One of my favourite Christmas hymns - Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful).  Listening to this reminds me of the true meaning of Christmas and the reason for the season.

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I thought it was very touching that William gave Kate his mother's engagement ring.  They make a lovely young couple and I hope they have a very happy marriage.

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Lest we forget:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11751893

This weekend I watched a beautiful film called "Watercolors" which had been recommended to me by a friend. I hire DVDs from Lovefilm on a weekly basis and this is the best one I've seen since "Little Ashes".  It's the story of the relationship between two young men, one who lives for swimming and the other who is an artist, with outstanding ( Read more... )

This link was posted at the allthingsdog  community and I thought  I would share it.  How much do dogs - and other animals - know about death?

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-playing-field/200911/do-dogs-know-death

A bit of this and that:

Trees
In recent weeks I've discovered a new interest - trees.  I don't know what triggered it but I've started looking at trees with new eyes.  I wonder how old they are, what kind they are, what their history is.  I realised how ignorant I was on this topic and bought a small guide to trees in an effort to remedy things.  I ( Read more... )

Hope you have a wonderful birthday!!

Thank you for your friendship.

*Hugs*

Seeing Aulic's post about Prince Philip reminded me that thirteen years ago today Diana, Princess of Wales died.  Hard to believe so many years have passed!


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George de la Pena plays the great dancer Nijinsky from the 1980 film of the same name.

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Kiri Te Kanawa performing Porgi Amor from Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro at Glyndebourne in 1973.

Especially for an admirer of Dame Kiri.

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