Mam

I love the stillness of the wood:
I love the music of the rill:
I love to couch in pensive mood
Upon some silent hill.

Scarce heard, beneath yon arching trees,
The silver-crested ripples pass;
And, like a mimic brook, the breeze
Whispers among the grass.

Here from the world I win release,
Nor scorn of men, nor footstep rude,
Break in to mar the holy peace
Of this great solitude.

Here may the silent tears I weep
Lull the vexed spirit into rest,
As infants sob themselves to sleep
Upon a mother's breast.

But when the bitter hour is gone,
And the keen throbbing pangs are still,
Oh, sweetest then to couch alone
Upon some silent hill!

To live in joys that once have been,
To put the cold world out of sight,
And deck life's drear and barren scene
With hues of rainbow-light.

For what to man the gift of breath,
If sorrow be his lot below;
If all the day that ends in death
Be dark with clouds of woe?

Shall the poor transport of an hour
Repay long years of sore distress-
The fragrance of a lonely flower
Make glad the wilderness?

Ye golden hours of Life's young spring,
Of innocence, of love and truth!
Bright, beyond all imagining,
Thou fairy-dream of youth!

I'd give all wealth that years have piled,
The slow result of Life's decay,
To be once more a little child
For one bright summer-day.

"Solitude" by Lewis Carroll.

My grand-mother is sick and I am scared.

Cat versus Mouse

I should have called him "Sleepy"... :-D

A Day on Earth

Just a quick word to tell you about this extremely moving and touching film.
A Day on Earth.

Take a peek at the site and go to the cinema's ;-)

Argh...

I love animals but this sneakering mini Green Goblin was heading straight towards one of my favourites : Alocasia macrorrhiza
And that I don't agree with, despite my love of animals ^^

Some words for a change ;-)

Stolen this test from Farm Wife

1. Name one person who made you laugh last night. Farm Wife with the recounting of her family life

2. What were you doing at 0800? am or pm? am this morning I was probably snoring more loudly than I was supposed to. pm, I was winning the fight in which I wanted to persuade my Man that I really needed to eat Chinese tonight because my hands refused to cook - eh, their fault, not mine ^^

3. What were you doing 30 minutes ago? Reading Sara's and Farm Wife's blogs and enjoying it because it had been too long ago!

4. What happened to you in 2006? uh... passed my English literature degree (yipeee!), lost my favourite rabbit (I haven't finished crying), saw my grandmother again in Belgium (had been four years - very much toooo long). Oh, and I quit smoking but started again after two months (yes, I know)

5. What was the last thing you said out loud? "DON'T pee on that carpet!!!" (to one of the rabbits)

6. How many beverages did you have today? umh... one orange juice and coffee this morning, then three, uh no, four red fruit infusions and probably a last one just now (with honey in it, mmm)

7. What color is your hairbrush? euh, wait, I have to go and check... Brown. Not cool. Not a good brush either. But what kind of question is this anyway?

8. What was the last thing you paid for? the Chinese food I absolutely wanted to eat

9. Where were you last night? Home, working on my Essay until much too late if you ask me...

10. What color is your front door? I wanted to aswer white but I think it would be more honest to say a weird type of grey.

11. Where do you keep your change? In Mr. Hippo. Don't laugh. Mr. Hippo is a little pink pet hippo I bought in Luxembourg and it carries my change for me.

12. What’s the weather like today? brrr, and wooesh woosh... meaning : cold and an awful lot of wind (not good for my hair)

13. What’s the best ice-cream flavor? Plain Vanilla with Chocolate sauce on it.

14. What excites you? receiving the books I ordered on Amazon, going to Prague next month maybe and oh, most of all : Scotland next year in May!! (me happy)

15. Do you want to cut your hair? Yes, I would want to but I don't trust those people with cisors.

16. Are you over the age of 25? nope, just under

17. Do you talk a lot? I write a lot, but I suppose that's the same thing in our numerized internet world, isn't? Yes, when I get started I'm - how to say...- quite difficult to stop. Sorry.

18. Do you watch the O.C.? what's that?

19. Do you know anyone named Steven? Whoops! At first I said "no" but I'd forgotten my dear Lea's man! So yes, I do know a Steven, but an Australian one ;-)

20. Do you make up your own words? yup, happened

21. Are you a jealous person? yup, guilty, sorry.

22. Name a friend whose name starts with the letter ‘A’. Agathe.

23. Name a friend whose name starts with the letter ‘K’. uh? can't find one.

24. Who’s the first person on your received call list? Gosh why should I know? I checked : my mum.

25. What does the last text message you received say? "Un géant des Flandres toulousain"

26. Do you chew on your straw? No, but my rabbits do. Does that count?

27. Do you have curly hair? yes, yes, yes, and happy with it.

28. Where’s the next place you’re going to? without a doubt the library.

29. Who’s the rudest person in your life? my Man, as Farm Wife put it (I loved that phrase) he hasn't got the "I-shouldn't-say-that" button.

30. What was the last thing you ate? CHINESE ( for the third time)

31. Will you get married in the future? well I do hope so since I'm engaged...

32. What’s the best movie you’ve seen in the past 2 weeks? no idea, honestly.

33. Is there anyone you like right now? I think it would go faster if you asked me "is there anyone you dislike right now?"

34. When was the last time you did the dishes? Two hours ago, 'only'.

35. Are you currently depressed? Stressed, yes but not depressed (thanks to that wonderful medication ^^)

36. Did you cry today? no.

37. Why did you answer and post this? Don't know, thought it was funny.

38. Tag 5 people who would do this survey. Sarah maybe, Agathe, and that's about it I'm afraid...

November 13th....

Is my Biscuit's birthday!
Happy Birthday my bun-bun (four years old)