c'est l'amour. ♥

c'est l'amour. ♥

creaky victorian houses. skeleton keys. tea in patterned teacups. ancient crumbling books with yellowed pages. clark gable. raspberry jam. rainy parisian streets. solitude. secret friendships. lace handkerchiefs. rusty typewriters. winter evenings with mugs of Earl Grey, patchwork blankets and a singing fire. making words dance.

Secret Agent Man

Nothing like a man in a tux and his................gun

Nothing like James Bond.

Every guy wants to be him,

Every gal wishes her guy was him!

Bond, James Bond

A fantasy delight

There is always so much to do this time of year. Everyone and everything seems busy. The birds are nest building or egg sitting, insects are scurrying here and there as if there is no tommorow. Seeds need sowing, gardens need digging, weeds are growing, window sills need painting, rooms need decorating. No wonder I am a night owl, there aren't enough hours in the day.


But sometimes you just have to sit in the sun.

Or photograph pretty things.

Raining on Sunday

It ticks just like a Timex

It never lets up on you

Who said life was easy

The job is never through

It'll run us 'til we're ragged

It'll harden our hearts

And love could use a day of rest

Before we both start falling apart

Pray that it's raining on Sunday

Stormin' like crazy

We'll hide under the covers all afternoon

Baby whatever comes Monday

Can take care of itself

'Cause we got better things that we could do

When it's raining on Sunday

Your love is like religion

A cross in Mexico

And your kiss is like the innocence

Of a prayer nailed to a door

Oh surrender in much sweeter

When we both let it go

Let the water wash our bodies clean

And love wash our souls

Pray that it's raining on Sunday

Stormin' like crazy

We'll hide under the covers all afternoon

Baby whatever comes Monday

Can take care of itself

'Cause we got better things that we could do

When it's raining on Sunday

Pray that it's raining on Sunday

Stormin' like crazy

We'll hide under the covers all afternoon

Baby whatever comes Monday

Can take care of itself

'Cause we got better things that we could do

When it's raining on Sunday

When it's raining on Sunday

When it's raining on Sunday

Let it rain

I Love Paris/April in Paris

I love paris in the spring time

I love paris in the fall

I love paris in the summer when it sizzles

I love paris in the winter when it drizzles

I love paris every moment

Every moment of the year

I love paris, why oh why do I love paris

Because my love is here

April in Paris

Chestnuts in blossoms

Holiday tables

Under the trees

April in Paris

This is a feeling

No one can ever

Reprieve

I never knew the charm of spring

Never met it face to face

I never new my heart could sing

Never missed a warm embrace

'Til April in Paris

Whom can I run to

What have you done to

My heart...

I never knew the charm of spring

Never met it face to face

I never new my heart could sing

Never missed a warm embrace

'Til April in Paris

Whom can I run to

What have you done to

My... heart

The Story

All of these lines across my face

Tell you the story of who I am

So many stories of where I've been

And how I got to where I am

But these stories don't mean anything

When you've got no one to tell them to

It's true...I was made for you

I climbed across the mountain tops

Swam all across the ocean blue

I crossed all the lines and I broke all the rules

But baby I broke them all for you

Because even when I was flat broke

You made me feel like a million bucks

You do

I was made for you

You see the smile that's on my mouth

It's hiding the words that don't come out

And all of my friends who think that I'm blessed

They don't know my head is a mess

No, they don't know who I really am

And they don't know what

I've been through like you do

And I was made for you...

All of these lines across my face

Tell you the story of who I am

So many stories of where I've been

And how I got to where I am

But these stories don't mean anything

When you've got no one to tell them to

It's true...I was made for you

An April Night

The moon comes up o’er the deeps of the woods,

And the long, low dingles that hide in the hills,

Where the ancient beeches are moist with buds

Over the pools and the whimpering rills;

And with her the mists, like dryads that creep

From their oaks, or the spirits of pine-hid springs,

Who hold, while the eyes of the world are asleep,

With the wind on the hills their gay revellings.

Down on the marshlands with flicker and glow

Wanders Will-o’-the-Wisp through the night,

Seeking for witch-gold lost long ago

By the glimmer of goblin lantern-light.

The night is a sorceress, dusk-eyed and dear,

Akin to all eerie and elfin things,

Who weaves about us in meadow and mere

The spell of a hundred vanished Springs.

Lucy Maud Montgomery

 

Firebird Fly

 love this song, it's been playing in my head over and over.  Thought I'd share:

She was counting out her tips and staring at the clock

When that jet black Pontiac slid into the parking lot

He walked in with a greasy grin

Said, "I'm needing something sweet"

She said, "Man, that Trans Am's the sweetest thing I've seen"

He said, "Honey let me take you for a ride"

She said, "Only if you let me drive"

Firebird fly, burn up the sky

Wanna hear that engine crying

Stomp on the gas, gotta go fast

Screaming into the night and

Leaving it all behind

Firebird fly

Stopped outside Phoenix for smokes and gasoline

He said, "Keep that motor running and wait right here for me"

She turned her head, smiled and said

"I've been waiting all my life"

Then she popped the clutch and in a cloud of dust

She left him high and dry

For the first time she could finally spread her wings

Down the highway you could hear her sing

Firebird fly, burn up the sky

Wanna hear that engine crying

Stomp on the gas gotta go fast

Screaming into the night and

Leaving it all behind

Firebird fly

Beginning Today….

I will share something I read with you my friends which I thought was something good and inspiring …

Beginning today. . .

I will no longer worry about yesterday.
It is in the past and the past will never change.
Only I can change by choosing to do so.

Beginning today. . .

I will no longer worry about tomorrow.
Tomorrow will always be there,
Waiting for me to make the most of it.
But I cannot make the most of tomorrow
Without first making the most of today.

Beginning today. . .

I will cherish each moment of my life.
I value this gift bestowed upon me in this world
I will unselfishly share this gift with others.
I will use this gift to enhance the lives of others.

Beginning today. . .

I will take a moment to step off the beaten path
And to revel in the mysteries I encounter.
I will face challenges placed before me
With courage and determination.
I will overcome the barriers that may hinder
My quest for growth and self-improvement.

Beginning today. . .

I will take life one day at a time,
One step at a time.
Discouragement will not be allowed to taint
My positive self-image, my desire to succeed
Or my capacity to love.

Beginning today. . .

I walk with renewed faith in human kindness.
Regardless of what has gone before,
I believe there is hope
For a brighter and better future.

Beginning today. . .

I will open my mind and my heart.
I will welcome new experiences.
I will meet new people.
I will not expect perfection from myself nor anyone else,
Perfection does not exist in an imperfect world.
Rather, I will applaud the attempt
to overcome human foibles.

Beginning today. . .

I am responsible for my own happiness
And I will do things that make me happy . . .
Admire the beautiful wonders of nature;
Listen to my favorite music;
Pet a kitten or a puppy;
Soak in a bubble bath . . .
Pleasure can be found in the most simple of gestures.

Beginning today. . .

I will learn something new;
I will try something different;
I will savor all the various flavors life has to offer.
I will change what I can and the rest I will let go.
I will strive to become the best me I can possibly be.

Change

It is the spring of change and I have been quiet, wondering where these changes will lead.

Change is a funny thing. You may wish for it and when it happens you may find yourself ground to a halt as you contemplate which road to take. I am still there at the crossroads sitting and listening. My life waits to move on and I only know if you deny your soul the place it longs for, it will find a way to demand it of you. So mine is making those demands rather loudly and I am wondering what next.

There are many doors open to me now and I wonder where I might find myself down the road. For now I wait and listen, refusing to settle for others. The moon and stars are anywhere I might choose to go and as time goes by I realize it is my turn, my journey waiting for me, calling me forward.

I Get By With A Little Help From My Friends

What would you think if I sang out of tune,

Would you stand up and walk out on me.

Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song,

And I'll try not to sing out of key.

Oh I get by with a little help from my friends,

Mmm,I get high with a little help from my friends,

Mmm, I'm gonna try with a little help from my friends.

Do you need anybody?

I need somebody to love.

Could it be anybody?

I want somebody to love.

What do I do when my love is away.

(Does it worry you to be alone)

How do I feel by the end of the day

(Are you sad because you're on your own)

No, I get by with a little help from my friends,

Mmm, get high with a little help from my friends,

Mmm, gonna to try with a little help from my friends

Do you need anybody?

I need somebody to love.

Could it be anybody?

I want somebody to love.

Would you believe in a love at first sight?

Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time.

What do you see when you turn out the light?

I can't tell you, but I know it's mine.

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends,

Mmm I get high with a little help from my friends,

Oh, I'm gonna try with a little help from my friends

Do you need anybody?

I just need someone to love.

Could it be anybody?

I want somebody to love

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends,

Mmm, gonna try with a little help from my friends

Ooh, I get high with a little help from my friends

Yes I get by with a little help from my friends,

with a little help from my friends

 

Love Is Alive

Love ain't a candle

It doesn't burn for one night

And need the dark to shine

Love is alive

And love ain't just a word

In every dictionary

With no where defined

Love is a man and he's mine

Love is alive

And at our breakfast table

Everyday of the week

Love is alive

And it grows everyday and night

Even in our sleep

Love is alive

And it's made a happy woman out of me

Oh, love is alive

And here by me

Love ain't just a mood

A distant far away dream

That needs the night to rise

Love is alive

And love ain't just a song

Sweet words of music

To go dancin' by

Love is a man and he's mine

Love is alive, here by me

Life

i believe in love & lust & sex & romance

i don't want everything to add up to some perfect equation

i want mess and chaos

i want someone to go crazy out of their mind for me

i want to feel passion & heat & sweat & madness

i want it all.

 

life isn't always easy, it's full of tough decisions and heartache,

and things don't always work out the way we hoped.

life just doesn't come with guarantees. and while it's true that sometimes,

by avoiding taking a chance on people, we can avoid some heartache,

we might also miss out on the best times of our life. don't be afraid to love.

 

Life is like a roller coaster; you get jerked one way and another, and you never know whats around the corner, but you just got to enjoy the ride!

Nobody said that it'd be easy they just promised it'd be worth it.

 life is what you make it

so let's make it rock

You Captivate Me

You captivate me

With your voice full of silence

You captivate me

With your eyes full of knowledge

You captivate me

With your touch made of sin

You captivate me

As a flame dances within the palm of your hand

You captivate me

As a river flows within the depths of your soul

You captivate me

As a whisper sings on the wings of desire

You captivate me

As the thought travels amongst the spirits flight

You captivate me

As the prayers ascend to the angels at night

You captivate me

 

Ease on Down the Road.....

Oh my, follow the yellow brick road....ok....that's what I've been doing...and here I am on this damned yellow brick road.  Yellow brick road to my left, to my right, straight in front of me, behind me.  I've been on this yellow brick road now for I don't know how long and have nothing to show for it....except for these damned red shoes......and believe me, they aren't anything to write home about.  They don't keep you warm on a long, cold lonely night.  They don't do anything.  They're just there.  If they are good for anything, I haven't figured it out yet.

Why do I have to follow this road alone? Where is my traveling companion?  It would be nice to have someone to travel this path with me.  Someone with brains, a strong heart, some courage. Damned yellow brick road.  Damned red shoes.  Just gets a little lonely out here.  Be nice to have someone to be in step with, see some of the sights with, fight off these flying monkeys (what the hell they are I don't know, but I don't like them),someone to talk to.  You know, a live person, these talking apple trees are not big on conversation, and they are a little grouchy.  Someone to maybe  even figure out these red shoes.

Ok, temper tantrum over with.  There seems to be a forest coming up.  Looks a little dark and scary.  You know red shoes, now would be a good time to produce that traveling companion.  Yep, nothing.  Have to go this one alone also.  Damned red shoes.  Damned yellow brick road.  Ok, just breathe.  You can do it. You've got brains, a good heart, some courage. Just ease on down the road.....you and your red shoes.

Hmmm, I bet you there's lions.......and tigers..........and bears in this forest.  Ok! Where is that companion? Lions.....and tigers......and bears......Oh My!

I may be a woman; but I am quite capable of taming a few dragons!