Song for Friday...for the young and old

Lady Gaga has been in the spotlight for quite some time now and frankly

I didn't get her. My niece was crazy over her and has seen her twice now

at extremely high ticket prices.

Then one night I was channel surfing on t.v and there she was

with Tony Bennett. I was mesmerised.

She had me at the first snap of her fingers.

I'm not saying that I'm a big fan now but let's just say

my views on her as a singer changed when I watched this duet.

Shes got a fantastic voice for this genre of singing.

Something old

Something new

Something borrowed ... and yes!

Something BLUE!

Have a great weekend all!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPAmDULCVrU

Wordless Wednesday...pine siskins



Not for the faint of heart...

The last time I was over on Saltspring Island I bought my husband one

of the strangest gifts ever.

Introducing....The Deer Hunter.

He's a coat / hat hook and we are quite smitten with him.

 He looks as though he belongs in the hall of a great Scottish Manor...

It is the irony and the sarcasm that I love.

Turning the tables as it were...

I love his leather bag and pantaloon pants and these hooks for legs!...

I know, it's kind of freaky but in a good way.

It's made to look like bronze but it's a type of resin.

I tried to find out if it's a replica of something old and Gothic but

to no avail. For now it will be up to my imagination of

whence he came from.

We haven't come up with a name for him yet...

Bruce? Which has Gaelic meanings of "woods" and "thickets" in it.

Cameron? Gaelic roots come from "crooked nose".

Or how about Osgar? Gaelic notes of the word "deer".

He was meant to go in the hall for Toms work coat but we

moved him into the front room where we can see him more.

A little Gothic, Grimm's Fairy tale love for Tuesday!

 

 



'New', old books...

One of my passions is collecting old books, especially ones for their covers.

I know, I know, "never judge a book by it's cover", but as far as

beauty goes...I have judged many books as objects of art just on their covers.

(just a few of my collection...)

The other day I was Up Island with my friend Irma and we

did some thrift store hunting. Here's some of my latest finds...

This one is definitely my favorite.

Love the name, love the picture, love the authors name and I especially

love the dedication...

When I open an old book, quite often there's an inscription as to who the book

was given to, when and by whom...

That was for this book...

So I was quite thrilled to see when I opened the inside cover of this book...

It was signed by the author!

Or as she put it "the writer".

I always like to see the date as well and wonder...if the pages could talk.

A few others that I've recently acquired...

 How beautiful is this cover? So Lonesome!

This one was most definitely calling my name...

Although I don't think I need a 'how to' on junk shops! 

These 4 I found together for .99 cents each.

They are Dutch, which I don't read or speak but I loved the graphics on them...

And this one is quite funny.

It has all kinds of advice for children on health and manners.

Sound advice.

Someday I hope to have these books on display so I can see the covers.

Maybe something like a plate rack but for books.

I know I'm not alone in my passion since just yesterday Valerie

over at acornmoon posted about some of her latest 'new' old books.

How about you...have you any treasured old books?

Happy thrifting!

 

 

 

 



Song for Friday...a movie and a song

The other night we watched the most incredible documentary

about a man who was a singer songwriter of Mexican descent in the early '70s in Detroit.

In North America he was nobody.

But in South Africa he was bigger than Elvis.

Everybody had his records.

You had The Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel and...

Rodriguez.

But he didn't know anything about his fame.
Rodriguez was like a mix of Dylan and Donavon.

Singer songwriter extraordinaire.

His lyrics, even today are poignant, political, full of heartache and beauty.

He was reported to have committed suicide.

...and then the search began.

...and they found him!

40 years later.

His story is amazing.

If you get a chance to see "Searching for Sugarman" you won't be disappointed.

Here's the trailer followed by one of his songs.

Have a great weekend all!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hEojBYmR-o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNTFgcNBwbI

Wordless Wednesday...

U of T...

Good Monday morning!

Since for some, this would be a school day, I thought I

would share with you some of the photos I took at

The University of Toronto.

It was a snowy morning when we decided to go for a walk,

past the museum...which we didn't have time to visit this time...

The parks were covered in a pretty coating of white...

The U of T was founded as Kings College in 1827 and some

of it's finest buildings date back to this period...

Craftsmanship took top priority in these days and the evidence is quite evident don't you think?

I love all the points on the various towers in this, including the most modern

CN Tower far in the background.

Inside it was very quiet and empty since it was the holidays.

This library is on my wish list when I build my

"money is no object" house...

The leaded glass windows gave beautiful views through to the outer beauty of the buildings...

A peak through old, warbled glass into one of the faculty lounges...

Even some of the out buildings, though small and rustic, were quite pretty...

My daughter said that if she had known how historic and beautiful this campus was

she would have gone here instead of UBC.

I said if you could combine the view of UBC and the architecture of U of T

it would be ideal. I really do believe the look and feel of a place contributes to how

much you want to be there. The atmosphere of history and beauty must

at some point give way to deep thinking and appreciation of the space around you.

I've been here in the early spring and winter and now I would like to

see it in all of it's autumn colour.

For now, one more photo in the snowy trees with Aja...U of T...a beautiful place in the city.