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October Party

Lucien Lévy Dhurmer
French
1865 - 1953
"Autumn Wind - Portrait of Miss Suzanne S"

"October gave a party;
The leaves by hundreds came-
The Chestnuts, Oaks, and Maples,
And leaves of every name.
The Sunshine spread a carpet,
And everything was grand,
Miss Weather led the dancing,
Professor Wind the band."
   

George Cooper, October's Party

Tito & Tarantula - After Dark

Salma Hayek Sexy dance - From Dusk Till Dawn

The Thomas Crown Affair

Eartha Kitt 'An Englishman Needs Time'

The Pierces - You'll Be Mine (Official Video) HD

Impossibly Cool!

Train - Hey, Soul Sister

Summer Reading

 I went with a list in hand after reading a great article, 'Reading for Life', in the recent issue of Country Life magazine (UK). The article provides a list of  books that the author believes all children should read by the age of 16.  The following advice was given...
"Screw your courage to the sticking place and approach the sofa with it. Prise your remote control out of your child's hand, ignore their howls of anguish and challenge them to read every single one by the time they go back to school in September"

from Country Life magazine

A Time of Gifts by Patrick Leigh Fermor

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Tom Brown School Days by Thomas Hughes

Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith

My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein

Flashman by George MacDonald Fraser

The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

Lord of the Flies by William Golding

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis

A Passage to India by E.M. Forster

The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan

The Best of Saki by H.H. Munro

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

Northern Lights ( His Dark Materials) by Philip Pullman 

I call it a list to love. 

Book recommendations from  June 22, 2011

issue of Country Life magazine

I Need You by Tim McGraw with Faith Hill

'Promise me, O daughters, not to awaken love until the time is right.'

Song of Solomon 8:4

Sheryl Sandberg: Why we have too few women leaders | Video on TED.com

Sheryl Sandberg: Why we have too few women leaders | Video on TED.com

My Vintage Wish List

A vintage Chevy truck appeals to my creative soul.  I would like one in either sky blue,  leaf green or yellow.  Then a small holding in the country with chickens, a big dog and horses.

 If I did have a small holding I would possibly need one of these....

 Oh but I do love everything about this car, especially the colour. Actually the entire photo is gorgeous.

Chevys from google images and bottom two via carolinastyle

The Liberty Way to Tie a Scarf

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These videos are so perfect because of the lovely French girl giving the instructions.  There are 4 videos in total.  The two I posted are my personal favourites.

The Oversized Scarf: The Liberty Way To Tie A Scarf

The Best bicycle scene ever!