tears of joy and love for talent...

Still up cos I'm watching the Kennedy Center Awards... wow, what tributes.
I missed part of it while we went out and used our LMH gift certificate for dinner at El Mezcal.. OMG, the shrimp cocktail Mezcal (shrimp and avocado chunks in pico de gallo sauce) was worth the entire price.

So I came in time to see the wonderful friendship between BB King and Morgan Freeman shown in the first act I did see.
Call me a sap.. but George Jones holds my heart for the saddest song ever written, "He Stopped Loving Her Today". Alan Jackson did him proud, I'd say.
And the look on Pete Townsend and Roger Daltrey's faces when the curtain opened to the New York PD and Fire Dept singing "Teenage Wasteland".. was truly priceless.

ETA... has Beyonce ever looked so posh?!!
Speaking of Posh, Twyla Tharp's Sinatra Suite was breathtaking!

I imagine there may be more edits as I watch this show.

animal Christmas song

I am so sorry for this...but damn, it made me laugh.
The Animal Christmas song


For Americans, scroll down and read the lyrics. Sad, but the video is funny

and so the wheel turns again...

yay for the Winter Solstice! I know that we still have two more nasty months of winter, but I always feel cheered to know that at least the days are going to get longer now.

The cold weather has given me brilliant excuses to snuggle in today with a cuddly and persistent kitty on my lap. He occasionally nudges the edge of my laptop if I fall short with the distracted pettings. I think da Jbird has snored out with the other fuzzybutt, who we were planning to trim up this weekend, but .. we all just feel so comfy right now.

Tonight... the annual Gratitude party for the Red Lyon crew. I'm wimping out and taking a meat/cheese/crackers platter but I'm sure that there will be plenty of warm yummies from the other party-go'ers.

and so now... another nap!

*That* Aunty

Doesn't every family have one? That aunty..the one who seems somehow more exotic, sophisticated or funky, she usually marries into the crowd from somewhere else and brings a touch of otherworldliness to the family.
One my Mum's side for me it was Aunty Margaret. She looked so gorgeous, always made up. Uncle Rod, who was a sort of a Footballer found her somewhere and she did rather resemble a footballer's wife. My cousin and I used to agree that she distinctly resembled our Barbie's brunette friend and was therefore the epitome of "pretty" in our book.
On Dad's side, the closest I could imagine was my Aunt June, but that was only because she was young and liked Twiggy. Then one day it occured to me that it was because the exotic Aunty in Dad's family was my very own British, and oh so stylish Mum.

Spending today with da Jbird's 2 out of of four brothers and their wives made me hope that I can aspire to being "that Aunty" of his clan. At least the little nieces seemed to look at me with those eyes. The same ones with which I looked at my Aunty, and now my own Mum too.

Favorite Holiday tune

My biggest irritation with the holidaZes is the ubiquitous Christmas music everywhere. By the time it starts before turkey day and continues, I'm sick of it by Christmas Day and it's all spoiled for me.

However, I never tire of hearing my favorite holiday song. I share this little vignette from youtube with you. And who will be coming down YOUR chimney tonight, hm?



What's YOUR favorite seasonal song?