Funny how a song can just send you there, yup back in time like a time machine. For me it was watching American Hustle, a film based in the 1970's when I was living in Spain as a young girl and attending a private English School called Bellver College. Spain was under Franco's dictatorship, so things were actually very safe and my sister and I have amazing memories from this time as well as many other great school friends who remarkably we are still in touch with via Facebook after many years.
So when I was in the cinema last week watching American Hustle I was transported back to Mallorca early 1970's and hearing Steely Dan's Can't Buy A Thrill Belting out from the record stores and I still recall the first time I heard it. There was some kind of shift in my world, as happens only with amazing music, that really moves you. To my young 10 year old head I was startled and knew that I just had to have that song...think I may have bought the 45 of "Do It Again," but the entire album seems to me to be what I got. We bought a turn table at a bazaar, and our lives were changed as prior to that all we had was a reel to reel with Cat Stevens Teaser and the Firecat. I recall that when my Uncle Al and his buddy Rob came to visit, he bought me Paul McCartney and Wings Band on the Run - and Get Your Yayas out by the Stones for my sister. Wow, sure changed our world!
But here is to Steely Dan and Can't Buy a Thrill ..............awesome, thanks American Hustle for stirring up the memories!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALs1ObqeB7o
Monday, December 30, 2013
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Favourite things
I am going to start blogging about favourite things, to share my likes as a way to the path of joy, by coming here and reminding myself about them!
Recently we lost our lovely 3 year old rescue dog Moose, he was only with us for a short time, less than a year, but he brought so much love, laughter and fun to our home and to all our friends that we still miss him dreadfully every day. I found this link to a website about St Berxers, like Moose, a cross between St Bernard and Boxer. Here are many lovely pictures of them, as a side note, our baby loved to be on my bed, the couch, back seat of my car, or on a stack of blankets (as well as his bed), and in many of these pictures, the dogs are in bed too!
http://www.designermixes.org/pictures/picture.aspx?picnum=16&&srhbrd=828
Here are some pictures of our sweet baby, he brought so much joy and love, a true angel! This is him at the Pet store before we adopted him through Pets for Life.
I am going to start blogging about favourite things, to share my likes as a way to the path of joy, by coming here and reminding myself about them!
Recently we lost our lovely 3 year old rescue dog Moose, he was only with us for a short time, less than a year, but he brought so much love, laughter and fun to our home and to all our friends that we still miss him dreadfully every day. I found this link to a website about St Berxers, like Moose, a cross between St Bernard and Boxer. Here are many lovely pictures of them, as a side note, our baby loved to be on my bed, the couch, back seat of my car, or on a stack of blankets (as well as his bed), and in many of these pictures, the dogs are in bed too!
http://www.designermixes.org/pictures/picture.aspx?picnum=16&&srhbrd=828
Here are some pictures of our sweet baby, he brought so much joy and love, a true angel! This is him at the Pet store before we adopted him through Pets for Life.
It was love at first sight for me, and my husband too!
My son was his bestie, as he worked at the Pet Store at the time and took him for walks
There was such a bond between them
Eric played with him every day and we took turns walking him, he sure loved his walks and was well behaved. The two of them often took naps together on the couch!
So St. Berxers will always be one of my favourite things, someday I will get another, right now our family is still in mourning for this amazing baby!
Saturday, September 21, 2013
These old slippers
They are
familiar, you like them
Because you
are so used to them
You don’t
want to throw them away or replace them with new ones
Though
sometimes you consider doing just that
Sometimes
they rub against your toes
At times they
make your feet feel hot and irritated
Mostly
though, you feel content with them rubbing against your feet
These old
slippers are there for you
They are
loyal, usually in the same spot
Sometimes
they go missing and you have to look everywhere for them
But then you
realize they are exactly where you left them
They were
there the entire time
Good to know
you can always count on them
To keep your
feet warm, cozy and content
Sometimes you
wear them outside and they get wet,
So you have
to wash them and fluff them up in the dryer
You see them
again as if they were brand new
That is when
you realize why you picked them in the first place
So you keep
them around, Year after year
You take them
with you on vacations
Even short
weekends away
They bring
you the comfort and consistency of home that you crave,
Even when you
are far away on the road
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Recently I stumbled across some old friends from my Ibiza days in the 1970's through the net and DigitalIbiza a webforum! Very exciting as through there I found some Facebook groups where I found photos of our group of friends from those days. There was a group from Sweden, Liverpool, London as well as us from Canada and a number of others from Germany, Ireland etc...
Mainly people played in the bars and beach parties though my sister and I worked part time with my mother at a fashion salon where we sold leather coats through fashion shows at hotels and our salons in Ibiza over the summer season and Tenerife over the winter season. Many of the locals also went to the Canary Islands in winter as Ibiza pretty much "shuts down" over the winter.
So it was really great to not only stumble across pictures of some of our parties and gatherings, but even better to communicate with many of these friends again, we have been sharing memories and photos since then. Combined with seeing a Fleetwood Mac concert last Friday at our Saddledome here in Calgary, I have been transported back to the 1970's! Except for the birth of my children, I have to say that these were truly the best and most crazy fun times of my life. We even met up in London after the season ended in 1978 and had great times then too!
Here is a sample of the pictures BTW Listen to Fleetwood Mac Rumours as you watch, or The BeeGees we danced to them many a night at Nito's Club in San Antonio. I still haven't figured out how to add music............darn! The permed hair was really in,I guess we all thought it was cool..hmmm.
Mainly people played in the bars and beach parties though my sister and I worked part time with my mother at a fashion salon where we sold leather coats through fashion shows at hotels and our salons in Ibiza over the summer season and Tenerife over the winter season. Many of the locals also went to the Canary Islands in winter as Ibiza pretty much "shuts down" over the winter.
So it was really great to not only stumble across pictures of some of our parties and gatherings, but even better to communicate with many of these friends again, we have been sharing memories and photos since then. Combined with seeing a Fleetwood Mac concert last Friday at our Saddledome here in Calgary, I have been transported back to the 1970's! Except for the birth of my children, I have to say that these were truly the best and most crazy fun times of my life. We even met up in London after the season ended in 1978 and had great times then too!
Here is a sample of the pictures BTW Listen to Fleetwood Mac Rumours as you watch, or The BeeGees we danced to them many a night at Nito's Club in San Antonio. I still haven't figured out how to add music............darn! The permed hair was really in,I guess we all thought it was cool..hmmm.
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Favourite Songs For a Fall Day
Is it really September 12th? Wow, can't believe summer is over and the mornings are already cold, can see my breath and Eric needs layers and complains about the house being freezing. I try and keep the furnace off from May to October but September is already chilly when we wake up.
Well trying to extend that summer feeling, here are some of my favourite songs of all time, timeless I suppose, the kind of songs that bring you back to a special moment or two, enjoy!
Is it really September 12th? Wow, can't believe summer is over and the mornings are already cold, can see my breath and Eric needs layers and complains about the house being freezing. I try and keep the furnace off from May to October but September is already chilly when we wake up.
Well trying to extend that summer feeling, here are some of my favourite songs of all time, timeless I suppose, the kind of songs that bring you back to a special moment or two, enjoy!
Wish you were here
Fly at Night
Oh what a Night
Baby I love your way
Layla - Go Eric........Clapton that is.
My Eric, above, still enjoys his wagon, having found more creative ways to enjoy it!
On a recent trip to Spain I bought these tiles for our last name
Lilies in the front garden
Though we have a broken fence, it gives it a kind of warn, eclectic feel, n'est pas?
You
gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really
stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot
do.
Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt
Patio flowers
A birthday Orchid
Black Petunia, love it!
Geraniums remind of my Mums patio in Spain when I was a child
Sigh, I wish it was early June and not September......
So cheerful these orange Marigolds
Love this combo of colour
Unfortunately, the squirrels or magpies knocked this bunch over, rotten buggers....
Oh well, at least I got pictures before they were ruined
A summer BBQ, perhaps Canada Day?
Andrea, Jaxi and I.
Is that the moon above Randy, or a visiting spirit?
Perhaps smoke, but could also be visiting spirits?
Happy friends
The lovely Jaxi
With Andrea and Rhonda
Richard and Kurt
Thanx for stopping by!
Flowers and a weekend at Sproat Lake with my family
My lovely Peonies
Patio fire one weekend at our place
Happy Anniversary
Anniversary bouquet, 15 years!
Uncle Als amazing flower baskets
Love these delicate blooms
Al and Dickie crossed the lake in these and hiked up the side of the mountain, they didn't see any cougars.......
Mom and I, she has her ever present new Ipad, we had such a nice visit!
Al taking family for a boat ride
Calm morning view of the lake, very relaxing swims.....
New planks Al redid the dock this year, looks good!
Stunning flowers on the deck
With Danielle and Al
A cold one with family on the dock
Dickie, Mich and Danielle
Danielle brought her sweet dog Freeda, we had a ball with her antics when we played Bocci ball
It was a lovely weekend, so good to get together!
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