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Christmas wish list

11 Tuesday Dec 2012

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A friend of mine threw me for a loop by asking me what I wanted for Christmas. I haven’t been asked that question in a while by someone outside my hubby or my mother. My friend wasn’t asking because they were going to get me something but because they were curious. My mind blanked because I wasn’t prepared for the question. I know that I have spent a few posts writing about food and that is how far I have gotten in terms of wanting something for Christmas, I want a special menu to look forward to and have fun preparing for my family.

In terms of what I want for Christmas and the answer I gave to my friend, off the cuff, was a year of stress free existence. Actually I would wish that for all of my friends and family; a year without any stress, can you imagine that? I think that it would be a beautiful thing.

On a more practical note, I wouldn’t mind a new device that would take pictures that I can put into my posts. I miss adding pictures to my posts. I could show off my new haircut, my various desserts and other dishes and my Christmas tree. So if I won’t get my wish of a year without stress, I can wish for a picture taking thing from Santa.

Mix Tape

11 Tuesday Dec 2012

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Put together a a musical playlist of songs that describe your life, including what you hope your future entails.

A mix tape that describes my life. I would imagine that whatever songs that I would include on a mix tape would be significant to my feelings and life experiences. There is a reason why Supertramp’s Breakfast in America is one of my all time favorite albums, the melodies and harmony evoke wonderful memories of my summers in France with my cousins, if you noticed I didn’t include lyrics because I often didn’t capture exactly what was being said, it was the feeling and the mood that captured me.

Pink Floyd and everything by them would be on that tape as well as The Who; the feelings of rebelliousness and angst against authority while also craving it, defines both the bands and their music and myself during my turbulent teenage years.

Moving on to early adulthood and Sade, Simply Red and Tracy Chapman appear. They embodied mellow for me, lyrical beauty and rich jazzy backdrops.  These influences have lasted and now Adele and Duffy have joined the club.

The future I can’t predict but I know that it will be informed by the past.

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