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A long weekend in the mountains equals:
Lots of time in a cemetery.
Urns in my car.
Adorable dog tricks.
Painting signs in the rain.
Counting cash.
My first official sauna experience.
Chats in that sauna that are semi-"safe".
Smoked meat.
Singing by the first official bonfire of the year.
Load of laughs.
New friends.
Old friends.
Younguns' that think I am about 15 years younger than I am.
Three degrees of separation.
And of course - this view.....
All of it was much needed - the next few weeks are going to be tough.
Funny how just adjusting the focus a teeny bit changes things....
I love the speculation about who the new owner is…. Tall, single and a recluse….
Dorian Gray, Mr. Bingley, Mr. Darcy, Dracula….
Personally I prefer Mr. Bingley (the Lifetime version) but that is due to certain similarities to someone that I used to know.
I risked lyme disease for the picture below....no way I was leaving without it!!
It was a gorgeous day for a Mansion in May!
I was incredibly excited to finally get into this building – it has intrigued me since I saw it in a movie about ten years ago. Bonus was that this is the first year that photography was allowed inside!!
All I have to say is “My God, this building!!!” over and over again...
Woke up to this view....
I still marvel that I can look at it and say "I climbed that!"
Spent alot of time with this machine...
Had many, many jokes along the way...
And was this tired by the end of Sunday...
Throwing wood and burning things is good for the soul!
A short weekend but I managed to cram in mountain air, blue skies, acoustic breakfast music, live rock at night, spontaneous word war in French, flying the pirate flag and as always, great chats until 4:30 am.
Plus, this pup stayed still long enough for me to get a picture!
It's been a while since I got a gut punch from a movie.
Levin's character exuded such sweet sadness - I was drawn in.
Maybe I felt sorry for him that he would never reach his ideal?
Maybe it was his devotion?
Maybe it was how he had such a change in the end?
Maybe it was the physical resemblance?
And the more I ponder, I keep coming back to the whole “Did No Mean Never?” and “And I never stopped” sequence. The tension, the expectation, the realization - I was moved.
I know, I know - me watching a movie about Russians. What happened to my "Nyet, Nyet Soviet" and all that? I enjoyed the story and ignored the setting. Seriously, it's Keira Knightley period piece - I had to watch it!
The surprise was Levin. I have since checked out the actor in other roles and what he looks like on a daily basis. The draw is the way he plays Levin.
It is a similar feeling to what I experienced during the scene where the carriage is stuck in the mud during Immortal Beloved.
It just struck a cord.
His teeth as white as snow
What a gas it was to see him
Walk her every day
Into a shady place
With her lips she said
She said....
My current favorite commercial...love that bass line!
The guys played "Where is My Mind" alot last summer - it's nice to see another Pixies song getting some love.
