Eternidade: um poema

O presente de Natal / "The Christmas Gift "

The Christmas Gift 



It isn't the flowing ribbons,
draped and curled with extra care,
or the fine and fancy bows
tied with ornamental flair.

It isn't the label on the box,
the sum of money spent,
or anything that shows the length
to which you obviously went.

The beauty of a Christmas gift
cannot be seen at all.
For the loveliness of giving
is a feeling, grand and tall.

It's the genuine offer of love,
the yearning to make a connection,
a show of honest gratitude,
a display of sincere affection.


Autor desconhecido / Unknown author


Via The Storybook Of Dreams & Beauty

A ouvir "Mary, Did You Know?" dos Pentatonix

A minha descoberta musical deste Natal. Foi a minha filha mais velha que mos apresentou. :)

Só falta uma semana! / Just one more week.

Montra de Natal / Window Shopping

Montra de Natal em Baltimore, 1938. 

A. Aubrey Bodine.

Window Shopping

Isn't it great to go window shopping?

I enjoy, looking at everything I see.
No matter what it is, I'm looking at
automatically, I picture it on me.
Every window, has such beautiful
displays. I can't help but stand there
and stare. I just spied this fabulous
red sweater, it was made for me, I'd
swear! Red is one of my favorite
colors, it gives me a special kind of
glow. Whenever I wear it, heads will
turn, so I know. As a matter of fact,
I can wear any color, the exception
being lime green. It's not a flattering
color, so on me, it will never be seen.
There are so many lovely things, to
look at, I could spend hours and never
worry about the time. But the best part
of all, I can shop as long as I like and
never, spend a dime!

Audrey Heller

Livros muito natalícios / Books with Christmas spirit

Nós dançamos / We dance

"Dance with the wind", MICHAEL CHEVAL

"We dance for laughter, we dance for tears, we dance for madness, we dance for fears, we dance for hopes, we dance for screams, we are the dancers, we create the dreams."

Albert Einstein (esta autoria tive que confirmar porque não acreditava!) 

"Those who danced were thought to be quite insane by those who could not hear the music".

Angela Monet

A Bela Leitora Verde Adormecida / The Green Sleeping Beauty with a book

Ruth Angulo

Os clássicos

Edward John Poynter (1836-1919)

"Um clássico é algo que todo mundo gostaria de ter lido e ninguém quer ler".

Mark Twain

Uma visão bonita, uma senhora com um livro. / "A pretty sight, a lady with a book".

 Ray Caesar

"A pretty sight, a lady with a book".

Shirley Jackson, We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Ressaca literária / Book hanghover

Quem é um diplomata? / Who is a diplomat?

An-He

"A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age". 

Robert Frost

Audiolivro: uma ilustração muito bonita / Audiobook: a beautiful illustration

Pawel Kuczynski

Verão, a estação da preguiça / Summer, the lazy season

Amos Sewell (1901-1983)

“Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability.” 

Sam Keen