Peace is every step.
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Quote of the Day
It is easy to love the people far away. It is not always easy to love those close to us. It is easier to give a cup of rice to relieve hunger than to relieve the loneliness and pain of someone unloved in our own home. Bring love into your home for this is where our love for each other must start.
Mother Teresa
This image is best appreciated in its larger version. Just click on the image to enlarge. Enjoy.
ReplyDeletePeace my friends.
Nightime version is on Trebuchet
ReplyDeleteWow sweetie! I love this picture... It's like being in a dream. ;-)
ReplyDeleteJuly 3rd is a no go... I tried but I couldn't find tickets anywhere. :( !!
Kisses!
Thanks Y. No worries, I'll tell you all about tomorrow night in such a way you will think you had been there. Keep up that fabulous poetry sweetie. I swear you are just getting better and better. Oh, and the audio is nothing short of superb. Hugs and kisses my dear.
ReplyDeleteI feel like I'm in flight, and I'm scared of heights. Like a recurring dream I have...
ReplyDeleteChicky, on the wings of eagles. Just wrap your hands 'round my engines--been listening to too much Bruce--LOL.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you are feeling better and that is good to hear, which reminds me of a question I've been meaning to ask you. No, not that one silly. This one: "Does Chickybabe eat chicken soup when she is sick?"
Just asking. :-D
you mean Chickysoup,
ReplyDeletedont you?
Well, I didn't want to come right out and say it, but yeah--chickysoup. :-)
ReplyDeleteI hear lots of black pepper is good too. Even on ice cream if you can believe that. I shiott you not. {:-)
Image - wow.
ReplyDeleteMessage - wow.
Really a beautiful post and I gotta' say, just saw Bruce in Boston this weekend. Opening night of US tour. What an amazing show. I hope you have a chance to see it. Very emotional, powerful. High energy, as always.
Peace...........
"The girls comb their hair in rearview mirrors
And the boys try to look so hard"
Trée - another great image! I love coming here - it helps me unwind and float away. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteokay, you just added
ReplyDelete2 guys, right?
and...
what are those?
lawnmowers?
Thanks Helen. I've never seen Bruce in concert but I can only imagine how powerful he is in person. I discovered him more than twenty years ago when I was in college and it seems he just had a cult following at the time. Sounds like you had a great time Helen. I'm going to see James Blunt play again tomorrow night in Atlanta. Hope to say I enjoy him as much as you did Bruce. Peace my friend, and thanks again for the kind words on the image. Was a lot of fun to create. :-)
ReplyDeletepeace is every step?
ReplyDeleteman, i'd be careful
how many steps i took
when i left that house...
(no irreverence to TNH)
You are more than welcome Ann. Always good to have your smiling face around here. You know, I'm working hard to live up to the name of this blog. I do like decadence with a little tranquility thrown in too. :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks for your very kind words. Adopt and adapt. You'll see over the life of this blog that those principles have served me well. :-D
Lisa, what am I going to do with you since you are the one with the rope and all I've got is the pork--pulled or not. :-D
ReplyDeleteI added the two guys, some grass on the left island and some dandilions on the right island, and I added the three eagles, the one whale and the huge planet. Oh, and changed the camera angle and gave the image a different atmosphere. I think I left the water the same. That was about it.
Oh, and TNH took no offence/offense to your comment. ;-)
You've added so many different details, people too! :-) Seems like you can create just about anything with these programs.
ReplyDeleteI've seen this quote before, a real good'un, and if I'm not mistaken it was here, in you sidebar. Perfect truth in that message, easy to see when in print, we hardly think about it, how because we feel comfortable at home we may take out a bad mood and such on the people that surround us, yet are quite willing and able to make the effort to smile at the shopkeeper or the stranger on the street. A strange set of affairs.
Sweet dreams when you get that far, x
Thanks Sunshine and yes, you did see that quote on my sidebar. In fact, it's still there. Nice to know someone reads that stuff--LOL.
ReplyDeleteThe first image you saw at Trebuchet was really a first draft. I had a little bit of time today to work on the image. Still not exactly what I would like to see but good enough for a post. Besides, it jump starts the imagination.
Now that I've got the pot in my corner, and I pay him good money, expect more consistent service on that coffee. If not, there is always the kettle. :-D
Are they still up in arms though, that's the question? Having them both under the same roof might not be easy, best not play favourites, one could get jealous of the other.
ReplyDeleteGood enough. :-D Ooohing and aaahing all over the place and your response is it was a first draft. :-D
Can't wait to see what you will come up with when you are completely satisfied with the result! :-)
Oh sweetie, with words like that I now know why you don't need sugar in your coffee. :-D
ReplyDeleteNo worries. I got my eye on that pot.
with words like that I now know why you don't need sugar in your coffee
ReplyDeleterofl, that was just plain corny :-D
Thanks though, I like corny.
Good man, besides if anyone could get those guys to love each other, it would be you. :-D
They might look corny written, but if you heard my educated southern voice articulate them in a warm whisper under the duvet, well, you might have a different opinion. :-D
ReplyDelete:-D!
ReplyDeleteNight sweet stuff :-), see you in the morning, x
Yes, see you in 8, cause in 10, I'm on my way to Atlanta to see James Blunt play unplugged. Can you tell I'm starting to get a little excited. Hard to believe I'm about to see him again and guess what?
ReplyDeleteRumor has it there is going to be a Fall tour here in the states. Dates have not been released yet, but to see him again in the Fall and hear some of what will be on the second album--well, that might just be asking for too much. :-)
This image is just like you are, Trée -- magic.
ReplyDeleteThank you Liz. It brings me a sense of peace to look at it and imagine living on such a place, sailing the seas, fresh air in my hair and listening to those flags flap in the wind as eagles fly overhead and whales dance for joy below. Peace to you my friend.
ReplyDelete10 short hours, bliss! Have a wonderful time if I don't catch you in the morning. Take a notepad and pen just in case, we want every detail! ;)
ReplyDeleteRumour has it too he is adding extra dates to his UK tour, which I am waiting to hear more about before I book something elsewhere. But hear him I will! - even if it means flying to the states in the autumn :-)
some very great quotes Tre...
ReplyDeletethanks for ur words of encouragement mate..after reading that I felt I couldnt go just like that...
Keshi.
Keshi, I meant every word of what I said. I feel I'm a pretty good judge of character and I've followed your blog long enough and read enough of your thoughts to know you are a very special soul with a gift for articulating your thoughts. I love that you take positions and you take them with integrity and passion. As such, there will always be those who disagree with your point of view, and the most immature of them will attack you as a person because they can't defend the idea. I will always be here to support you and your right to express your beliefs and opinions, especially on your own blog. Bullies want you to give in--that can be their only victory. Don't let the uninformed and immature silence your wonderful and beautiful voice. Take a break if you need to, but know there are many like myself who would feel like a small part of them died if you just up and walked away one day because of some hostile idiots. My two cents dear. :-)
ReplyDeleteOooooh, Sunshine, don't tease me with thoughts of you coming to the states to catch a Blunt concert. My heart hasn't fully recovered from my cold last week. :-D
ReplyDeletethank you for stopping by my blog yesterday. however did you find it? love the title of your journal...i will come by to visit often.
ReplyDeleteG'Morning,
ReplyDeleteCoffee's ready! Eggs, bacon & buttered toast too. You'll need a hearty breakfast in prep for the long drive. :-)
How I wish I was going too. Have an absolutely fabulous time!!!
(duh! - as if anything else were possible:)
Meander, so good of you to pay a return visit. I found you via Zee and his Poppy post and I found Zee from my friend OB. So you see, you were only three degrees of seperation from me all this time.
ReplyDeleteI do have to say, I think Nipplage may be my word of the year. That was sheer brilliance. :-D
And please do stop by as often as you like. There is a very friendly crowd here and we love to converse through comments. Hope to see you again. Peace.
Sunshine, you are going--in my mind and heart that is. You do know you are only ever a thought away. :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks for breakfast. Unexpected surprises are always the best, but then again if it was expected would it really be a surprise? I'll let Lisa untangle that one.
On the road in just another hour or so. Not sure when I will be back online again. Full report when I'm back. :-)
nipplage...
ReplyDeletenow, how does one
work that word
into a conversation?
hey Tree!
you're gonna see Blunt again!
how cool is that!
have the best time!
what an adventure!
(is this the one where you're
driving a million miles there
and back to see your new
musical hero?)
anyway, drive safe
and have fun!
methinks y'all is gone already!
xo
That girl's got the nipplage workin' today. Or, Wow, did you see that nipplage. Yeah, with nipplage like that it's hard to see anything else. I could go on but my time is limited this morning. :-D
ReplyDeleteYes, this is the trip where I drive a million miles to see my hero play six songs unplugged. ;-)
Linny, you don't know what you're missing. :-D
I do love the sight of good nipplage in the morning.
ReplyDeleteLMAO, sorry, just couldn't leave that one out. And it's true. :-D
rofl, having a fit of giggles here at your nipplage examples. Classic stuff!
ReplyDeleteGoing in your mind and heart, I like that.
So, maybe you'll get lucky this time and get to meet the man, if you do, don't forget to put in a good word for me ;)
Later, will miss ya! x
See, miss you already! :-D
ReplyDeletei cannot believe
ReplyDeletethat someone who has one foot
out the door
can devote THAT much time
to nipples...
man!!
I have been visiting your blog for some time after finding you had left a comment at my friend Karen of My Life. I find this a wonderful place to come. Such an inspiring motivational place, just the type of place that reaches in a grabs my soul never letting go. You now a link on my blogroll and I will return often.
ReplyDeleteIf you have a problem that I have linked you please just let me know and I will remove you with no problem.
Hey, is that laundry hanging on the line?
ReplyDeleteThe floating mountain is very "Zu mountians".
Great weekend ahead, and awaiting the start of World Cup? ;)
Saffy, could be laundry--yes, it very well good be. :-)
ReplyDeleteMs Vickie, so good to see you post a comment. Links are always welcome as are comments on this blog. Please feel welcomed to come back as much as you like. :-)
ReplyDeleteLisa, there is always time for a little nipplage discussion. :-D
ReplyDeleteSunshine, I'm back. The concert was beyond words good. James and Paul played eight songs rather than the promised six, which was a very, very pleasant surprise. Highlight of the night was hearing James play GML solo on the guitar. As you know, he always plays it on the piano, but to hear it on guitar was incredibly moving and a wonderful treat since I don't know of anywhere else one can hear GML that way. We'll have to chat later so I can fill you in on all the details. :-)
ReplyDeleteJames Blunt--June 2nd Tabernacle--Review:
ReplyDeleteMade the trip from Nashville to see the show. Highlight of the night for me was seeing GML played on guitar. Can't quite put my finger on it, maybe just because it was different, but this version seemed to have just a little something different from an emotional landscape point of view. If this version was availible as a single, I would buy it in a heartbeat.
Most pleasant surprise of the evening was James singing eight songs versus the six I was told he would perform. Seems cutting out the Q&A gave him the time to play a couple more. Based on the lame questions (few of which seemed to actually come from the audience) the radio jocks were asking Bo and KT, I'm glad they didn't waste our time. Did anyone whence when they asked KT the question about her dad that was clearly answered in the video promo of her opening? If there had been an open mike where audience members could have asked their own questions, then maybe that would have been different but it seems the radio personalities were more interested in showboating themselves than actually keeping the spotlight on the stars.
Tired or not, I thought James gave the sort of performance that one is willing to pay to see. The concert in Nashville was great. I was less than excited about what I saw on Lettermen, Helen and the Today show. Last night, the James I love was back again. The passion, the energy, the love of performing was clearly evident. As my wife said, he seems to lose himself on stage, completely absorbed in the performance.
I was very glad to see him play I Really Want You again since this is the only song I don't own and as such haven't played to death--lol. I thought his performance of it was better than what I saw in Nashville, but that could very well be due to not being totally surprised with a new song, but I have to think this is a song, with the way the lyrics are written, that really shines in an acoustic environment, an environment where nothing interfers with his voice and delivery. How I wish this song was out now. In fact, James, to throw us a bone, release this single with the guitar version of GML on the b-side. You can thank me later for selling a bazillion of them. :-D
For the concert as a whole, my first impression was that Bo was better than I thought he would be. His own material is just flat and he really comes to life when he does a cover that has an edge to it. I think the audience agreed when they voted for him to end his session with a cover rather than another of this own songs. Seems like a very nice guy. I did find it interesting that his advice to Idol folks is "get a good lawyer."
KT, however, is the real deal. She was the only performing who came out alone and the sound she can produce by herself has to be heard to be believed. She seemed right at home on the stage and I must say she won me over as a fan. She also made it very clear how much Bo has to improve to make it to her level. Thank Janus Bo didn't have to follow her. Again, not trying to throw Bo under the bus, he has a great voice and connects very well with the audience, but his own material is just not quite there yet.
Was it worth the 5 hour drive? Abso-f***ing-lutely. I would do it again in a heartbeat. Thanks James and Paul for throwing your hearts into eight fabulous songs. Oh, and thanks for kicking the evening off with my favorite--Cry. :-)
Thanks Trée for sharing the experience with us, wonderful review! Makes up a little for not being able to join you there :-)
ReplyDeleteSounds like it was abso*lutely fan*tastic and I'm so excited for you that you got to go!
I wish I could have taken all of you with me. I'm still flying high from the experience. James was incredible acoustic. If you ever get the chance . . . ;-)
ReplyDeleteActually Tree... I did have chicken and vegetable soup when I was sick, and believe me, I thought of my blog. How sick is that! Don't answer... I already know ;).
ReplyDeletehey music man,
ReplyDeleteglad you had the best
musical experience...
i assume it was well worth
the drive!
you must be all charged up...!
Autumn, i like the new
short form of my favourite
word: *
Chicky, :-D
ReplyDeleteLisa, forty-five minutes of James seemed like thirty seconds--that's how focused and captivated I was with the performance. Was it worth it? Abso*lutely!
ReplyDeleteBesides the guitar rendition of GML, I absolutely love when an artist moves from one song to the next with no break in between as if the whole is one large piece. The performance brought back memories of Abbey Road--perhaps the most brilliant album I own.
He has an energy in his live performances that just has to be seen to be understood. The energy I've seen both in Nashville and now Atlanta I have not seen on any of his videos or TV performances. In fact, his performances on American TV, outside of Oprah, have all been rather lame and disappointing. If the first time I ever saw or heard James was his Letterman performance, I wouldn't know what the big deal was. When you compare the Letterman performance to what I have seen live--well, there is just no way to really describe how different they are. Let me just say this, if you ever get the chance to see him live-GO!
Would I make that drive again to see him? *-A I would. :-D
Oh, and good morning to you Music woman. Can you appreciate how I feel about this man's music? I don't mean him in particular but about the passion for music that touches you in general. Forget James, but can you understand that wonderful feeling of connection to music that just moves you like nothing else? That's how I feel about his stuff.
well ya, for sure...i was reminiscing
ReplyDeleteas i read your last comment about when
i was actually 16 years old and my
favourite jazz pianist Bill Evans was
playing live in toronto with a trio
in an outdoor venue in summer...
firstly i was soooo in love with this
jazz music and i knew his music like
the back of my hand, it was just an
indescribable experience, plus i didnt
know of any 16 yr olds who were into
this kind of music so it was kind of a solo
thing to experience...but i do remember
almost being in a kind of trance state,
and the concert ending in what appeared
to be minutes....oddly enough, a few years
later when i wasnt much older but had begun
to write and play jazz myself, i was not only
introduced to him in a jazz club in town
by the drummer in his trio who was also
an aquaintance of mine, (hands shaking,
heart pounding, thank you very much!)
but i gave him a tune i wrote for him
and he graciously took it...he may have
used it for a drink coaster or whatever,
but all i know is i was in some kind of
heaven! so ya, i know what it feels like
to connect up on so many levels with
the music of another...there is even another
jazz pianist who resides in new york who
about 25 years later, i also found myself
inexplicably drawn to his music...he ended
up being a friend too, and someone i respect
very much but there was just something
about how i perceived his music that
touched me very deeply on many levels...
i've enjoyed many other musicians but
this is something rare, the place i go to
when i hear these really specially connected
musicians...i think that is what you have
experienced with James Blunt....
i shouldnt say this, but i've never heard
his music before....maybe just one tune
thats on the radio but someone would have
to point me in the right direction and say
thats JB for me to know him...so, okay
maybe i'll nab an iTunes cd or even go
buy a live one in the record store and really
check it out...just of course what may thrill you
might not be perceived the same by me
naturally, but i shall listen with paying
attention ears to try to imagine what you
find so touching in his music...
Lisa, just go down to my "where is my mind?" post and click on either the Stripped link or the RTE link. Both will take you to videos of James performing.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your memories. I think we're speaking the same language, just with different music and different artists.
You probably won't see what I see with James because a big part of my connection to his music is very personal. To give you just one example, James sounds exactly like a good friend of mine from the UK named Duncan Battishill. If I close my eyes when James is talking I could swear it was Duncan. So, just his accent brings back for me so many wonderful memories. But of course, there is much, much more for me in the music than just the accent.
Give those links a look and tell me what you see. ;-)
Great magical pic!
ReplyDelete** It is not always easy to love those close to us.
thats so true...absence makes the hard grow fonder...so they say :) And ur right...it's so easier for us to do charity to a stranger than to reach out to someone in our own home...strange but sadly true...
Keshi.
Thanks Keshi. I really enjoyed working on this one. Your kind words are always welcomed. :-)
ReplyDeleteWith James also, its the way he phrases things. There are a couple of songs, one in particular, where what he expresses makes such perfect sense to me, this is the beauty of it. The link so to speak that he is able to create between himself and someone listening. The expression of honest emotion doesn't need to have a story behind it, we don't need to know the details, we all feel the same things, joy, sadness, etc., we don't need to know why someone is smiling or why someone is crying to be touched by it. We know what it means for someone else to feel those things and we feel it through them. And so for me or for someone else, our own experiences are incorporated, highlighted, within the blatantly honest revelations of what he is singing, his bare-faced emotion in his voice and in his words (and in his face when watching him) is so very tangible, it cuts straight to the soul with nothing in between and in essense I guess, hope it makes sense, what occurs is touching. He's giving the gift of letting us reach in to touch and by way of that he reaches out to touch.
ReplyDeleteOh boy, what I wouldn't give for 'simple' :-)
this is the beauty of it
ReplyDeleteThe simplicity, I meant, the honest 'smile or tear' with nothing to support it or shelter it or even promote it to something it isn't, that creates the direct link to the listener's 'bare and honest'. That directness is a rare thing, we seldom get to experience that even with people close to us, one or the other is always holding back on something.
With JB there is no holding back, its completely raw and so not only do we receive that, but we absorb it and mould our own, different for each of us depending on our own experiences, bare-faced emotions around it.
Wonder if I clarified or just plain made it worse :-D
btw, Lisa, the whole reason I was inspired to start (ranting) writing the above was reading about those experiences you described, sounded so wonderful.
ReplyDeleteYou should definitely give Blunt a listen, even if you don't love him, I'm sure you'll appreciate him. :-)
Sunshine, very well said my dear. Lisa, what say ye? :-D
ReplyDelete"straight to the soul with nothing in between" Was re-reading and realized that part sounded like something you might say (no seperation), ties to above post, words we remember :-), but mostly now I feel like a copy-cat :-D
ReplyDeleteMorning, I've got a fresh pot on if you interested. Happy Monday, x
Sunshine, it's all good. I thought you did an excellent job of describing the affect Blunt has on all of us. In fact, I thought it was most excellent!
ReplyDeleteYes, darlin', I would love that coffee about now. :-)