Saturday, 28 February 2009

a song a day - Paris Paris by M.Mclaren feturing Catherine Deneuve



This song today because I've just seen Paris / Niebo nad Paryżem - a movie with Juliette Binoche setting in Paris. Beautiful story or rather a compilation of several interlinking stories ... different people from different walks of lives, at different age and of different nationalities - and we observe their every day existence with their problems and joys and outlooks on reality around them. A really nice film ... allowing us to stop and think for a while what is really important in life and see the worth of life itself ... and showing the wonderful Paris.

something for the wall ... or not only ...




For all who love birds and unusual home decors - here at Byrdiegraphic you can see more of these gorgeous stickers ... and even buy some ;-)

Friday, 27 February 2009

a song a day - In Your Presence by Jason Upton

Psalm 63

/Psalm 63 /

God—you're my God! I can't get enough of you!
I've worked up such hunger and thirst for God,
traveling across dry and weary deserts.

2-4 So here I am in the place of worship, eyes open,
drinking in your strength and glory.
In your generous love I am really living at last!
My lips brim praises like fountains.
I bless you every time I take a breath;
My arms wave like banners of praise to you.

5-8 I eat my fill of prime rib and gravy;
I smack my lips. It's time to shout praises!
If I'm sleepless at midnight,
I spend the hours in grateful reflection.
Because you've always stood up for me,
I'm free to run and play.
I hold on to you for dear life,
and you hold me steady as a post.

/Message translation/

Thursday, 26 February 2009

a good start of a day

Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love,
that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days."
(Psalm 90:14, NIV)

Wednesday, 25 February 2009

a song a day - VemVet (Who knows) by Lisa Ekdahl

Below - an English translation of the lyrics of one of many beautiful songs by a great Swedish jazz singer Lisa Ekdahl. The song is added to the playlist ... and if you want to see a video - it's here.

you are a fairy-tale too good to be true
it's a fairy - tale that we have found each other
we might as well
never have met
or was our meeting
already determined long before we were born
who knows, not you
who knows not me
we know nothing now
we know nothing today

Tuesday, 24 February 2009

a song a day - Love Our Time Today by Yamit Mamo



It's the final song from the Death at the Funeral comedy. Totally love the song - just as the film itself. A bit absurd but very funny - just can't help laughing.

Good Morning. This is your wake-up call !


Sunday, 22 February 2009

a song a day - Born Again by Third Day

Today I found myself
After searching all these years
And the man that I saw, he wasn't at all who I thought he'd be
I was lost when you found me here
And I was broken beyond repair
Then you came along and you sang your song over me

It feels like I'm born again
It feels like I'm living
For the very first time
For the very first time
In my life

Make a promise to me now
Reassure my heart somehow
That the love that I feel is so much more real than anything
I've a feeling in my soul
And I pray that I'm not wrong
That the life I have now, it is only the beginning

It feels like I'm born again
It feels like I'm living
For the very first time
For the very first time
It feels like I'm breathing
It feels like I'm moving
For the very first time
For the very first time

I wasn't looking for something that was more
Than what I had yesterday
Then you came to me and you gave to me
Life and a love that I've never known
That I've never felt before

a photo a day


Friday, 20 February 2009

a song a day - Beautiful Soul by Jesse McCartney




I don't want another pretty face
I don't want just anyone to hold
I don't want my love to go to waste
I want you and your beautiful soul
You're the one I wanna chase
You're the one I wanna hold
I wont let another minute go to waste
I want you and your beautiful soul

Thursday, 19 February 2009


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Originally uploaded by Asier RA

let God ...

Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world,
but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think.
Then you will learn to know God’s will for you,
which is good and pleasing and perfect.
/Romans12:2/NLT

Wednesday, 18 February 2009

a song a day - Here with Me by Mercy Me

I long for your embrace
Every single day
To meet you in this place
And see you face to face

Will you show me?
Reveal yourself to me
Because of your mercy
I fall down on my knees

And I can feel your presence here with me
Suddenly I'm lost within your beauty
Caught up in the wonder of your touch
Here in this moment I surrender to your love

You're everywhere I go
I am not alone
You call me as your own
To know you and be known

You are holy
And I fall down on my knees

I can feel your presence here with me
Suddenly I'm lost within your beauty
Caught up in the wonder of your touch
Here in this moment I surrender to your love

I surrender to your grace
I surrender to the one who took my place


a photo a day


Another great photographer of home decor - Robyn Glasser.

Love the colors and shabby look of this room.

Tuesday, 17 February 2009

a song a day - Wherever you will go by the Calling

So lately
I've been wonderin'
Who will be there to take my place
When I'm gone you'll need love
To light the shadows on your face
If a great wave should fall
It would fall upon us all
And between the sand and stone
Could you make it on your own

If I could then I would
I'll go wherever you will go
Way up high or down low
I'll go wherever you will go

And maybe I'll find out
The way to make it back someday
To watch you to guide you
Through the darkest of your days
If a great wave should fall
It would fall upon us all
Well I hope there's someone out there
Who can bring me back to you

If I could then I would
I'll go wherever you will go
Way up high or down low
I'll go wherever you will go

Runaway with my heart
Runaway with my hope
Runaway with my love

I know now just quite how
My life and love might still go on
In your heart and your mind
I'll stay with you for all of time

If I could then I would
I'll go wherever you will go
Way up high or down low
I'll go wherever you will go

If I could turn back time
I'll go wherever you will go
If I could make you mine
I'll go wherever you will go

Monday, 16 February 2009

DECObloog

Dziś odkryłam tego niezwykłego polskiego bloga DECObloog - kopalnie inspiracji. Dodatkowo dziś znajdziecie tam super zdjęcia wnętrz Debi Treloar. Zdecydowanie polecam!!!

Today I've come along a Polish inspirational blog full of great ideas DECObloog. And today it features amazing photographs of interior design by Debi Treloar . A must to see!

Sunday, 15 February 2009

Saturday, 14 February 2009

a song a day - The Shape of my Heart by Sting

And if I told you that I loved you
Youd maybe think theres something wrong
Im not a man of too many faces
The mask I wear is one
Those who speak know nothing
And find out to their cost
Like those who curse their luck in too many places
And those who smile are lost

I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
But thats not the shape of my heart
Thats not the shape of my heart

Cut Out My Heart


Cut Out My Heart
Originally uploaded by Max F. Williams

1 Corinthians 13:4-7

Love never gives up.
Love cares more for others than for self.
Love doesn't want what it doesn't have.
Love doesn't strut,
Doesn't have a swelled head,
Doesn't force itself on others,
Isn't always "me first,"
Doesn't fly off the handle,
Doesn't keep score of the sins of others,
Doesn't revel when others grovel,
Takes pleasure in the flowering of truth,
Puts up with anything,
Trusts God always,
Always looks for the best,
Never looks back,
But keeps going to the end.

Friday, 13 February 2009

a song a day - I'll be there for You by Rembrandts

For all my wonderful Friends - thanks for all
xoxo



So no one told you life was gonna be this way

Your jobs a joke, you're broke, your love life's D.O.A.

It's like you're always stuck in second gear
And it hasn't been your day, your week, your month,
or even your year
but..

I'll be there for you
When the rain starts to pour
I'll be there for you
Like I've been there before
I'll be there for you
'Cuz you're there for me too...

You're still in bed at ten
And work began at eight
You've burned your breakfast
So far... things are goin' great

Your mother warned you there'd be days like these
Oh but she didn't tell you when the world has brought
You down to your knees that...

I'll be there for you
When the rain starts to pour
I'll be there for you
Like I've been there before
I'll be there for you
'Cuz you're there for me too...

No one could ever know me
No one could ever see me
Seems you're the only one who knows
What it's like to be me
Someone to face the day with
Make it through all the rest with
Someone I'll always laugh with
Even at my worst I'm best with you, yeah

It's like you're always stuck in second gear
And it hasn't been your day, your week, your month,
or even your year...

I'll be there for you
When the rain starts to pour
I'll be there for you
Like I've been there before
I'll be there for you
'Cuz you're there for me too...

I'll be there for you
I'll be there for you
I'll be there for you
'Cuz you're there for me too..

Thursday, 12 February 2009

heart

We were not sent into this world to do anything
into which we cannot put our hearts.
-John Ruskin

a song a day - Love is Waiting by Brooke Fraser

In the autumn on the ground,
between the traffic and the ordinary sounds
I am thinking signs and seasons while a north wind blows through
I watch as lovers pass me by
Walking stories - whos and hows and whys
Musing lazily on love
Pondering you
I'll give it time, give it space and be still for a spell
When it's time to walk that way we wanna walk it well

I'll be waiting for you baby
I'll be holding back the darkest night
Love is waiting til we're ready, til it's right
Love is waiting

It's my caution not the cold
there's no other hand that i would rather hold
the climate changes, I'm singing for the strangers about you
don't keep time, slow the pace
Honey hold on if you can
the bets are getting surer now that you're my man

I could write a million songs about the way you say my name
I could live a lifetime with you and then do it all again
and like I can't force the sun to rise or hasten summer's start,
neither should I rush my way into your heart

Wednesday, 11 February 2009

Tuesday, 10 February 2009

a photo a day

beautiful, whimsical, delicate ... photographs by Boo Marshall

a song a day - February Song by Josh Groban

Where has that old friend gone
Lost in a February song
Tell him it won't be long
Til he opens his eyes, opens his eyes
Where is that simple day
Before colors broke into shades
And how did I ever fade
Into this life, into this life

And I never want to let you down
Forgive me if I slip away
When all that I've known is lost and found
I promise you I, I'll come back to you one day

Morning is waking up
And sometimes it's more than just enough
When all that you need to love
Is in front of your eyes
It's in front of your eyes

And I never want to let you down
Forgive me if I slip away
Sometimes it's hard to find the ground
Cause I keep on falling as I try to get away
From this crazy world

And I never want to let you down
Forgive me if I slip away
When all that I've known is lost and found
I promise you I, I'll come back to you one day

Where has that old friend gone
Lost in a February song
Tell him it won't be long
Til he opens his eyes
Opens his eyes

Jamie

for all those loving yummy food and beautiful pictures of it
Jammie's Olivier magazine

Monday, 9 February 2009

14/365


14/365
Originally uploaded by TraciM

a song a day - My Skin by Natalie Merchant

Take a look at my body
Look at my hands
There's so much here that I don't understand
Your face say these promises
Whispered like prayers
I don't need them
Because I've been treated so wrong
I've been treated so long
As if I'm becoming untouchable
Well content loves the silence
It thrives in the dark
With fine winding tendrils
That strangle the heart
They say that promises sweeten the blow
But I don't need them, no
I don't need them
I've been treated so wrong
I've been treated so long
As if I'm becoming untouchable
I'm the slow dying flower
In the frost killing hour
Sweet turning sour anduntouchable
Oh, I need the darkness
The sweetness
The sadness
The weakness
Oh, I need this
I need a lullaby
A kiss good night
Angel sweet love of my life
Oh, I need this
I'm the slow dying flower
In the frost killing hour
Sweet turning sour anduntouchable
Do you remember the way that you touched me before
All the trembling sweetness I loved and adored
Your face saying promised whispered like prayers
I don't need them
Oh, I need the darkness
The sweetness
The sadness
The weakness
Oh, I need this
I need a lullaby
A kiss good night
Angel sweet love of my life
Oh, I need this
Well is it dark enough
Can you see me
Do you want me
Can you reach me
Oh, I'm leaving
You better shut your mouth
And hold your breath
And kiss me now
And catch your death
Oh, I mean this
Oh, I mean this

Sunday, 8 February 2009

january 15


january 15
Originally uploaded by m a v

~~~~~~~

Playing for a change



It's a video with one of my fave songs Stand by Me performed by musicians around the world. It's a part of a great found and awareness raising project called Palying for a Change.
More info about the foundation here.

Saturday, 7 February 2009

how to say I love you ...


found here.

A baby foot


A baby foot
Originally uploaded by himarin*

a song a day - You Give Me Something by James Morrison

You only stay with me in the morning
You only hold me when I sleep
I was meant to tread the water
But now I've gotten in too deep

For every piece of me that wants you
Another piece backs away

You give me something
That makes me scared alright
This could be nothing
But I'm willing to give it a try
Please give me something
Because someday I might know my heart

You only waited up for hours
Just to spend a little time alone with me
And I can say I've never bought you flowers
I can't work out what they mean

I never thought that I'd love someone
That was someone else's dream

You give me something
That makes me scared alright
This could be nothing
But I'm willing to give it a try
Please give me something
Because someday I might call you from my heart

But it might be a second too late
And the words that I could never say
Are gonna come out anyway

You give me something
That makes me scared alright
This could be nothing
But I'm willing to give it a try
Please give me something

You give me something
That makes me scared alright
This could be nothing
But I'm willing to give it a try
Please give me something
Because someday I might know my heart

Know my heart, know my heart, know my heart

Friday, 6 February 2009

Blizzard Across L'Ancresse Bay


loving words


loving words
Originally uploaded by domesticali

a song a day - Good Enough by Evanescence

Two in one today - clips from one of my fave movies - Pride nad Prejudice - and a beautiful song ...



Under your spell again.

I can't say no to you.
Crave my heart and it's bleeding in your hand.
I can't say no to you.

Shouldn't let you torture me so sweetly.
Now I can't let go of this dream.
I can't breathe but I feel...

Good enough,
I feel good enough for you.

Drink up sweet decadence.
I can't say no to you,
And I've completely lost myself, and I don't mind.
I can't say no to you.

Shouldn't let you conquer me completely.
Now I can't let go of this dream.
Can't believe that I feel...

Good enough,
I feel good enough.
It's been such a long time coming, but I feel good.

And I'm still waiting for the rain to fall.
Pour real life down on me.
'Cause I can't hold on to anything this good enough.
Am I good enough for you to love me too?

So take care what you ask of me,
'cause I can't say no.

Thursday, 5 February 2009

LOve quoteS

If you look for some nice love quotes check this link , you'll find a few really good ones there.

a song a day - I Can Only Imagine by Mercy Me

Wednesday, 4 February 2009

The Linen Closet Series


The Linen Closet Series
Originally uploaded by Fi@84

Tomato Trio


the power of believing

Man often becomes what he believes himself to be.
If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing,
it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it.
On the contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it,
I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning.
Mahatma Gandhi

a song a day - God with Us by Mercy Me

for all the mums ... and not only

If you want to have a good laugh check Wilna's today's post.

Tuesday, 3 February 2009

I heart YOU

For all of you I my Friends - I heart You! Found this on flickr today.

a song a day - Forever Love by Anna Nalick

On the ground
With my world
Upside down
I got a vision of your face
And I must get me out
For so many memories we've yet to make
God don't send to me your angels
I just wanna hear you say again

Forever love
Say you'll love
Dígame, Dígame
Tell me so
I can hold you in my soul
If I go
I'll know

When you smile
With those eyes
Baby it's like
You place a finger on my heart
And your lips next to mine
Make me think that maybe heavens where you are
God don't send to me your angels
I just wanna hear you say again

Forever love
Say you'll love
Dígame, Dígame
Tell me so
I can hold you in my soul
And if I go
I'll know


calendar wallpaper


If you want to get this nice February desktop wallpaper it's here.

Monday, 2 February 2009

winter's here



Originally uploaded by i.anton

a song a day - Love Song by Third Day

I've heard it said that a man would climb a mountain
Just to be with the one he loves
How many times has he broken that promise
It has never been done.
I've never climbed the highest mountain
But I walked the hill of calvary

Just to be with you, I'd do anything
There's no price I would not pay
Just to be with you, I'd give anything
I would give my life away.

I've heard it said that a man would swim the ocean
Just to be with the one he loves
How may times has he broken that promise
It can never be done
I've never swam the deepest ocean
But I walked upon the raging sea

I know that you don't understand
the fullness of My love
How I died upon the cross for your sins
And I know that you don't realize
how much that I gave you
But I promise, I would do it all again.
Just to be with you, I've done everything
There's no price I did not pay
Just to be with you, I gave everything
Yes, I gave my life away.

Sunday, 1 February 2009

In My Father's Den

I've just seen In My Father's Den. Really good movie, although not a merry one. But speaking about the things that counts - family, relationships, friendship, death and ... HOPE. Beautiful landscapes ... and a bit of methaphor and poetry too.

Here's a video featuring some scenes (but not revealing too much)- with Sarah Brightman's song Eden - the lyrics matches the plot really well.



"Eden"

Did you ever think of me,
As your best friend
Did I ever think of you,
I'm not complaining

I never tried to feel
I never tried to feel
This vibration
I never tried to reach
I never tried to reach
Your eden

Did I ever think of you,
As my enemy
Did you ever think of me,
I'm not complaining

I never tried to feel
I never tried to feel
This vibration.
I never tried to reach
I never tried to reach
Your eden

I never tried to feel
I never tried to...
Your eden