I take my hat off to you

If you listen to every great song, this may bar a few, there is always a deep emotion seated within the lyrics. When artists sing, they are doing something they love, they have a passion that leaks into their song and it is never easily hidden. Song lyrics can be powerful. They can spark off inspiration and open up ideas and thoughts that people didn't even realise they had; they can be the key to solving questions. A song isn't just 'a racket' or 'soppy', don't get me wrong, many can be, but I think that if we listened to the lyrics of songs more intently, we would hear so much more; built up anger, a longing for love, sadness, loneliness or simply reaching out for answers. Song lyrics hold passion and they can be a real comfort to people; we can all relate to some song at different times in our lives. And these great artists deserve a round of applause for being brave enough to share their passion and hurts with their fans.

I want this dress! It's so lovely and would just make me smile....and hopefully make others smile. Oh, I do indeed love this dress :D

http://westweddings.blogspot.com/ - Some of my wedding preparations already written up...

Sun, Rain or Wind....

My Seasons of Love feature..........

http://www.read-n-enjoymagazine.netne.net/?category_name=weddings

Have a great journey

As day dreaming goes, I was on the bus yesterday and as other buses passed me I noticed at the head of the bus the location that is always lit up telling people where the bus is going. Sometimes it has helpful locations, sometimes it says something and you have no idea where it goes but apparently it's the right bus to get on, and most times they say out of service. A crazy thought entered my head while I was thinking about this. Wouldn't it be great if instead of or as well as having 'out of service' , they could have another message that says 'isn't it a great day?' or 'good afternoon Britain!' .......I mean wouldn't that be fun? It would make bus journeys less tiresome, well that's if other buses drove past you which, if you're in London or some other big city is very likely. I reckon we should liven up the roads a little bit.

The Bullock family

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/mar/19/gesine-bullock-prado-cakes-sandra-bullock

It's nice to see someone making their dream come true :)

The Sellers

What I don’t understand with The Big Issue is how there are so many people that sell it in such different ways. Walking through the town centre I passed one of these sellers and as I was about to say no, thank you with a guilty edge to my words, the seller broke into a cheesy grin. I’m not even exaggerating. He turned to face a business man who was fumbling around for change to buy one of his magazines. The seller looked so happy. His smile was contagious. This business man may have made this other man’s day. I wondered then why there aren’t more sellers of The Big Issue like this one. Why is it that there seem to be fewer of these happy, enthusiastic people selling it? I see sellers that are either begging furiously and saying things like ‘you’ll have a guilty conscience!’ or ones that are sat on the floor whimpering. Surely the magazine would sell more with brighter, cheery people making quirky comments such as ‘come on, drugs and alcohol aren’t cheap’. Yeah, it isn’t entirely decorous, but it’s a joke. And I bet that most people wandering in and out of town would find it funny. I don’t know if it should always be so serious.

Why beg furiously and whimper? It gives The Big Issue a bad name. This publication has a reputation; it is mocked. If the sellers are going out of their way to invade people’s personal space, causing claustrophobia and annoyance, this magazine will simply be hated. What will be associated with this magazine are the words irritating and frustrating. If the sellers huddled up on a shop corner zap everyone with a pang of guilt as they pass by, people won’t want to go anywhere near the sellers; they’ll do their very best to avoid eye contact.

The Big Issue needs more optimistic sellers, offering people not only a magazine, filled with some good quality stuff, but also a free smile. I just think that a magazine would sell a lot better if the person selling it didn’t push away people with their desperation, but instead drew them in with a smile. From a human being to a human being. Not from a frustration to a busy human being. The Big Issue needs a change of reputation and the only way to do it is to change the way it is sold.