Bohemian Twilight

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53449290176398886282012-05-28T16:53:23.225+02:00Bohemian Twilightlife through the sensesMonicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11863793441609598153noreply@blogger.comBlogger319125BohemianTwilighthttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344929017639888628.post-82543003281985911842012-04-20T09:27:00.000+02:002012-04-20T09:28:22.404+02:002012-04-20T09:28:22.404+02:00Guitarists {hear}I tend to be sent to the clouds by piano or violins mostly, but a great guitarist can blow my mind. <br /> <br /> There are many amazing, influential, intelligent, and important guitarists, such as Pete Townshend, Chuck Berry, and Eric Clapton <i style="color: #999999;">(saw him in Sydney, Australia, in '95. Rolled up on the stage with such lack of fanfare that nobody knew the show had started until he begun to strum)</i>, but when it comes to blowing me away - Hendrix, Angus Young <i style="color: #999999;">(seen twice. he. does. not. stop)</i>, Carlos Santana, Jimmy Page, and good Spanish gypsy guitar-ing.<br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/fn4pQMhD4n4" width="420"></iframe><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: x-small;">(introduced to me by <a href="http://gypsyhousedesigns.blogspot.com/">Barbara</a>)</span></div><br /> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;">•</div><br /> <i><b>read</b>: <a href="http://www.dictionaryofobscuresorrows.com/">The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows</a><br /> <b>taste</b>: <a href="http://mynewroots.blogspot.co.nz/2012/01/gluten-free-banana-bread-pancakes.html">gluten-free banana bread pancakes</a><br /> <b>see</b>: <a href="http://www.usap.gov/videoclipsandmaps/spwebcam.cfm">south pole webcam</a> (weather permitting)<br /> <b>smell</b>: a week of baking <br /> <b>touch</b>: <a href="http://shop.thesearethings.com/products/travel-notebooks">travel notebooks</a></i><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com/p/senses-shared.html">senses shared</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5344929017639888628-8254300328198591184?l=bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11863793441609598153noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344929017639888628.post-86026237778805067382012-04-12T13:51:00.000+02:002012-04-12T13:51:25.834+02:002012-04-12T13:51:25.834+02:00{touch} fox + chocolate<div style="text-align: center;">For the discerning one who desires chocolatey sweetness<br /> hidden within<br /> a meandering fairytale of exquisite design.</div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0iR7uQRvkOg/T4AVScN7b1I/AAAAAAAAF2E/d5AplhEJVPs/s1600/fox1.jpg" /></div><br /> <div style="text-align: center;">Each bar you slip out reveals another part <br /> of the illustrated and papercut story...</div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9dE4Q7lfKVM/T4AVS6wtVhI/AAAAAAAAF2Q/C2j9KnM65Us/s1600/fox2.jpg" /></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OSt8O-6wnTo/T4AV_GgPS4I/AAAAAAAAF20/tsUN6WKIZ2Y/s1600/fox3.jpg" /></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-e4a-IjSAP8w/T4AXHt3g59I/AAAAAAAAF3A/Sn-DJ3TEDZ8/s1600/fox4.jpg" /></div><br /> <div style="text-align: center;">Design: <a href="http://www.ultracreative.com/">Ultra Creative</a></div><br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;">•</div><br /> <i><b>read</b>: <a href="http://thewallmachine.com/2eixQF.html">the secret lives of Middlemarch</a>, fake wall<br /> <b>taste</b>: <a href="http://www.yumnutsnaturals.com/">yumnuts</a> chocolate cashews, or cinnamon almonds! not in uk, boo<br /> <b>see</b>: <a href="http://www.androp.jp/bell/">'Bell' music video message game</a><br /> <b>hear</b>: <a href="http://grooveshark.com/s/Six+Days+At+The+Bottom+Of+The+Ocean/2uwG2a?src=5">six days at the bottom of the ocean</a> </i><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com/p/senses-shared.html">senses shared</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5344929017639888628-8602623777880506738?l=bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11863793441609598153noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344929017639888628.post-9456738879593294352012-04-03T11:53:00.000+02:002012-04-03T11:53:24.500+02:002012-04-03T11:53:24.500+02:00Francesca Woodman {see}<div style="text-align: center;">Elusive, surreal, ethereal, seductive, symbolic, enigmatic, secret, fragile.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Startlingly produced as a student, Taken between 1972 and 1981. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Killed herself at age 22.</div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AHFOGHv9E8E/T3qynwtWybI/AAAAAAAAFzc/UvDhOIFvvTE/s1600/Apr12b.jpg" /></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D5Yr5qFVgIo/T3qzcT5ymmI/AAAAAAAAFz0/JFROkpVaEL0/s1600/Apr12c.jpg" /></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HsJwZJbOpBY/T3qyyI8safI/AAAAAAAAFzo/n2EKhy1yq5Y/s1600/Apr12a.jpg" /></div><br /> <br /> <i>The Francesca Woodman Retrospective currently at The Guggenheim until June 13th.</i><br /> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;">•</div><br /> <i><b>read</b>: are you a '<a href="http://netgalley.com/">professional reader</a>'?<br /> <b>taste</b>: thinking of making <a href="http://mynewroots.blogspot.co.nz/2012/01/gluten-free-banana-bread-pancakes.html">gluten-free banana pancakes</a><br /> <b>hear</b>: <a href="http://grooveshark.com/s/Duelist/48FJJX?src=5">duelist</a>, true widow<br /> <b>touch</b>: <a href="http://www.nippazwithattitude.com/clothing.html">nippaz with attitude</a><br /> </i><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com/p/senses-shared.html">senses shared</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5344929017639888628-945673887959329435?l=bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11863793441609598153noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344929017639888628.post-4494478060733958812012-03-28T14:26:00.000+02:002012-03-28T14:33:49.426+02:002012-03-28T14:33:49.426+02:00inconsequence<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LTgZwmsOghY/T3LkV5Em5hI/AAAAAAAAFwc/OB2abktY__c/s1600/art1.jpg" /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <i>Buste De Femme De Profil</i>, 1899</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Georges Clairin </div> <br /> <br /> <blockquote> <i>"...when she dies, she'll wonder why she obeyed all the rules of god and country, because no biblical hell could ever be worse than the state of perpetual inconsequence."</i></blockquote> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118892/"><i>dangerous beauty</i></a>, film</div> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> •</div> <br /> <i><b>read</b>:<a href="http://chronicle.com/article/Researchers-Findings-in-the/131260/"> recursion questioned</a> (yes, linguistics nerd)<br /> <b>taste</b>: <a href="http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2011/11/tests-show-most-store-honey-isnt-honey/">when honey isn't honey</a><br /> <b>see</b>: would like to catch <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzD0U841LRM&feature=player_embedded">melancholia</a><br /> <b>hear</b>: <a href="http://grooveshark.com/s/Star+Blanket+River+Child/3gEcyr?src=5">star blanket river child</a>, brightback morning light<br /> <b>touch</b>: <a href="http://www.movingcolor.net/products_northern.html">temp-sensitive tiles</a></i><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /> <a href="http://bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com/p/senses-shared.html">senses shared</a></div> <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5344929017639888628-449447806073395881?l=bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11863793441609598153noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344929017639888628.post-33353842704742836002012-03-26T01:25:00.000+02:002012-03-26T01:30:34.481+02:002012-03-26T01:30:34.481+02:00corner your subject {see}<div style="text-align: center;"> Stark, limited, austere, spotlighted, contrast.</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RmZ3ZUFYGz8/T23jC9ec0eI/AAAAAAAAFuA/wV5zIoAW5rQ/s1600/Mar12a.jpg" /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Dietrich - Tracy</div> <br /> <blockquote> <i>"Sensitive people faced with the prospect of a camera portrait put on a face they think is one they would like to show the world. ...Very often what lies behind the facade is rare and more wonderful than the subject knows or dares to believe."</i><br /> Irving Penn, 1975</blockquote> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oh0ISmYJm1Y/T23nNc1nDXI/AAAAAAAAFuM/-aTpu98FGJE/s1600/Mar12a2.jpg" /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Dali - O'Keefe</div> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: x-small;">source: <a href="http://www.irvingpenn.org/">Irving Penn Foundation</a></span><br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> •</div> <br /> <i><b>read</b>: <a href="http://flavorwire.com/270476/quiz-can-you-identify-these-famous-writers-by-their-distinctive-prose-alone">4/10, or 99% of the ones i've actually read</a><br /> <b>taste</b>: <a href="http://mynewroots.blogspot.co.nz/2012/01/gluten-free-banana-bread-pancakes.html">walnut flour pancakes</a><br /> <b>hear</b>: <a href="http://grooveshark.com/s/The+Hair+Song/4izU7W?src=5">the hair song</a>, black mountain <br /> <b>smell</b>: <a href="http://blackamberbalm.com/index2.php?v=v1#/home/">black amber magic</a><br /> <b>touch</b>: some <a href="http://www.thinkofthe.com/product.php?name=walls-notebook#">nyc walls</a> to inspire doodles</i><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com/p/senses-shared.html">senses shared</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5344929017639888628-3335384270474283600?l=bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11863793441609598153noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344929017639888628.post-76257799578775468942012-03-21T10:09:00.000+01:002012-03-21T10:31:03.107+01:002012-03-21T10:31:03.107+01:00allow the fire<blockquote><span style="font-size: large;"><i>"Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark in the hopeless swaps of the not-quite, the not-yet, and the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish in lonely frustration for the life you deserved and have never been able to reach. The world you desire can be won. It exists.. it is real.. it is possible.. it's yours."</i></span></blockquote><div style="text-align: center;">Ayn Rand, <i>Atlas Shrugged</i></div><br /> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/WL_-Zz7JDoA" width="560"></iframe><br /> <a href="http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2012/02mar_aurorasunderfoot/">more</a></div><br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;">•</div><br /> <i><b>read</b>: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Angel-Esmeralda-Nine-Stories/dp/1451659091/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1332314731&sr=8-2">The Angel Esmeralda</a>, new collection of delillo's short stories<br /> <b>taste</b>: McDonald’s, Target, Sam’s Club, and Supervalu all cut their business with Sparboe after <a href="http://www.mcdonaldscruelty.com/">that footage</a>. Iowa has made it <a href="http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2012/03/iowa-approves-nations-first-ag-gag-law/">illegal to get it</a>. others to follow.<br /> <b>see</b>: <a href="http://vimeo.com/38182297">Oven Sky</a>, artistic examination of hipster-consumerist values<br /> <b>hear</b>: new album from sonic youth's lee ronaldo, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ3jzjh4oEM">off the wall</a> <br /> <b>touch</b>: Becky having <a href="http://ballisticgypsy.blogspot.com/2012/03/spotlight-giveaway.html">her first giveaway at Ballistic Gypsy</a></i><br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com/p/senses-shared.html">senses shared</a></div><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5344929017639888628-7625779957877546894?l=bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11863793441609598153noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344929017639888628.post-20696830090394394712012-03-19T18:28:00.000+01:002012-03-19T18:28:07.409+01:002012-03-19T18:28:07.409+01:00good serviceWho doesn't like it? I do think that some people are more affected by the quality of service than others. I can be a stickler for fair-mindedness so I <i>am </i>affected by it, and will return to businesses that offer good service. <br /> <br /> When they are willing to go that extra mile, heck, even just an extra foot, will actually listen to suggestions or grievances, and respond appropriately, then this not only instils trust, but I just feel that they <i>deserve</i> my further custom and the custom of others.<br /> <br /> Being in Montenegro, it has been tricky finding companies from UK who are willing to deliver <i>and</i> have <a href="http://www.naturalmothering.co.uk/store/">their VAT</a> situation <a href="http://www.treeblocks.co.uk/">sorted out</a>. MN is a non-EU country, which means that I don't pay UK tax on goods. Excellent, because many times that tax is the cost of the postage. So I almost always end up paying what I would in UK - it evens out. <a href="http://www.fredaldous.co.uk/">A few</a> companies <a href="http://www.artifolk.co.uk/i">have this in place</a> or have been <a href="http://www.artsupplies.co.uk/">willing to work something out for me</a>. For some it's too much paperwork but they respond apologetically and I have even been <a href="http://hermitageoils.co.uk/">offered a free product instead</a>.<br /> <br /> I also like to get the best value for the limit of the postage. A couple have been<a href="http://www.embellishmentvillage.com/"> really helpful</a> in working out for me what else I could squeeze in. <br /> <br /> After receiving one of those did-not-really-listen-to-your-specific-issue generic replies, and then trying to clarify the exact VAT point, one <a href="http://www.craftycapers.co.uk/">apathetic company</a> replied with, <i>"I understand that you will now prefer not to shop with us and I have deleted your order."</i> Despite having never suggested I was even annoyed. This is a clear - <i>can't be bothered with you, sod off</i>. right?<br /> <br /> And it isn't just the fairness to me personally. I like to support a company that I know is giving artists/knitters/mamas, in other countries another resource. One local woman made a large order of yarn for herself and shop, based upon my recommendation. <br /> <br /> When we return to England every year, I have every choice for delivery, but guess which companies I return to anyways?<br /> <br /> Do you return to poor service if a company/business' prices are right? Or do you make a point of going elsewhere? Do you complain? Do you return the poor-tasting dish? Do you write letters? Do you spread the word?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5344929017639888628-2069683009039439471?l=bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11863793441609598153noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344929017639888628.post-79467648201591748362012-03-16T13:39:00.001+01:002012-03-16T13:39:36.615+01:002012-03-16T13:39:36.615+01:00seeing the roadWhen you love a novel so much, for whatever reason, its transformation into film is both a thrilling and anxiety-riddled anticipated event.<br /> <br /> I can barely breathe.<br /> <br /> <b>hear</b>: <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="40" id="gsSong268584261" name="gsSong268584261" width="250"><param name="movie" value="http://grooveshark.com/songWidget.swf" /> <param name="wmode" value="window" /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /> <param name="flashvars" value="hostname=cowbell.grooveshark.com&songIDs=26858426&style=metal&p=0" /> <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://grooveshark.com/songWidget.swf" width="250" height="40"><param name="wmode" value="window" /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /> <param name="flashvars" value="hostname=cowbell.grooveshark.com&songIDs=26858426&style=metal&p=0" /> <span>Hidden Superstition by <a href="http://grooveshark.com/artist/Grace+Potter/278378" title="Grace Potter">Grace Potter</a> on Grooveshark</span></object></object><br /> <i><b>read</b>: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31122.I_Capture_the_Castle">i capture the castle</a> <br /> <b>taste</b>: <a href="http://bonzaiaphrodite.com/2011/10/how-to-make-a-flax-egg-for-vegan-baking-the-right-way/">how to make a 'flax egg'</a>, for vegans<br /> <b>see</b>:<br /> </i><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-Iwd7ZXi3DM" width="560"></iframe></div> <i><br /> <b>smell</b>: scents at <a href="http://rich-hippie.com/">rich hippie</a><br /> <b>touch</b>: <a href="http://threeredapples.blogspot.com/2012/02/few-custom-orders.html">sweet and quirky embroidery</a> </i><br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com/p/senses-shared.html">senses shared</a></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> Have a weekend filled with good things my friends.</div> <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5344929017639888628-7946764820159174836?l=bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11863793441609598153noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344929017639888628.post-1449964526131337722012-03-12T09:55:00.000+01:002012-03-12T09:55:18.940+01:002012-03-12T09:55:18.940+01:00literary tattoosThe tattoos I have are images. I've always wanted one great quote, but how to choose? I tend to believe it chooses you, so I guess mine hasn't found me yet.<br /> <br /> <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Word-Made-Flesh-Bookworms-Worldwide/dp/0061997404?ie=UTF8&tag=interiordes02-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">The Word Made Flesh</a></i> by Eva Talmadge and Justin Taylor, is a book all about literary tattoos. 150 colour photos depicting words, quotations and literary figures, into flesh, from Dickinson to Shakespeare.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nbZdwBiyaBE/TV5DopQVTYI/AAAAAAAAECM/sd4NPqDR3lg/s320/Feb11b.jpg" width="280" /></div><br /> According to Justin, "...as far as the aesthetics of the tattoos themselves as pieces of art, we didn't try to critique or weed that stuff out. The criterion we were really using for inclusion was "Is this an author we've seen represented before? Is the story that comes with it interesting? Is the photograph interesting?"<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--bqyLZDurtQ/TV5FtLyAWeI/AAAAAAAAECQ/RjP_YGKdwFk/s1600/Feb11b2.jpg" /></div><br /> Justin claimed that, "The people that seem happiest with their work are the ones that picked something that they really cared about."<br /> <br /> The authors found that there were favourites out there. Eva said, "Vonnegut for sure. I think that's the most popular by far. Shakespeare, David Foster Wallace, Sylvia Plath, James Joyce and Beckett. Oh, and e.e. cummings is maybe second only to Vonnegut in popularity."<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="300" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/14777337" width="400"></iframe><br /> <a href="http://vimeo.com/14777337">The Word Made Flesh - book trailer</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user4677394">Tattoolit</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br /> </div><br /> Also, if you fancy looking at countless literary tattoos, take a peek at <a href="http://contrariwise.org/">contrariwise</a>.<br /> <br /> <i>photos: <a href="http://www.harpercollins.com/">Harper Perennial</a></i><br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;">•</div><br /> <i><b>read</b>: jenny's post on <a href="http://jennywoolftravel.blogspot.com/2012/03/greece-and-giveaway.html">a travel giveaway</a><br /> <b>taste</b>: oven-grilled sandwiches<br /> <b>see</b>: <a href="http://zoorebellion.blogspot.com/">Julia</a> killed word verification, that's worth a mention in my books<br /> <b>hear</b>: see/hear <a href="http://youtu.be/4hTpR-TYTZ0">Lhasa, rising</a>, c/o <a href="http://gypsyyaya.blogspot.com/">la gitana</a><br /> <b>think</b>: of the busy week ahead</i><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com/p/senses-shared.html">senses shared</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5344929017639888628-144996452613133772?l=bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11863793441609598153noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344929017639888628.post-54166169051259123032012-03-09T11:21:00.001+01:002012-03-10T09:08:36.174+01:002012-03-10T09:08:36.174+01:00senses shared, 9th mar<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cYGFb-1g4Yg/T1nSGmYkpNI/AAAAAAAAFnc/I4JqrINlX8c/s1600/mar12a1.jpg" /></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y6DlssMEGB4/T1nVXAkZsQI/AAAAAAAAFno/I3P-HlEfSk8/s1600/mar12a2.jpg" /></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Zx6gr_Ch9x8" width="420"></iframe></div> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> •</div> <b>read</b>: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45974.The_Book_of_Disquiet">the book of disquiet</a><br /> <b>see</b>: an organised desk, photographer <a href="http://www.trinethorsen.com/">Trine Thorsen</a><br /> <b>hear</b>: and see, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx6gr_Ch9x8">opus ~23</a>, c/o <a href="http://www.thesacredlifeofrain.com/">rain</a>. where the first part brought releasing tears <br /> <b>touch</b>: break-up recovery kit, by <a href="http://www.knockknockstuff.com/catalog/categories/kits/recovery-kits/breakup-recovery-kit/">knock knock</a> (just fun!)<br /> <b>think</b>: consumerism, designer <a href="http://maxistentialism.com/prints/">Max Temkin</a><i> (hat tip <a href="http://lattelisa.blogspot.com/">Lisa</a>)</i><br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com/p/senses-shared.html">senses shared</a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> And if you missed the announcement, I'm <a href="http://ink-and-chai.blogspot.com/">over here now</a>, being personal.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5344929017639888628-5416616905125912303?l=bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11863793441609598153noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344929017639888628.post-68054192744593444792012-03-05T09:10:00.000+01:002012-03-05T13:49:18.041+01:002012-03-05T13:49:18.041+01:00somebody i used to know<div style="text-align: center;">So you've heard this song by now right? Seen the subtly compelling video?</div><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/8UVNT4wvIGY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div><br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;">What about this very groovy cover version?</div><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/d9NF2edxy-M" width="560"></iframe></div><br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;">And Goyte's new video?<br /> Took 9 months to make.</div><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/mEpfyBOdKxU" width="560"></iframe></div><br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;">•</div><br /> <i><b>read</b>: for female empowerment, take a look at <a href="http://www.blogger.com/dreamingaloudnet.blogspot.com/2012/02/pr-o-crastination.html">Lucy's new Moon Time book</a><br /> <b>taste</b>: simple but delish curried chicken<br /> <b>see</b>: <a href="http://ink-and-chai.blogspot.com/">my new personal blog</a>, if you missed saturday's post<br /> <b>smell</b>: virtual herbs from <a href="http://theherbit.blogspot.com/">one</a> and <a href="http://herbmother.com/">two</a> of my favourite herby bloggers<br /> <b>touch</b>: created an art caddy for Miss 3, organisation is a happy place<br /> </i><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com/p/senses-shared.html">senses shared</a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5344929017639888628-6805419274459344479?l=bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11863793441609598153noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344929017639888628.post-56527940077914916952012-03-04T01:35:00.000+01:002012-03-04T01:36:25.883+01:002012-03-04T01:36:25.883+01:00a new homeI never post on the weekend, but I wanted to slip this one in now....<br /> <br /> Bohemian Twilight began as a lifestyle, culture, and my artwork blog. I interjected personal snippets. It worked well.<br /> <br /> Slowly it's begun to mirror my move to more simplicity and personal moments. And I've lost the culture bang that was a wonderful escape and outlet for me. I miss my excerpt posts for starters, sharing beautiful interiors and boho whatevers. I just can't squish it all in to one place.<br /> <br /> So stay here if you prefer culture, film, art, book reviews, fascinating issues/ideas, design, a little music, recipes, inspiration, and some fun stuff.<br /> <br /> Or join me at <a href="http://ink-and-chai.blogspot.com/">ink + chai</a> for me and my moments.... and a little tea. <br /> <i>You'll see duplicate posts while I arrange where recent ones ought to live. </i><br /> <br /> I need a soft, simple, place to fall into. A vibe of intimacy.<br /> You're welcome to bring a cup/mug and join me.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5344929017639888628-5652794007791491695?l=bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11863793441609598153noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344929017639888628.post-30149259858382690212012-02-29T09:17:00.002+01:002012-02-29T09:20:52.534+01:002012-02-29T09:20:52.534+01:00refuse to choose<div style="text-align: center;">That pressure to choose a career, a path, one skill or talent to hone, especially pushed by the school system, brought me a lot of anxiety for more years than I care to think about.</div><br /> But embracing our innate personality, and then learning how to work <i>with </i>it relieves us of pressure.<br /> <br /> <blockquote><i>"What you’ve assumed is a disability to be overcome by sheer will is actually an exceptional gift. You are the owner of a remarkable, multi-talented brain trying to do its work in a world that doesn’t understand who you are and doesn’t know why you behave as you do."</i></blockquote><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kkwjKN4R-tc/T03dK2Xe_8I/AAAAAAAAFhw/knmj2AmTfpU/s1600/Feb12h.jpg" /></div><br /> <br /> Do you have thoughts like these...?<br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;">“I can never stick to anything.”<br /> “I know I should focus on one thing, but which one?”<br /> “I lose interest in things I thought would interest me forever.”<br /> “I keep going off on another tangent.”<br /> “I get bored as soon as I know how to do something.”<br /> “I can’t stand to do anything twice.”<br /> “I keep changing my mind about what I want to do and end up doing nothing.”</div><br /> <br /> Then you and I share a style of approaching the world and all it has to offer.<br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;">We're <b>Scanners</b>.</div><i>(Although when I learnt to accept my zest for variety I called myself a Renaissance girl.)</i><br /> <br /> <blockquote><i>"Scanners are endlessly inquisitive. ... often describe themselves as being hopelessly interested in everything .... doesn’t want to specialize in any of the things she loves, because that means giving up all the rest."</i></blockquote><br /> Although I have been cultivating a little more focus in my life, the list of what I am 'hopelessly interested in' is probably long enough to wrap around the world at least twice.<br /> <br /> And it's all okay, it's who I am. If you're anxious that you don't have a single focus, you can <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Refuse-Choose-Interests-Passions-Hobbies/dp/B001810ZFA?ie=UTF8&tag=interiordes02-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Refuse to Choose</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=interiordes02-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B001810ZFA" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> as well.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5344929017639888628-3014925985838269021?l=bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11863793441609598153noreply@blogger.com55tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344929017639888628.post-6574940233391121952012-02-22T10:31:00.000+01:002012-02-22T21:15:31.542+01:002012-02-22T21:15:31.542+01:00space and possibilities<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WzrZD1w39OU/T0VMoiZOYBI/AAAAAAAAFes/PPL0IzIlA_A/s1600/Feb12d2.jpg" /></div> <br /> <br /> I've been simplifying and simplifying for some time now. If you know me, you know that I was serious when I began simplifying my books.<br /> <br /> And there's nothing like moving house or packing suitcases to make a simplifier get even seriouser. <i>(Dr Seuss says it's a word!) </i><br /> <br /> I'm no spartan. I enjoy beauty. I embrace cosiness. But I just want less and less. What I do keep I want it to make me happy or pampered, be of use, or for it to hold treasured memories. <br /> <br /> Moving country 4 years ago was the perfect opportunity to pare right down. Packing and having a crazy abode issue this year (more on that later) means that stuff, whilst often making us comfortable and creating smiles, can also make our literal and life journeys more cumbersome.<br /> <br /> Sure it's about clearing away unhelpful clutter, feeling lighter and clearer,<br /> <br /> but also, it's about creating space...<br /> <br /> ... for possibilities we may never have considered.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> •</div> <br /> <i><b>read</b>: i didn't know <a href="http://hila-lumiere.blogspot.com/2012/02/peta-people-for-unethical-treatment-of.html">about peta's tactics</a><br /> <b>taste</b>: almost zero sugar<br /> <b>see</b>: utterly horrid word verification - <a href="http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/blogger/thread?tid=29c6268a35cc001a&hl=en">info here</a> and <a href="http://poppybrew.blogspot.com/2011/03/word-verification-prohibition.html">here</a>, and a <a href="http://onlythemanager.blogspot.com/2012/02/tutorial-how-to-disable-word.html">removal tutorial</a><br /> <b>hear</b>: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=GAx845QaOck">touchscreen</a>, c/o <a href="http://www.wanderwonderdiscover.com/">MJ</a><br /> <b>smell</b>: oregano<br /> <b>touch</b>: one (smartphone) tap and i can see what time it is in melbourne and LA. feel my friends even closer...<br /> <b>think</b>: so appreciate posts in the author's own language as well as english. would love to connect with more fellow europeans<br /> <b>feel</b>: a desire for busyness</i><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com/p/senses-shared.html">senses shared</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5344929017639888628-657494023339112195?l=bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11863793441609598153noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344929017639888628.post-22595508033288687172012-02-09T14:36:00.000+01:002012-02-09T17:58:47.171+01:002012-02-09T17:58:47.171+01:00settle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-41dBSO1ua3A/TzPIIz2Y4VI/AAAAAAAAFbo/5ZUrQve80E0/s1600/Feb12a2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-41dBSO1ua3A/TzPIIz2Y4VI/AAAAAAAAFbo/5ZUrQve80E0/s1600/Feb12a2.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">2nd-hand loot<br /> left a few back in uk</div><br /> <br /> We arrived to snow-capped mountains, sunny skies, and an ice-box of a house. A few logs in the wood burner and we are cosy and settling in.<br /> <br /> After a 4am waking, 3hr drive, 11am flight, border crossing, re-starting the car.... we actually had no idea if we were going to make it to the house. You see we get snowed in for a few days if it's heavy enough and it had recently snowed. But it was all melted by the time we arrived.<br /> <br /> After 7 weeks of 2 extra people in the house, regular visitors, the TV Always. On. and suburban living, it's bliss to be just the three of us, with just me and the girl-child during the day, in a village of 5 residents, surrounded by woods. And the silent snow-fall today is like, well... yes, icing on the cake.<br /> <br /> The fridge and pantry are full, the logs are stacked inside.... we're prepared to enjoy it.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;">•</div><br /> <i><b>read</b>: i'll be picking up possession again (couldn't concentrate at in-laws)<br /> <b>taste</b>: fennel tea<br /> <b>see</b>: snow<br /> <b>hear</b>: quietness<br /> <b>smell</b>: ash and smoke<br /> <b>touch</b>: gave the fridge a look-it's-like-new clean while it was empty<br /> <b>think</b>: of simple things<br /> <b>feel</b>: good to be in my nest</i><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com/p/senses-shared.html">senses shared</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5344929017639888628-2259550803328868717?l=bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11863793441609598153noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344929017639888628.post-74086581302427128492012-02-03T18:20:00.000+01:002012-02-03T18:20:08.283+01:002012-02-03T18:20:08.283+01:00Poe illustrated<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bDiZEOVqqw4/S6c50vfVDgI/AAAAAAAACXY/C9RA2uncRRA/s1600-h/10Mare.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="border: medium none; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bDiZEOVqqw4/S6c50vfVDgI/AAAAAAAACXY/C9RA2uncRRA/s320/10Mare.jpg" style="border: medium none;" /></a></div> I wanted to share with you one of my favourite books that I own. In my quest to simplify my bookshelves, and only own books I love, will revisit, are sentimental, or that I wish to pass on to my girl.... beautiful editions are keepers.<br /> <br /> I've been a Poe fan since my teenage years and was thrilled to get my little bookwhoring hands on an edition of his collection <i>Tales of Mystery and Imagination</i> that included illustrations.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bDiZEOVqqw4/S6c67-XofII/AAAAAAAACXg/tR7AAybZkh4/s1600-h/10Mare2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bDiZEOVqqw4/S6c67-XofII/AAAAAAAACXg/tR7AAybZkh4/s400/10Mare2.jpg" width="307" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1606600044?ie=UTF8&tag=interiordes02-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1606600044">(buy Amazon USA)</a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1606600044?ie=UTF8&tag=idfile-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1606600044">(buy Amazon UK)</a></div> <br /> It's bound in black cloth so is a delight to hold. Illustrated by Harry Clarke, it includes colour-plate work as well as exquisite pen and ink drawings.<br /> <br /> It's not easy capturing Poe's distinct feel - macabre and mysterious, tortured and twisted. I think that Clarke did a fine job of honouring Poe's aesthetic. I especially love that they appear contemporary to Poe.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-T2X-amJu4vo/Typ2MYJI8KI/AAAAAAAAFa4/tMSA5JzElZ8/s1600/btfeb11e1.jpg" /></div> <br /> <br /> The best part other than the fab 29 tales and illustrations? It isn't expensive. I would love to own similar editions of other authors. There's nothing like books gorgeously put together..... that you can afford!<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bDiZEOVqqw4/S6c78y07IuI/AAAAAAAACYA/2amAKe1gbuU/s1600-h/10Mare6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bDiZEOVqqw4/S6c78y07IuI/AAAAAAAACYA/2amAKe1gbuU/s400/10Mare6.jpg" width="256" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;">  Hope your weekend includes something cosy.<br /> <br /> •</div> <br /> <i><b>hear</b>: <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="40" id="gsSong2539333742" name="gsSong2539333742" width="250"><param name="movie" value="http://grooveshark.com/songWidget.swf" /> <param name="wmode" value="window" /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /> <param name="flashvars" value="hostname=cowbell.grooveshark.com&songIDs=25393337&style=metal&p=0" /> <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://grooveshark.com/songWidget.swf" width="250" height="40"><param name="wmode" value="window" /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /> <param name="flashvars" value="hostname=cowbell.grooveshark.com&songIDs=25393337&style=metal&p=0" /> <span>You're The One That I Want by <a href="http://grooveshark.com/artist/Angus+and+Julia+Stone/1191353" title="Angus & Julia Stone">Angus & Julia Stone</a> on Grooveshark</span></object></object><b></b><br /> <b>taste</b>: creamy brie + crusty baguette<br /> <b>see</b>: <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0422720/">marie antoinette</a>, an odd, jarring, modernist aesthetic. not for me<br /> <b>smell</b>: cardamon<br /> <b>touch</b>: hard frost<br /> <b>think</b>: trying to form a some sort of living/house plan for the year<br /> <b>feel</b>: riding low waves</i><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com/p/senses-shared.html">senses shared</a></div> <br /> <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5344929017639888628-7408658130242712849?l=bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11863793441609598153noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344929017639888628.post-3794632399356852152012-02-01T10:40:00.001+01:002012-02-01T10:40:16.323+01:002012-02-01T10:40:16.323+01:00oakham + applesThe sunny days seem behind us, as the skies darken and the temps get closer to zero. Didn't stop us strolling, in <a href="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=oakham&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x48777880b8438a97:0x1f153956473998ff,Oakham,+Rutland&gl=uk&ei=RU0oT_W4ApCQ8gOh1JSuAw&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=2&ved=0CDsQ8gEwAQ">Oakham</a> yesterday... with frequent stops for thrifting, browsing and warming up.<br /> <br /> A simple little tea pot found me. A small joy.<br /> <br /> I drank in the green undulating countryside on the drive back.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2kdV8IpydXQ/Tyhb6bCae0I/AAAAAAAAFaw/I8pDwKTI7aI/s1600/btfeb11d" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2kdV8IpydXQ/Tyhb6bCae0I/AAAAAAAAFaw/I8pDwKTI7aI/s1600/btfeb11d" /></a></div><br /> I'd enjoy a snippet of your world...<br /> What does a kilo (2 pounds) of, run-of-the-mill least expensive, loose sweet red apples cost where you live?<br /> £1.66 (US$2.61) per kg over here, in the Midlands, England.<br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;">•</div><br /> <i><b>hear</b>: <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="40" id="gsSong3412379477" name="gsSong3412379477" width="250"><param name="movie" value="http://grooveshark.com/songWidget.swf" /><param name="wmode" value="window" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="flashvars" value="hostname=cowbell.grooveshark.com&songIDs=34123794&style=metal&p=0" /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://grooveshark.com/songWidget.swf" width="250" height="40"><param name="wmode" value="window" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="flashvars" value="hostname=cowbell.grooveshark.com&songIDs=34123794&style=metal&p=0" /><span>You Aint Alone by <a href="http://grooveshark.com/artist/Alabama+Shakes/2157829" title="Alabama Shakes">Alabama Shakes</a> on Grooveshark</span></object></object><br /> <b>read</b>: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/150549.Collected_Short_Stories">collected short stories volume 1</a>, Maugham<br /> <b>taste</b>: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulligatawny">mulligatawny</a> chicken soup<br /> <b>see</b>: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKNHu-Ymkcg">Nicholas and Alexandra</a><br /> <b>smell</b>: libraries<br /> <b>touch</b>: suitcases at over-capacity... oops<br /> <b>think</b>: of the power of connections <br /> <b>feel</b>: nostalgic</i><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com/p/senses-shared.html">senses shared</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5344929017639888628-379463239935685215?l=bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11863793441609598153noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344929017639888628.post-35180162206452425322012-01-30T10:06:00.000+01:002012-01-30T10:10:54.858+01:002012-01-30T10:10:54.858+01:00expectation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gPR1rQ9QkxI/TyZc82__aLI/AAAAAAAAFaY/HZf-Z65OGOs/s1600/chair%2Bn%2Bcat2c2.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">{mine}</span></div><br /> <br /> In a <i><b>think</b></i> senses last week I pondered...<br /> <i>"what disappointment really means"</i><br /> <br /> Responses...<br /> <br /> <blockquote><i>when one gave the object of the disappointment qualities and values it never had</i></blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/02471341634223594648">Demie</a></div><br /> <blockquote><i>learning to not expect someone to be or act as i wish or hope for them to be...<br /> i am not expecting anything from them only receiving what they are willing to give..</i>.</blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/16319756453755628466">Brandi</a></div><br /> <blockquote><i>disappointment happens when one is overly attached to an unrealistic outcome</i></blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/06008344023000459577">Eryl</a></div><br /> <br /> Is it ever beneficial to have <i>reasonable </i>expectations? Such as that a friend won't betray you, or that a spouse won't cheat on you, or that a loved one would be helpful or supportive.<br /> <br /> <br /> I was thinking that a particular experience of disappointment that was worth examining for ourselves was that of the pattern, the repeated disappointments. Whether of the same person or of similar outcomes across many people or situations.<br /> <br /> It seems that in such circumstances we have fallen into a way of self-hurting. Applying unreasonable hopes, attaching characteristics that the other person/people never had, seeking perfection.... over and over despite evidence to the contrary.<br /> <br /> So perhaps a reasonable expectation only remains so once. <br /> <br /> <br /> <blockquote style="color: purple;"><i>those constantly without desires or expectations will perceive subtlety.<br /> those constantly with desires or expectations will see only boundaries.</i></blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><i>tao te ching, chp1</i></div><br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><i>•</i></div><br /> <i><b>read</b>: catching up on <a href="http://www.enviroblog.org/">enviroblog</a> <br /> <b>taste</b>: davidstow extra mature cheddar cheese <br /> <b>see</b>: i thought my crafty friends would like <a href="http://todayscreativeblog.net/">this place</a><br /> <b>hear</b>: <a href="http://youtu.be/cl5FdvRR4pQ">the lion's roar, first aid kit</a>. c/o <a href="http://bluelareve.blogspot.com/">Amanda</a><br /> <b>smell</b>: damp<br /> <b>touch</b>: the first suitcase packing phase<br /> <b>think</b>: sometimes the compromise is something external to both of you <br /> <b>feel</b>: torn</i><br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com/p/senses-shared.html">senses shared</a></i></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5344929017639888628-3518016220645242532?l=bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11863793441609598153noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344929017639888628.post-35858193851045402262012-01-27T10:16:00.000+01:002012-01-27T17:43:31.291+01:002012-01-27T17:43:31.291+01:00Spanish tortillaTortilla* was a regular at our house when I was growing up. I remember my mother making each individual one and we each had to wait in turn. Although sometimes we shared if we were really hungry.<br /> <br /> <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273061566782847314" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bDiZEOVqqw4/SS2tjp7bOVI/AAAAAAAAApc/L1yOq0vEyb0/s320/Nov08c2.jpg" style="display: block; height: 237px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /><br /> It's such a simple dish, although it takes a while to get the potatoes cooked through. I realised that it's actually a great frugal and whats-left-in-the-fridge type of meal.<br /> <br /> All you need are potatoes, eggs, onions, salt, olive oil. That's the classic version.<br /> <br /> I add oregano, black pepper, and a dash of milk to the eggs. But you could also add all types of left-overs, such as thinly sliced peppers, sweetcorn, garlic, shredded meat such as left-over roast chicken, ham, or salami. It's really as versatile as an omelette, although I suppose it's no longer authentic Spanish tortilla, but who cares right?<br /> <br /> <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273061683182011810" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bDiZEOVqqw4/SS2tqbjJhaI/AAAAAAAAApk/Pnsi_1_EoEk/s320/Nov08c.jpg" style="display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /><br /> Lightly and slowly fry/sauté about 2cm cubes of potato in olive oil, then add onions and continue to fry until onions are soft and potatoes are cooked.<br /> Season.<br /> Beat eggs, add a small dash of milk, throw the eggs into the frying pan (skillet, American buddies?).<br /> Cook on low heat until almost set.<br /> <br /> If you're making it thick, you can transfer the pan under the grill (broiler) to finish off the top.<br /> <br /> Or do it how my family does,<br /> Slide the tortilla onto a plate (larger than the pan!) that you're holding in your hand<br /> Flip the pan over and place it over the plate <br /> Holding a spread hand under the plate and a firm grip on the pan, flip everything over again so that now the pan is right side up and the plate is in the pan <br /> Remove the plate. <br /> <br /> Don't try this unless the tortilla is well cooked on the bottom and there's not much runnyness left otherwise you'll end up with a right mess.<br /> <br /> These days, potatoes aren't friendly to my digestion, so it's not a meal I see too often any more. But oh, soft earthy potatoes and fried veg in eggs is delish! Oh, and many Spaniards will eat it cold too, as a tapa. Cold tortilla always reminds me of our time in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granada">Granada</a>.<br /> <br /> * pronounced <i>tortiya</i> if you're from northern Spain or <i>tortisha</i> from the south and from S. America. I do the latter.<br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> Have a tasty weekend friends</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> and watch out for tempers.</div> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> •</div> <br /> <i><b>read</b>: </i><i>off to toddler time at the library this morning</i><br /> <i> <b>taste</b>: off to a dinner party tonight<br /> <b>see</b>: how well can you detect <a href="http://color.method.ac/">colour</a>?<br /> <b>hear</b>: silence. the first time the sweet girl out without me in 5 weeks<br /> <b>smell</b>: tea tree oil<b></b><br /> <b>think</b>: what disappointment really means<br /> <b>feel</b>: bubble contentment</i><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com/p/senses-shared.html">senses shared</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5344929017639888628-3585819385104540226?l=bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11863793441609598153noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344929017639888628.post-6714386209041234662012-01-26T12:16:00.000+01:002012-01-26T12:16:13.274+01:002012-01-26T12:16:13.274+01:00sensitive<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lTPAbTNd8K8/TxrcWzSuxLI/AAAAAAAAFZY/4TLolo8U6Wk/s1600/window1" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lTPAbTNd8K8/TxrcWzSuxLI/AAAAAAAAFZY/4TLolo8U6Wk/s1600/window1" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">{mine}</span></div><br /> <br /> The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highly_sensitive_person">highly sensitive souls</a> amongst us.<br /> <br /> We <a href="http://www.hsperson.com/pages/test.htm">sense</a> what's beyond the borders and what's underneath the face of daily life.<br /> We <a href="http://coachville.com/tl/supersensitiveperson/selftest2.html">feel</a> everything, acutely, deeply, expansively.<br /> We live in a world that is rich, nuanced, and limitless.<br /> We are gifted with deep empathy, intuition, and insight that can turn to wisdom.<br /> <br /> We learn skills to ease becoming overwhelmed, depressed, over stimulated, and generally swallowed up by this strange, complex, and busy world. But we also understand the exquisite beauty in pain.<br /> <br /> The non-highly-sensitives frown, become irritated or frustrated with us, or simply shrug their shoulders in disapproving dismissal. A few loved ones try, but only skim the surface.<br /> <br /> It can be both a deeply connected way to be, and a lonely road.<br /> <br /> I wouldn't be any other way.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;">•</div><br /> <i><b>hear</b>: <object width="250" height="40" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="gsSong2367184496" name="gsSong2367184496"><param name="movie" value="http://grooveshark.com/songWidget.swf" /><param name="wmode" value="window" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="flashvars" value="hostname=cowbell.grooveshark.com&songIDs=23671844&style=metal&p=0" /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://grooveshark.com/songWidget.swf" width="250" height="40"><param name="wmode" value="window" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="flashvars" value="hostname=cowbell.grooveshark.com&songIDs=23671844&style=metal&p=0" /><span>Tick Tick Boom by <a href="http://grooveshark.com/artist/The+Hives/3718" title="The Hives">The Hives</a> on Grooveshark</span></object></object><br /> <b>read</b>: an end to <a href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_POE_MYSTERY_VISITOR?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT">a Poe grave tradition</a><br /> <b>taste</b>: fennel, lavender, licorice tea<br /> <b>see</b>: <a href="http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2012/01/rashad-alakbarov-paints-with-shadows-and-lights/">light, colour, shadow paintings</a> by <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.118588208159458.15675.118587544826191&type=3">Rashad Alakbarov</a><br /> <b>smell</b>: roasting coffee<br /> <b>touch</b>: thermal gloves... ooh it's chilly<br /> <b>think</b>: beauty is in the cracks<br /> <b>feel</b>: undecided</i><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com/p/senses-shared.html">senses shared</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5344929017639888628-671438620904123466?l=bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11863793441609598153noreply@blogger.com45tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344929017639888628.post-64553626739017315232012-01-24T12:16:00.000+01:002012-01-24T12:16:26.169+01:002012-01-24T12:16:26.169+01:00nothing left to loseIt seems I don't do too well when my freedom is threatened. Nothing new there, but I'm talking about in really trivial ways.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uHNMGV3nciE/Twwr2vZR06I/AAAAAAAAFWo/13WMjzk4szw/s1600/budapestB1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uHNMGV3nciE/Twwr2vZR06I/AAAAAAAAFWo/13WMjzk4szw/s1600/budapestB1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Janis' Pub, Budapest, 2011</i></div><br /> Is it the childhood influence of an overbearing mother? Is it my innate character?<br /> <br /> Either way, freedom to me means having choice, choosing the path, often even actually chopping down the overgrowth and creating the path myself. As my life has become significantly more quiet and intimate - being a mama at home - it seems just choosing what I'm having for dinner, and not having it chosen for me, helps me feel free.<br /> <br /> And <a href="http://bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com/2011/08/horizons.html">horizons</a>. Horizons make me feel limitless.<br /> <br /> I'm negotiating taking my freedom and giving it up sometimes for the sake of someone else's little quirks. It's a fun dance I tell you!<br /> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;">•</div><br /> <i><b>read</b>: found <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7907782-great-house">great house</a> 2nd-hand<br /> <b>hear</b>: llamando cuatro, <a href="http://www.arrebatoensemble.com/music">arrebato ensemble</a> c/o <a href="http://theherbit.blogspot.com/">The Herbit</a><br /> <b>taste</b>: mexican chipotle chicken bean soup <br /> <b>see</b>: uk property shows... how many!?<br /> <b>think</b>: rain is there to provide a soft focus to the blues<br /> <b>feel</b>: longing</i><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com/p/senses-shared.html">senses shared</a></div><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5344929017639888628-6455362673901731523?l=bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11863793441609598153noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344929017639888628.post-12258227279840712292012-01-23T10:25:00.000+01:002012-01-23T15:27:11.275+01:002012-01-23T15:27:11.275+01:00a box<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SMmBrdAqJ20/TxGqCUuVWyI/AAAAAAAAFXE/ewiLzEXyXhA/s1600/mug%2Bn%2Bradio2b2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SMmBrdAqJ20/TxGqCUuVWyI/AAAAAAAAFXE/ewiLzEXyXhA/s1600/mug%2Bn%2Bradio2b2.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>the maiden use of <a href="http://bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com/2012/01/re-connecting.html">the breathe mug</a></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>just felt like the right moment</i></div><br /> <br /> What do you do to shake yourself out of a tight-fisted need to stand your ground?<br /> <br /> So many people don't even see it, but what if you do? What if you see yourself digging your heels in? Can you turn 180<sup>o</sup>? Can you admit a mistake? Can you change?<br /> <br /> And if so, what does it take?<br /> <br /> The unwillingness imprisons us into an incredibly tight and dark box in which to live. It's a safety blanket of course.<br /> <br /> But, our shadow comes into the box with us.<br /> <br /> The healthy form is determination, strength, resilience, endurance, and belief in the worth of one's own mind and heart.<br /> <br /> Obstinacy, on the other hand, cuts us off from true joy and from limitless bonds with others.<br /> <br /> Right now I'm working on sustaining that connection through someone else's prison. It's a challenge.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;">•</div><br /> <i><b>read</b>: children's library books<br /> <b>taste</b>: pecan danish<br /> <b>see</b>: <a href="http://www.tv.com/shows/episodes/">Episodes</a>... just okay<br /> <b>smell</b>: a jar of fresh-dried peppermint<br /> <b>touch</b>: hands around that gorgeous mug <a href="http://wanderwonderdiscover.com/">care of MJ</a><br /> <b>think</b>: some of us just need more privacy than others<br /> <b>feel</b>: enthusiastic</i><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com/p/senses-shared.html">senses shared</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5344929017639888628-1225822727984071229?l=bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11863793441609598153noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344929017639888628.post-48974830663181167862012-01-20T10:49:00.000+01:002012-01-20T10:49:28.871+01:002012-01-20T10:49:28.871+01:00piecesIt's so uncomfortable to feel scattered. It seems to me a direct threat to some very primal sense of safety.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-g2Sln26lrtQ/TxgWsjibrSI/AAAAAAAAFYc/rvEFrytDh4I/s1600/btjan11c2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-g2Sln26lrtQ/TxgWsjibrSI/AAAAAAAAFYc/rvEFrytDh4I/s1600/btjan11c2.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> But it's in the scattered experience that new possibilities are promised. In the tumbled and broken down we're offered another chance. And it's from pieces that wholeness is built.<br /> <br /> These thoughts are anchors.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> •</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <i><br /></i></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <i>Have an inspiring weekend friends.</i></div> <br /> <i><b>hear</b>: <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="40" id="gsSong1447789895" name="gsSong1447789895" width="250"><param name="movie" value="http://grooveshark.com/songWidget.swf" /> <param name="wmode" value="window" /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /> <param name="flashvars" value="hostname=cowbell.grooveshark.com&songIDs=14477898&style=metal&p=0" /> <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://grooveshark.com/songWidget.swf" width="250" height="40"><param name="wmode" value="window" /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /> <param name="flashvars" value="hostname=cowbell.grooveshark.com&songIDs=14477898&style=metal&p=0" /> <span>Planet Earth (single version) by <a href="http://grooveshark.com/artist/Duran+Duran/153" title="Duran Duran">Duran Duran</a> on Grooveshark</span></object></object><br /> <b>read</b>: letter writing truly dying when <a href="http://www.handwrittenletterproject.com/book/">there are books on it</a>!<br /> <b>taste</b>: baileys<br /> <b>see</b>: <a href="http://vimeo.com/31100268">an easy intro</a> to the current internet issue <br /> <b>smell</b>: roasting peppers<br /> <b>think</b>: am mystified and slightly frightened that there are people who require home organising binders<br /> <b>feel</b>: rushed</i><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com/p/senses-shared.html">senses shared</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5344929017639888628-4897483066318116786?l=bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11863793441609598153noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344929017639888628.post-43529645928122788212012-01-17T17:50:00.000+01:002012-01-19T00:43:59.904+01:002012-01-19T00:43:59.904+01:00dreams<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-MA0WkUe0THs/TW0LU6PEp0I/AAAAAAAAEGE/oHfqMdc945Q/s1600/Mar11a2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-MA0WkUe0THs/TW0LU6PEp0I/AAAAAAAAEGE/oHfqMdc945Q/s1600/Mar11a2.jpg" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> {mine}</div> <br /> <br /> Not everyone is a dreamer, but most of us have dreams, or at least hopes. I guess we like to not only think that a future will come, but that it's possible to shape it, or influence it into something we will love.<br /> And isn't the hoping itself like making a little happiness right now?<br /> <br /> <br /> <blockquote> <span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"><i>"Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night."</i></span> </blockquote> <div style="text-align: center;"> Edgar Allan Poe</div> <br /> <br /> <br /> Someone recently said to me, <i>but it could all go wrong, so we shouldn't dream</i>.<br /> <br /> I couldn't imagine it, and I didn't even want to try.<br /> <br /> <br /> <blockquote style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><i>"Throw your dreams into space like a kite, and you do not know what it will bring back, a new life, a new friend, a new love, a new country."</i></span></blockquote> <div style="text-align: center;"> Anaïs Nin</div> <br /> <br /> Where do your dreams go?<br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> •</div> <br /> <i><b>hear</b>: <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="40" id="gsSong3147890453" name="gsSong3147890453" width="250"><param name="movie" value="http://grooveshark.com/songWidget.swf" /> <param name="wmode" value="window" /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /> <param name="flashvars" value="hostname=cowbell.grooveshark.com&songIDs=31478904&style=metal&p=0" /> <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://grooveshark.com/songWidget.swf" width="250" height="40"><param name="wmode" value="window" /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /> <param name="flashvars" value="hostname=cowbell.grooveshark.com&songIDs=31478904&style=metal&p=0" /> <span>Somebody That I Used To Know by <a href="http://grooveshark.com/artist/Gotye/49212" title="Gotye">Gotye</a> on Grooveshark</span></object></object><br /> <br /> <b>read</b>: Guggenheim's <a href="http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/exhibitions/publications/from-the-archives?layout=default&filter_type=archive&reset=0">65 modern art books now online</a>, free<br /> <b>taste</b>: chorizo con vino<br /> <b>see</b>: <a href="http://www.photovisi.com/">photovisi</a><br /> <b>think</b>: i would turn the time machine clock to 1984 and dance to Duran Duran again<br /> <b>feel</b>: floaty</i><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com/p/senses-shared.html">senses shared</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5344929017639888628-4352964592812278821?l=bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11863793441609598153noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344929017639888628.post-43832287691885699672012-01-16T22:51:00.000+01:002012-01-16T22:51:43.253+01:002012-01-16T22:51:43.253+01:00thinking of youBelieve me, I miss you guys, I miss coming here to write, to share, to connect. Things are generally very good here. Enjoying time with family, visiting friends and relatives, shopping - mostly charity shops (thrift stores) - eating foods we've missed, and so on.<br /> <br /> Yet, I have a little challenge in the form of tiredness, which very easily and often slips into extreme tiredness, and also too easily into exhaustion. Being here with so much obliged to do and so much wanting to do, well, I'm done in by midday every day.<br /> <br /> When I receive two thoughtful emails on the same day with the title, 'thinking of you', it's enough of a nudge to pop in here and chat a bit.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gco8dPQ9Sgk/TxSWENzNr8I/AAAAAAAAFXQ/Qe1QJMmo-7E/s1600/stamford1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="479" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gco8dPQ9Sgk/TxSWENzNr8I/AAAAAAAAFXQ/Qe1QJMmo-7E/s640/stamford1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Stamford park<br /> <span style="font-size: x-small;">{<a href="http://www.beenthere-donethat.org.uk/lincolnshire/stamford09big.html">source</a>}</span></div><br /> We've had an amazing week of lush blue cloudless Winter skies, and we're making the most of them by getting out into the crisp air. <br /> <br /> Today we visited <a href="http://www.stamford.co.uk/">Stamford</a>. A beautiful small conservation town less than an hour away. Ate scampi and thick chips. Strolled and enjoyed the charm of rickety Tudor buildings. Then visited a proper English tea-shop for tea and carrot cake. Scrumptious would be the appropriate term.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MQHaDch5FoY/TxSWtDw3wqI/AAAAAAAAFXY/XgnO9kU90Dk/s1600/stamford2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MQHaDch5FoY/TxSWtDw3wqI/AAAAAAAAFXY/XgnO9kU90Dk/s1600/stamford2.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Stamford centre</div><br /> It's without a doubt that I want to come back to live in England. Although I am looking forward to returning to Montenegro, but simply to fall into our lovely home rhythm, be back amongst my books and art, and space to write, even if just little crumbs of space. <br /> <br /> But here is Home.<br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;">•</div><br /> <i><b>read</b>: Possession, A.S.Byatt<br /> <b>taste</b>: express masala chai from tesco, a favourite!<br /> <b>see</b>: poking at houses for sale (we like doing it for fun)<br /> <b>hear</b>: <a href="http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/birthdayno1">my birthday #1s</a>, Band of Gold, Crackling Rose, In the Summertime<br /> <b>touch</b>: a (surprise) gorgeous soft purple shawl knitted for me by an Aussie friend<br /> <b>think</b>: that everything is perspective<br /> <b>feel</b>: optimistic</i><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com/p/senses-shared.html">senses shared</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5344929017639888628-4383228769188569967?l=bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11863793441609598153noreply@blogger.com27