Eyre on a G String

Today I immersed myself in the music of  Dario Marianelli, who wrote the soundtrack for the recent adaptation of  Jane Eyre. 

It is quite a beautiful score, to a movie I quite enjoyed. 

(Yes, some argue that it failed to impress... but that is another matter. I enjoyed the movie for what it accomplished: a new take on the classic novel.)

The score conveys the thought of the English moor... and that of loneliness. 

It truly is a beautiful score... to a beautiful movie.

Tea in Green...

     




both pictures found via Have a Cup of Tea

A Royal Speech.

found via http://dardeile.tumblr.com/post/5040348879/my-head-is-not-a-good-place-to-live-in-its

Royal Wedding

"In a sense every wedding is a royal wedding with the bride and the groom as king and queen of creation, making a new life together so that life can flow through them into the future..."

"Marriage should transform, as husband and wife make one another their work of art. It is possible to transform as long as we do not harbour ambitions to reform our partner..."

"I pray that all of us present and the many millions watching this ceremony and sharing in your joy today, will do everything in our power to support and uphold you in your new life. And I pray that God will bless you in the way of life that you have chosen, that way which is expressed in the prayer that you have composed together in preparation for this day..."

-The Bishop of London. Excerpts from wedding sermon, April 29, 2011

pictures found via  http://enchantedserenityperiodfilms.blogspot.com/2011/04/royal-wedding-of-william-and-kate.html

Two Days and Counting!

Two more days until the Royal Wedding!

Quite Exciting, if you ask me. :)

I am taking the morning off Friday to watch the coverage when it appears on the TV at 4:00 am.

I will hopefully make mounds of scones and quite a bit of tea to start off the festive occasion.

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For those anxiously waiting for Friday and have nothing to do for two days, here's a list of what you can do to get in the "English-Royal-Wedding" mood.

1. Watch the 1995 Pride and Prejudice.

2. Read Pride and Prejudice

(or any Jane Austen, for that matter!)

3. Drink Tea (or stock up on it for Friday)

and 

4. Bake Scones

(to perfect the recipe before Friday)

5. Watch The Young Victoria

(Which includes a Royal Wedding! :)

6. Listen to various English Period Drama soundtracks.

(on repeat!)

7. Watch Royal Wedding

(An older MGM Musical starring Fred Astaire and Jane Powell.)

8. Shop for Royal Wedding Memorabilia!

That should satisfy until Friday...

if not, either book a ticket to England, or watch the King's Speech for the umpteenth time. :)

Waltzing on Grey Clouds

Today it is cloudy, warm yet cold, and there are chances of rain.

This video sets the mood for today... it is as if waltzing on grey clouds, a cozy-sort of feeling.

The clips and song, of course, are from the musical "Singing in the Rain," one of my favourites.

The artist singing the piece is Emma Wallace.

Simply captivating.

My Intent

After a month's hiatus, I have decided to resume blogging.

And also decide what the blog will be about.

Up to this point I have just been "dabbling" in different areas, from movies to tea, testing the water of blogging and getting my feet wet.

After a small amount of consideration, the essence of the blog will be as follows:

 Unique. Tea. Movies. Daily Life. Books. 

and anything that I find interesting, unique, or special.

And perhaps that is the real idea of this blog:

The thought that one person's ideas, likes and experiences have the ability to touch other peoples lives and enrich them.

That is my intent.

To inform, express, and (if nothing else) have a creative outlet.