Beautiful noise

So many beautiful noises out there. Like the one I'm listening to right now....total silence. Little H is in bed tucked up - he is sleeping soundly.

Other noises I like:

- the sound of his chatters. Made up words that sound so sweet.

- voices of my loved ones.

- rain (of course).

- Neil and other fav singers.

- the sound of the car blinker - odd I know.

- tapping of the keyboard.

- mixy sound of the mixmaster

- boiling water

- clocks ticking.

Ok, this is getting far too mundane now. I'm gonna stop.

I wish we could find the camera cable! I've been crafting and I want to post some pics!!

I'm a believer

Oh yes I am. I am a believer in lots of things. Let's count them:
I believe:
- that most people are pretty nice and decent
- that children are little miracles
- that the rain soothes your soul
- that cuddles and kisses from loved ones are the best medicine
- that laughter is also pretty great medicine
- that people weren't designed to work 24/7
- that a good meal cooked lovingly at home is far better than anything a restaurant can serve up
- the taste of a perfect apple is second to none
- that your body is amazing and is capable of extraordinary feats
- that spending time with your family and friends is time well spent
- that craft is a lovely escape and the finished product always contains lots of nice thoughts and love
- that the camera cable will turn up so I can upload pics to my very wordy blog

I like your old stuff better than your new stuff - mostly.

Back in my hey day, the fella bought me a great b'day prez - tix to Neil's Tennessee Moon concert in Sydney. I was wrapped. We went out for cheap chinese (students you see, therefore have to do everything on a shoe string - by necessity not choice!) and then we were treated to a Neil spectacular. He was on the revolving circular stage so everyone in the audience got their fair share of some Neil lovin'. Anyhoo, he sang a few tunes from the album but then everyone was cheering for the old goodies - Cherry Cherry, Sweet Caroline etc. SO MUCH SO that he sang Sweet Caroline not once, not twice but THREE times. Let me tell you, everyone in that stadium (even my fella, albeit reluctantly at first) was on their feet singing and dancing.
Why would anyone bother with drugs when you could just go see Neil - or turn up the stereo reeeeeallly loud and sing your lungs out to Sweet Caroline?
p.s. I actually really like the Tennessee Moon album now. But I still love the old stuff better.

Hey Louise

OMG! Pip has dropped a bundle of joy into my bloggy lap. A week of Neil Diamond inspired posts.
My fav Neil CD is the Jazz Singer. I love every track on that CD. In particular, the one that ND sings especially for me...Hey Louise. I think it is the only song I know (aside from one oldie called Lovely Louise) that has my name in it. I'm sure Neil wrote it just for me. Let's not get into the finer details that might throw that argument out the window. Like the fact that the CD was released before I was born.