31.3.10

Sanctity


THE ROBIN is the one
That interrupts the morn
With hurried, few, express reports
When March is scarcely on.

The robin is the one
That overflows the noon
With her cherubic quantity,
An April but begun.

The robin is the one
That speechless from her nest
Submits that home and certainty
And sanctity are best.

Emily Dickinson

Art~Charles Chaplin,Girl with bird nest.
On the playlist today~Writing Poems by Ludovico Einaudi.

Easter Funnies..


This picture was made by me in my garden...where some strange characters are running around!

30.3.10

Easter Bonnet


Almost Easter...we do need a new Bonnet,now don't we...Check out this site ..what's happening on this painting....use your imagination and finish the story..

THE NEW BONNET
FRANCIS W. EDMONDS
1858

28.3.10

Magic Lantern..


I hope you enjoyed my little journey through Blog land...lets do this again next year...Wishing you a magical Sunday..stay warm and stay happy..


“It is a fact that you project what you are.”

Painting ~Magic lantern~van Loo

26.3.10

Something Precious..


I love my hour of wind and light,
I love men's faces and their eyes,
I love my spirit's veering flight
Like swallows under evening skies.

I love Swallow's..they are my favorite birds,and every Spring I gaze at the sky to welcome the first one...This year it arrived early..and it came by package..bringing with him a lovely little book about 'Precious things with wings'. This book was written by my dear dear friend Anita. She asked the sweet Swallow to travel and bring me this wonderful gift...

There are souls in this univers who connect without knowing bounderies..Who lift eachother up in an amazing flight...I am planning to stay upthere and fly till I drop dear Friend..Without You there wouldn't be a Miss Moussie..and Nowhere would be nowhere to be found...Thank you!!

Poem -Sara Teasdale
Art~Book 'Precious little things with wings'~by*Anita~Castles Crowns and Cottages*
On the playlist today..Les Barricades Mysterieuses~by Couperin,Played by a pianist I love..Alexander Tharaud.

25.3.10

Something to cherish


Unexpected treasures...are often the ones I cherish the most...For instance..to find...kind,sweet and caring people..the ones who not only live their life but really LIVE it..They are..sharing faith...sharing a new way of life in another country and learning a new language...sharing their thoughts and reflections..building a theatre together with their children..painting angels...creating a fairytale world...love little woodland creatures..growing up in a loving family,being a promisse for the future. But most of all they are friends..and I love to visit them an share their dreams..

“Friends... they cherish one another's hopes. They are kind to one another's dreams.”
Henry David Thoreau

Art~Frederic Leigthon.

24.3.10

Something to Explore..


TO Explore....To search into or travel in for the purpose of discovery...
Its wonderful when you can travel and see the world,but I think there is beauty to be found everywhere...In your home and garden,or just around the corner..And did you know that the exploring can begin just with one click...Today we are all internet explorers...Just click HERE...and HERE and HERE....and this one is also very nice....when you come back from your travel through these magic places..tell me what you found..

We may explore the universe and find ourselves, or we may explore ourselves and find the universe. It matters not which of these paths we choose.”

23.3.10

Something To Read ...


Reading a good book...one of my favorite things...I love to read. Lately I find myself reading BLOGS more then books...There are so many wonderful writers on the net..One of the first fabulous writes I began to follow was Pamela...and since I began to read her marvelous posts I never missed one..I hope she will write a book someday..a good old fashion book with a gold engraved leather cover,a book that smells like a book..ink and paper..you know what I mean:)Hope,that she will collect all of her posts and make a book out of it..She is great,go see for yourself and tell me if I'm wrong.When you visit her say HI to Edward for me...
Next to books I am also very interested in history...and..I found Rosie.
She can like no other tell you very interesting stories...and takes you to lovely towns and historical places...Stories from every corner of her mind..Go and ask her a question..about Richard III...or Shakespeare..she will now the answer!
And last but not least I want you to get to know a very witty and very intelligent old chap...his name is Rattus...Rattus Scribus to be precise ...that's also the name of his blog..he has yet another blog ..just as interesting, but there you have to be a member to get in..I am sure when you knock on his door and ask him to let you in he would be delighted...I can hear him say now...Welcome welcome..three cheers a hoot and a RRR,of course you can come in..Tea..anyone..
Have fun visiting..and when you see Rattus..tell him Miss Moussie said hello...

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.”
Dr. Seuss

Art ~George Clausen.

22.3.10

The Magic Land Of Blog..



Two years ago I opened the door to blog land..I found it to be an enchanting charming place..Let me share with you some of my great findings and magical discoveries..
After posting my first post..the first comment I received was from a CAT...a real sophisticated lady Cat..known as Miss Peach! If this is the first time you hear her name then you simply must dash over to her place to see her and say hello,I am sure her mommy will be pleased to meet you all..
Opening the door to blog land leads to opening another..and another,and another...and before you know it,hours and hours can fly by...Behind one of those doors I found a cottage...ButtonWillow cottage...and this place changed my world..While walking the ButtonWillow grounds I knew what to do...I was going to write a story..my story...about my home..Hilltop Hall..and all the creatures living there..And most of all I wanted to create a place where ,when you visit you will find little feathers of Hope...brought to you on wings of Faith..Thank you dear Lauren..Mistress of ButtonWillow cottage..If you,dear reader and friend, never visited this warm and inviting place then please do so now..and give all the little ones over there my blessings..There are many more marvelous blogs to see and lovely people I want you to meet so...please come back tomorrow....and we will travel to..no..I'm not going to tell you yet..because maybe I will visit YOU and I want it to be a surprise..

Every wall is a door.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Art M.L.Attwell.

IIIts Monday..


A very special week coming up...Today I made I believe post nr 627...and in this week two years ago I started my blog...

This Monday post was delivered to you by WHO,my dear friend and postowl..he pushed the publish button....Stay with me this week because we are going to step back in time...walk the memorie lane...visit friends and just have fun...

20.3.10

Wake up....

Wake up sleepy head..open your eyes...its US...
It was a long journey from Fairyland to the Hilltop...through emerald forests... over high mountains..with only one stop at the Nowhere waterfall...and now we would like to have breakfast...wake her up Mab...

Its going to be a Fairy tale of a day at Hilltop Hall..together with Spring,the Fairies arrived..



Art ~1 Cecily Mary Barker..2 The Fairy falls~Nisbet..3 Richard Doyle.
On the playlist ..Fairy Dance.

19.3.10

The Gates of Fairyland..


The imaginary land where the fairies live, a lovely, enchanting place


On the playlist... We don't want to grow up!!!
Art~M.Tarrant.

18.3.10

Sunbeam..


Hello there....I am catching every sun beam possible sitting on my garden bench today..and tomorrow too!...Wishing you a lovely Spring weekend..

Painting~William Merritt Chase..An Idle Hour.

17.3.10

Bigger..



“Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is.”


Painting Hermann Richard Eschke~Little red riding hood and the big bad wolf.
click the painting for a closer view.
on the playlist today....Far into the Forest...

16.3.10

I always get my sin...


Writing my blog in english can sometimes create a language choas in my head...writing a story in english even more....BUT ITS FUN....mostly I just say it out of my head (Just speak at lib. Or: Just improvise)and this can bring me a whole end (I'm well on my way)so for today I will leave it by this(I’ll leave it at that) Wishing you a good day...have fun reading the poem!..

CHAOS

Dearest creature in creation
Studying English pronunciation,
I will teach you in my verse
Sounds like corpse, corps, horse, and worse.
I will keep you, Suzy, busy,
Make your head with heat grow dizzy.
Tear in eye, your dress you'll tear.
So shall I! Oh hear my prayer.
Just compare heart, beard, and heard,
Dies and diet, lord and word,
Sword and sward, retain and Britain.
(Mind the latter, how it's written.)
Now I surely will not plague you
With such words as plaque and ague.
But be careful how you speak:
Say break and steak, but bleak and streak;
Cloven, oven, how and low,
Script, receipt, show, poem, and toe.
Hear me say, devoid of trickery,
Daughter, laughter, and Terpsichore,
Typhoid, measles, topsails, aisles,
Exiles, similes, and reviles;
Scholar, vicar, and cigar,
Solar, mica, war and far;
One, anemone, Balmoral,
Kitchen, lichen, laundry, laurel;
Gertrude, German, wind and mind,
Scene, Melpomene, mankind.

Billet does not rhyme with ballet,
Bouquet, wallet, mallet, chalet.

You can find the rest here...

And please visit this wonderful blog...I always get my sin..

14.3.10

IIIIts Monday..


There ain't nothing gonna stop me now...cause I'm almost there

I remember Daddy told me: Fairytales can come true
You gotta make 'em happen, it all depends on you"
So I work real hard each and every day
Now things for sure are going my way
Just doing what I do
Look out boys, I'm coming through...

A Visit...


PSSST..listen..go tell everyone on the Hilltop that we are off....back to the North Pole..come up and see us some time...We will make you some frosted cupcake's...

A few minutes later....a door opened...A little and very shy Gnome entered...'Psst,Psst', he whispered...'My dear Dutchess...there is something I have to tell you..!'
'Please ,come in dearest'...said the Dutchess..'tell me..is there news...Did you hear from the Fairies..are they going to arrive soon..?'
'I heard from a very reliable source that Mr Frost and his companions are leaving the Hilltop today'...answered the Gnome..'so I think this could mean that the Fairies are on there way...!'
O but this is wonderful news ...smiled the Dutchess...then busy days lay ahaed of us...Come sit beside me dear friend..and we will make our plans to give the Fairies a warm welcome...

Drawings..1-Mabel Lucie Atwell,2-Robert Lawson.

13.3.10

Slush..


"Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush."


painting`Pavel Bryullow~Spring`1875.
On the playlist a Spring Carol..Benjamin Britten

11.3.10

Wait..


Never cut a tree down in the wintertime. Never make a negative decision in the low time. Never make your most important decisions when you are in your worst moods. Wait. Be patient. The storm will pass. The spring will come.”
Robert H. Schuller

Painting~Johann Georg Meyer.
On the playlist today..Ural Russian Folk song..'The bird tree is swaying under the window'.

Before the Swallows dare....


"Daffodils,
That come before the swallow dares, and take
The winds of March with beauty."
- William Shakespeare


Painting`E.A.Lemann ~1882`Picking Daffodils.

10.3.10

Tip Toe..



Tiptoeing through the room..feeling the sun on my feet....and its WARM...


Picture~Alex Zamora.
On the playlist today..A silly song!

8.3.10

I CAN.....


“Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted.”

Painting~Henri Victor Lesur.

IIIIts Monday...


Don't be scared..its me...Monday..You have seen me before...and I'm sorry to say....I will come back to haunt you..

7.3.10

Signs of Spring...


Mr Frost....yes, I am talking to you..can't you read the sign I put up..it says..Spring begins in 13 days...SO..you better pack your frosty bags and skedaddle...Like I told you before..go and visit the Snowfairy..second ice block on the right at the North pole...well...don't look so grumpy..it realy is time to say goodbye...

I am sure the Snow Fairy will be very happy to see you..and invite you in for a nice cup of ice tea...

6.3.10

Celebration.....


“You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”
Dr. Seuss

Today two very dear friends are cellebrating their 28th marriage anniversary...Hip Hip Hurray...isn't this GRAND..please go visit them and say hello! And where ever YOU are on this globe...cellebrate the one you love...Wishing you a happy loving weekend.

There's a party goin' on right here
A celebration to last throughout the years
So bring your good times
And your laughter too
We gonna celebrate your party with you

5.3.10

Go Away...


Frost...he isn't going to give in easily...go away..you have been here long enough..go visit the house of the Snowfairy at the North Pole...

Drawing~Frost~Arthur Rackham.

4.3.10

3.3.10

A new look...


Now when it's March
It's really spring
There's a bright new look
On everything.


Painting La Primavera-Anselmo Bucci
On the playlist-You can never hold back Spring-Tom Waits.

1.3.10

IIts Monday


And its a happy one....I am leaving for a short while..off to see my daughters to go on a shopping trip..to by a new Spring outfit.

Watch a movie( The Princess and the Frog)...
chat,and chat some more...and share some lovely time together, thats enough to make me sing for a couple of days...see you soon..