Continental Fairy

Feb

Musical Monday: Un bel di vedremo

One fine day, wishful thinking hopefully continuing for the rest of the week.

One of my favourite arias from Madame Butterfly, brings goosepimples every time I hear it.

One good day, we will see
Arising a strand of smoke
Over the far horizon on the sea
And then the ship appears
And then the ship is white
It enters into the port, it rumbles its salute.

Do you see it? He is coming!
I don’t go down to meet him, not I.
I stay upon the edge of the hill
And I wait a long time
but I do not grow weary of the long wait.

And leaving from the crowded city,
A man, a little speck
Climbing the hill.
Who is it? Who is it?
And as he arrives
What will he say? What will he say?
He will call Butterfly from the distance
I without answering
Stay hidden
A little to tease him,
A little as to not die.
At the first meeting,
And then a little troubled
He will call, he will call
“Little one, dear wife
Blossom of orange”
The names he called me at his last coming.
All this will happen,
I promise you this
Hold back your fears -
I with secure faith wait for him

Beautiful yet haunting….

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Daily Digest for 2010-02-07

Yesterday
	12:22pm	Ria making roast lamb dinner for the brood, but wondering whether to make my own yorkshires or be lazy and get Aunt Bessies instead =/.
	9:07pm	Ria To the the Facebook team, Fantastic job……..Facebook now runs so slowly I can catch up on what was happening last week. I hope that you all enjoyed the new look party on Friday. I only have one request….When you all sober up can you please fix the mess you have made of everything.

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A view of Venice… well, kinda

Venice

Saw it, loved it, bought it! A canvas print of Venice now proudly hangs above my bed. Sort of a subtle reminder to my dear husband. Yes, I have ways.

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What a girl wants… usually she don’t get

No matter how many hints I thew out over Christmas, my wish of some new Urban Decay goodies was ignored by Santa.

Much to my disappointment on Christmas day when I opened my ‘big’ present what stared back at me was a gigantic Vax Carpet Cleaner. Ok, to be fair, I DID want (or should I say needed) a carpet cleaner. With 2 clumsy kids and a toddler who does not need any kind encouragement in throwing his stodgy breakfast all over my carpeted floor, I guess I deserved what I got. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not an ungrateful bitch, I’m merely stating the fact that I would have rather had a gift that was not on the practical side, preferably something that didn’t involve me pushing an ‘industrial’ cleaner up and down the living room.

But all hope was not lost, in one of the envelopes enclosed a Boots gift voucher thrown in by my lovely in-laws. Hmmm, maybe I can treat myself to one of those Limited Edition Alice in Wonderland Book of Shadows? Isn’t it gorgeous? I’d even pay £28.00 just for the box. Unfortunately, I don’t think it’s available in the UK yet, or if it has been released with only a few thousand intended to be sold I guess I bloody well have missed my turn!

Alice In Wonderland Book of Shadows

Alice in wonderland pallete

So there you go, disappointing indeed. But fear not, I managed to ‘treat’ myself of something less of an eye candy. Those vouchers needed to be spent… and even though the Book of Shadows was on my list of priorities, I couldn’t wait any longer.

Goodies for meh

Funny how I always sing to myself “Maybe it’s Maybelline” when look at these. Oh the sacrifices!

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UPDATES

Yesterday
	2:25pm	Ria white chocolate muffin it is for lunch then.
	7:55am	Ria no coffee or sugar! The horror, the horror!
February 7th
	9:07pm	Ria To the the Facebook team, Fantastic job........Facebook now runs so slowly I can catch up on what was happening last week. I hope that you all enjoyed the new look party on Friday. I only have one request....When you all sober up can you please fix the mess you have made of everything.
	12:22pm	Ria making roast lamb dinner for the brood, but wondering whether to make my own yorkshires or be lazy and get Aunt Bessies instead =/.
February 5th
	5:44pm	Ria Lost is back on tonight!! woohoo!!! :D.