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You never know what you will find here:) From me begging you to donate to worthy causes to what I'm reading. This afternoon, I finally have settled in to read Tales from a Travelling Mum: Navigating Europe with a Babe-in-Arms by my pal, AliceGriffin. I've been following Alice's adventures for a while now through her blog. It is a delightful read written by a delightful person. Great for armchair travelers, families with a dream and those actually starting their planning:)

Also, remember that amaryllis I saved? Look how it has grown and not only that, a twin shoot grew from the same bulb alongside it and now is ready to burst into bloom also!

Monty approves....... I'm learning how to use my new lens:)

Corruption

Fanga

Pour leur troisième long format, le collectif montpelliérain Fanga, emmené depuis dix ans par Serge Amiano, nous prouve une fois de plus que les Africains ne sont pas les seuls maitres de l'afrobeat. Fela Kuti a essaimé son énergie percutante aux quatre coins du monde et enfanté une kyrielle de disciples notamment dans l'Hexagone.

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Fanga

Fanga veut dire la force spirituelle en Dioula, un dialecte africain. Ces Frenchies amateurs de rythmes éthiopiens et ghanéens, de jazz et de funk, livrent un petit bijou. Pas un faux pas : des riffs assassins, des explosions de cuivres magistrales et autres montées de percussions résonnent pour enivrer et ensorceler les corps. Quand on s’adjoint de plus les services de ténors tels que le génial Winston McAnuff ou les brillants Togo All Stars, il n’y a plus à en jeter. 

Because I am team leader... I feel a bit of responsibility towards the rest of my group and am posting this here because there are only two days left to participate in this opportunity to help purchase a new digital mammogram machine for our local hospital.
For a $10 donation you will be entered in a draw on December 30th to win ALL of this! So far, only 60 tickets have been sold.

2 tickets to Mooseheads game on January 8th vs Montreal Juniors

$30 gift certificate to THE ARMVIEW

Flickr Update Go Ravens - Day 249: √oхέƒx™ posted a photo:

Model Mayhem ~ Photography/Travel Blog ~ Flickr... bit.ly/8w0aHW

Listening to a song I love: Stacy Lattisaw - My Love foxytunes.com/artist/stacy+lattisaw/track/my+love

#lastfm VoxEarCandy Stephanie Mills – Sweet Sensation: www.last.fm/music/Stephanie+Mills bit.ly/8ll2ZO

#lastfm VoxEarCandy Stacy Lattisaw – My Love: www.last.fm/music/Stacy+Lattisaw bit.ly/8boYoz

#lastfm VoxEarCandy Usher – Love In This Club [Feat. Young Jeezy]: www.last.fm/music/Usher bit.ly/6d9RdO

#lastfm VoxEar
Candy Usher – Love In This Club Part II [Ft. Beyonce And Lil Wayne]: www.last.fm/music/Usher bit.ly/efkC0

#lastfm VoxEarCandy Usher – Love You Gently: www.last.fm/music/Usher bit.ly/8R1Hbo

#lastfm VoxEarCandy Squarepusher – Seb-1.11: www.last.fm/music/Squarepusher bit.ly/5jLVgc

#lastfm VoxEarCandy Usher – What's a Man to Do: www.last.fm/music/Usher bit.ly/7EUa5o

#lastfm VoxEarCandy Platinum Pied Pipers – Stay With Me (Instrumental): www.last.fm/music/Platinum+Pied+Pipers bit.ly/6fJSyL

#lastfm VoxEarCandy Nite Jewel – What Did He Say: www.last.fm/music/Nite+Jewel bit.ly/4zydAM

#lastfm VoxEarCandy Self Scientific – Love Bird: www.last.fm/music/Self+Scientific bit.ly/8iAIFo

#lastfm VoxEarCandy Jesse Boykins III – Pantyhose (Instrumental): www.last.fm/music/Jesse+Boykins+III bit.ly/6GtAPf

#lastfm VoxEarCandy Steve Spacek – Hidden Track (Space Shift CD): www.last.fm/music/Steve+Spacek bit.ly/8ixkju

#lastfm VoxEarCandy A Race of Angel
s – We: www.last.fm/music/A+Race+of+Angels bit.ly/6WN162

#lastfm VoxEarCandy J*Davey – Hi Sun: www.last.fm/music/J%2ADavey bit.ly/2vnHDm

#lastfm VoxEarCandy Dam-Funk – Indigo: www.last.fm/music/Dam-Funk bit.ly/6haPMA

#lastfm VoxEarCandy Cazeaux O.S.L.O. – Conan Bout With Circumstance: www.last.fm/music/Cazeaux+O.S.L.O. bit.ly/4JqJfD

Listening to a song I love: A Race of Angels - afrika displaced foxytunes.com/artist/a+race+of+angels/track/af
rika+displaced

#lastfm VoxEarCandy A Race of Angels – love is the end.: www.last.fm/music/A+Race+of+Angels bit.ly/5g30CJ

#lastfm VoxEarCandy A Race of Angels – Afrika Displaced: www.last.fm/music/A+Race+of+Angels bit.ly/5wuQRo

#lastfm VoxEarCandy A Race of Angels – Your Name: www.last.fm/music/A+Race+of+Angels bit.ly/8SsdVg

#lastfm VoxEarCandy A Race of Angels – Michael & the Force: www.last.fm/music/A+Race+of+Angels bit.ly/92U7Pg

#lastfm VoxEarCandy Alpha – Nyquil: <
a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Alpha">www.last.fm/music/Alpha bit.ly/8oixAT

#lastfm VoxEarCandy Cazeaux O.S.L.O. – Wildo Cheese Wind: www.last.fm/music/Cazeaux+O.S.L.O. bit.ly/8qX59F

#lastfm VoxEarCandy Sa-Ra – Downlow: www.last.fm/music/Sa-Ra bit.ly/8BfDu1

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Purple candle 紫の蝋燭

Purple candle 紫の蝋燭-2

Purple candle 紫の蝋燭-3

これも近しい人からのもらいもの。出自が判らないため、呼称「ベネチアン・パープル」。　とても丁寧な出来で美しい。居間のソファの織色にもよく合うので登場回数が多いキャンドルのひとつである。暗所では、夢のようにファンタジックな姿となる。

This was also a present from one of my family members abroad. It did not have any info about where it was made. So I just named it as "Venetian Purple". It is neatly made and pretty, and goes well with the fabric of the sofa in our drawing room. In the dark, it creates a dreamy atmosphere.

                            (♪もういくつ寝るとお正月・・・♪?　後3個の蝋燭がこのブログにのると2010年になるのよ)

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