYXiBW0t54B4Tci8lO-FPTkxrxEzIaSOzJSlwVn73KwrjhhINfFOngpkImx40Dq7UG-OE/s400/1587556334-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538693254243293298" /></a>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05408274277048362897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398553882714946934.post-89153675029414262802010-11-11T13:03:00.001-08:002010-11-11T13:07:12.785-08:00Placemats & Coasters<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Want. I'm sort of digging the yellow seahorses... What's your favorite swatch/pattern? </span><a href="http://shop-generalstore.com/coasters.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">View.</span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisiloeT7fhrWUDxUJNkWpSixoGZSwUQGjLi9XhCckRTjTydxgUBHv5qfF-bt27S3yR0ue1s7YHMYAM3LegUPF6X4Jbxk4vs7JcpmkkJ9C8Wv8syCGEsl3nlxc2B9EqRxcxf8ndCZK4mTQ/s400/lg_placemat_red.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538401040109586210" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjYZuZc5D5GcDSWUlBUt6viuTR-IqR_EMSZwTRJ6IqbG6MwrNVw3fnemQDZ61DGhirj0Y7e3cOM8KiPv8qpGjqEuKtRnJMb4qBdwMJoEWpqN-FrPeUTcYlqSqJn_3KCpLzE6kh3nwamuY/s400/courtney10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538348487871827394" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLCpWhbEvZqk6q5_pjWXpHUGxo6WdqtozQgaRSAtHae1KmUMj5wp7J5mNgbgI2VWbI-YUIEVzio1QsXslfz8eYIP-WwwpScS_op_IxCizaBiBYnisgR3UExPhsKtFNBF1rXbcHEaKChTw/s1600/courtney11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLCpWhbEvZqk6q5_pjWXpHUGxo6WdqtozQgaRSAtHae1KmUMj5wp7J5mNgbgI2VWbI-YUIEVzio1QsXslfz8eYIP-WwwpScS_op_IxCizaBiBYnisgR3UExPhsKtFNBF1rXbcHEaKChTw/s400/courtney11.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538348482640495810" /></a>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05408274277048362897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398553882714946934.post-42010983186535265172010-11-11T09:14:00.001-08:002010-11-11T09:17:54.019-08:00Mule Memo Holder<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">For all you organized Democrats out there. Pencil & notepad holder. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><a href="http://www.utilitydesign.co.uk/mall/productpage.cfm/UtilityDesign/_UT25502/123290/Morris%20The%20Mule%20Memo%20Holder">Here.</a></span></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgulCH7M8rnkkUJxZZLzzGyy6PcMpZLsbf6iqLMwmJkTIxlaLt-_E6AEUql8R-BwzrvLIbb_gnuZEopdXzUtRTL8bfFa79pV1QN8w8c0MacQbH0IySrfNr7jMrT1V3OJ2sOCgKa3qMN8-4/s1600/l_UT25502.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgulCH7M8rnkkUJxZZLzzGyy6PcMpZLsbf6iqLMwmJkTIxlaLt-_E6AEUql8R-BwzrvLIbb_gnuZEopdXzUtRTL8bfFa79pV1QN8w8c0MacQbH0IySrfNr7jMrT1V3OJ2sOCgKa3qMN8-4/s400/l_UT25502.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538342026221062530" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " /></a><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBwHS7f-ULtYqqE-zMTI9ecagopheCKjvVJFi_5Jo1NGGEvUpfySgQm5EZ8bHnzdxQfe0dCyMh4LteqTxa-cFdj5U5QALsXg7AJhpEUbEqRJZI-yJL9CI9NJrCBXad7OTwLckAjwczLbA/s1600/l_d1_UT25502.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBwHS7f-ULtYqqE-zMTI9ecagopheCKjvVJFi_5Jo1NGGEvUpfySgQm5EZ8bHnzdxQfe0dCyMh4LteqTxa-cFdj5U5QALsXg7AJhpEUbEqRJZI-yJL9CI9NJrCBXad7OTwLckAjwczLbA/s400/l_d1_UT25502.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538342273861528274" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05408274277048362897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398553882714946934.post-56251452061233475192010-11-09T07:54:00.000-08:002010-11-09T07:56:16.813-08:00West African recycled basket<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Handwoven basket by West African women using recycled materials. This would make laundry chic. </span><a href="http://www.vivaterra.com/accessories/organizers/woven-west-african-basket.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Here.</span></a></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja-vMeFk-Iv9c9QzccgcUOc0Ya9aSjU6Hxrif0KU_TpSBlGpecfuYIjdmLNw_qqfjeelq3FAZaUUtmTmWwTodi7xdYSiG_MHIW1TMDaYSUfkyo1_Ss9nFBSRMT-Plqq67VFs8V5kcETvw/s1600/zm-westafrican-basket.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja-vMeFk-Iv9c9QzccgcUOc0Ya9aSjU6Hxrif0KU_TpSBlGpecfuYIjdmLNw_qqfjeelq3FAZaUUtmTmWwTodi7xdYSiG_MHIW1TMDaYSUfkyo1_Ss9nFBSRMT-Plqq67VFs8V5kcETvw/s400/zm-westafrican-basket.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537579207237235058" /></a>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05408274277048362897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398553882714946934.post-57399490623622829052010-11-09T07:47:00.000-08:002010-11-09T07:50:37.308-08:00Agate Love<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Loving this little candleholder. It's purple & agate & awesome. </span><a href="http://www.raincollection.com/products/amethyst_tealight_holder/1960.php?page_id=622"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Here.</span></a></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggOkprvtP5T_A2QlkZsth1vQ4qMM8S8tUIvNRiBhjSkMkAL5kGZuEzel5kGyB4LgKRLIVsJfgK2F643-gPdofuEzj6ZszjpVy97cjSAQKBhXcN5tug3ex5DZG_0t7srp611nbTbrqMGJ8/s1600/rooamethysttealightholder500.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggOkprvtP5T_A2QlkZsth1vQ4qMM8S8tUIvNRiBhjSkMkAL5kGZuEzel5kGyB4LgKRLIVsJfgK2F643-gPdofuEzj6ZszjpVy97cjSAQKBhXcN5tug3ex5DZG_0t7srp611nbTbrqMGJ8/s400/rooamethysttealightholder500.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537577314849731602" /></a>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05408274277048362897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398553882714946934.post-17010486064650303952010-11-08T10:25:00.001-08:002010-11-08T10:36:02.888-08:00Wild Rihanna<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">I'll be the first to admit that I do not understand </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rihanna"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Rihanna</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">. I don't enjoy or relate to her music -which, let's be honest, is not very good (trying to avoid a rant about 21st century pop acts that can barely sing. Popular music has become all about the show & it's unfortunate, because there are actually talented singers/musicians out there) or her style -this whole hard, bad ass, no pants thing...not for me! However, the past month or so I have been seeing all these photos of Rihanna rocking girlier florals (which I adore), some you might recognize from </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><a href="http://bookishbohemians.blogspot.com/2010/10/stella-mccartney-spring-2011-ready-to.html">Stella McCartney's new lin</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><a href="http://bookishbohemians.blogspot.com/2010/10/stella-mccartney-spring-2011-ready-to.html">e</a>. I hope she sticks with this look because it's much better than whatever the heck she was doing before.</span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi4EWwfIBDj8pDB6UldB7xFPvcGfGkKEulWs92kasyhGZOd8mUU-n5B4RJZ3GoXjv0DlmIXLvXUc3JMN8EwlcjP1eLN0cVbaaTKaJHa2V3L5gJSFPL5OQ2g0tep6R_E1w1x3GPQZlLSec/s1600/rihanna-at-her-book-signing__oPt.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi4EWwfIBDj8pDB6UldB7xFPvcGfGkKEulWs92kasyhGZOd8mUU-n5B4RJZ3GoXjv0DlmIXLvXUc3JMN8EwlcjP1eLN0cVbaaTKaJHa2V3L5gJSFPL5OQ2g0tep6R_E1w1x3GPQZlLSec/s400/rihanna-at-her-book-signing__oPt.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537248047995701906" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe_CvbYlQb7f91aY0RLTdc0oeFZ3sYu4PqqVLMZSJTimOWr9eKmKN5FlYG0tFyKqpHxC8R3WqpmEPCWD6LyZpov1Z99p1jcHr3BEEP7hrPoa7DBr3JF91PVRiHYTs5VW_ydkzbh68Thow/s1600/wenn3034606_e__oPt.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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