Aberdeen waking up.......

Aberdeen looked pretty this morning...... the little white dot beside the Rowan Tree is the moon!



I love trees, particularly Rowan Trees. My mum and dad have one that we used to climb as kids (and still do ocassionally!) I have one of its 'children' in my own garden now and it's growing beautifully.

Anyway folks, off to visit my parents.... and possibly do a spot of tree climbing!!

Have a fantastic weekend everyone x

Just the way you are........

When asked...

Do you ever have underwear thrown at you onstage?

Billy Joel replies....

"Yeah, once in a while, but it’s not like it used to be, now they’re weird sizes and strange shapes. But yeah, once in a while we get a nice pair of panties."

Time to buy a very small sparkly thong just in case he ever comes back to the UK :)

To read the whole interview go to NEW YORK ENTERTAINMENT...if you are offended by the 'f' word, don't go there!

Poppy Angels........

While listening to Sarah Kennedy on Radio 2 this morning, she highlighted a great way to raise money for the Poppy Appeal and have fun with those knitting needles!

Head over to Just Call Me Ruby, hosted by Susan Crawford, where you'll find a link, and for just a £2 donation you can download a pdf pattern and knit your own poppy!!
All proceeds from the pattern go to the Poppy Appeal who support the essential work of The Royal British Legion. Last time I looked they had raised a whopping £768!!!!

I'm not the best knitter but I'll give it a go, maybe it'll be finished by next year!!

You also must have a look at the delightful poppies over at Ae Fond Kis, hosted by the lovely Linda. These are made by her jewellery students which they sell, again, raising precious funds for Poppy Appeal

There are many kind, caring people to be found in this big bad world!

Poppy facts.....
Moina Bell Michael (American War Secretary with the YMCA in New York City) was so moved by Colonel John McRae's poem 'In Flanders Fields' she bought poppies with money from her work colleagues, and sold them to friends to raise funds for ex-Servicemen. Her colleague, Madame Guerin, came to the British Legion HQ in London and proposed the sale of artificial poppies to help the ex-Service community in Britain.The first donations for artificial poppies were given in Britain on 11 November 1921, raising £106,000, more than £3.1million in today’s terms.

Major George Howson was a young infantry officer who formed the Disabled Society to help disabled ex-Service people from World War One. Howson suggested to the Legion that Society members should make poppies, and the artificial flowers were designed so that someone who had lost the use of a hand could assemble them with one hand. This led to the foundation of the Poppy Factory at Richmond, Surrey, in 1922, where poppies are still made today.

More than 36 million poppies, 107,000 wreaths and sprays, 800,000 Remembrance Crosses and other Remembrance items will be made at the Poppy Factory in Richmond , Surrey, this year.

How all weddings should be........

Thanks for pointing this one out Linda, I still have tears running down my cheeks :0))




Let's face it, most wedding cake needs a fun injection.....


For the 'happy' couple (this must be a Scottish wedding!!)...... BLUE BUTTERFLY DESIGNS



Oooo er missus!!....PASSIONARTE

"I just go where the guitar takes me." - Angus Young

Don't Fret
I've had a guitar since I was 10,
I'll pick it up every now and then,
I'll try a tab, a scale, a chord,
Picking and strumming with no reward,
'Smoke On The Water' never sounded so bad,
'You're Beautiful' redefines sad,
But, forever in awe of the artists who play,
I will never throw my guitar away!
ALKD


For the strummer in your life.......


















MYAN PHOTOGRAPHY

GIGGLES AND GRINS

FERNFIDDLEHEAD

JAYKCO GUITAR STRAPS

DOODLES MOSAIC TILES

KILLAM CREATIVE

RUTH HALE

SLOWSHIRTS

JEWEL POTTERY




"Guitar playing isn't really for everybody." - Brad Paisley

"Sometimes you want to give up the guitar, you'll hate the guitar. But if you stick with it, you're gonna be rewarded." - Jimi Hendrix

Thursday thought......

Just how much water can fall from the sky?

I think I may need one of these to get home!.... HAZY DAISY
Hey, keep my fur dry!..... GROOVY ART
Saving for a rainy day?..... NAPKITTEN

Samuel Taylor Coleridge....

237 years ago today, British romantic poet and philosopher Samuel Taylor Coleridge was born. Probably best known for his poem "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner", Coleridge was plagued by illness, bereavement, financial instability, an unhappy marriage, drug addiction.... need I go on. His life was far from easy.
Despite this, he produced an abundance of remarkable work throughout his 'interesting' life, leaving his mark on the world and on many other aspiring authors.

One of my favourite quotes from STC.....

"Our own heart, and not other men's opinions form our true honour" - Samuel Taylor Coleridge

It's very easy for self confidence to falter. Maybe our personality is constantly being criticized or it could be our innocent words are taken the wrong way and analysed beyond reality.

Usually this negative behaviour comes from people who have very low self esteem themselves. The secret lies in our own reaction. It's hard not to be angry and upset and let it eat away inside our hearts, maybe even to try and change ourselves in the hope we will 'fit in'! But what good can come from that. None.

React in a positive way, brush it off, don't dwell on it, understand why they do it, be kind, and, most importantly, always be yourself.

"The happiness of life is made up of minute fractions - the little, soon forgotten charities of a kiss or a smile, a kind look or heartfelt compliment" - Samuel Taylor Coleridge