Mim

this time last year very special sunset sky in Venice glows of pink and orange over the grand canal, etched in memory, to be continued …

time casts a spell on you

The Grand Canal, Venice, 1908 by Claude Monet

An almost finished merino wool dark green scarf.

Knitting is actually amazing.

Never mind the skill required to knit complex pieces, bc that’s 🤯

But even with simple pieces, the fact that, at some stage around 1000 years ago, people worked out how to weave this stuff into actual clothing is kind of phenomenal.

Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.

“Hope is the thing with feathers”

Emily Dickinson

Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise."
Victor Hugo #sundaymotivation #sunrise

Came across this again by Ruth Lepson … must look for more of her work.

I’ve often called this song—“Just Like Heaven”—the finest single of the 80s and meant it. This cover’s arrangement only confirms it for me 💜🔥

bright lights through the trees

sunday

Ooh, baby, do you know what that's worth?
Ooh, Heaven is a place on Earth
They say in Heaven, love comes first
We'll make Heaven a place on Earth
Ooh, Heaven is a place on Earth

For Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal, making 'Hamnet' was 'something bigger than the moon' Their film wrecks audiences with its exploration of romantic intimacy, grief and the inner lives of artists. Working with director Chloé Zhao — and each other — changed them forever.

For Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal, making ‘Hamnet’ was ‘something bigger than the moon’
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Sweet Caroline should be saved for rural weddings at 8PM before the kids go to bed, or your nan's car as she drives at 40kmh on a Sunday afternoon to Supervalu.

At a stadium, it's the audio equivalent of a Mexican wave or Icelandic clap. You'd be as well pumping in cheers.

YouTube video by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Prince, Tom Petty, Steve Winwood, Jeff Lynne, more - "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" | 2004 Induction

Every once in a while I go back and rewatch this performance, and every time I'm glad I did youtu.be/6SFNW5F8K9Y

hint of fog and lights reflecting on venice canal

pass in time

Björk

📷©️ Ian Davis
1993

YouTube video by TheJazzStreet Nina Simone - I put a spell on you

song in my head this evening for no particular reason

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I like the way you think.
I like the way you move through the world with a rumpled confusion, leaving a trail of half-baked ideas, overdue library books, and disappointments in your wake.

Mamdani grinning and trump looking up longingly at him

How the dog looks at me when i take the cheese out the fridge

I fancied Mamdani before the nectarine Noriega did.

Bob Mortimer has just threatened to write a self-help book and I would absolutely buy that

Cows have rough tongues like a cat's but way longer and more prehensile. They can open locks/pens with them and steal stuff out of your pockets. A curious cow can get into a LOT of things with their tongue which is why cow-proofing things is important in science ^^ But it's also adorable 🥰

Perfect Days

Wim Wenders
2023

Beautiful sunshine at the Vico Baths

November sunrise #goodmorning

Mani’s writhing, relentless bass was the Stone Roses’ secret sauce – it taught indie kids how to dance | Alexis Petridis His love of ‘good northern soul and funk’ was always in evidence and had a lasting impact on alternative music

Mani’s writhing, relentless bass was the Stone Roses’ secret sauce – it taught indie kids how to dance | Alexis Petridis

pink morning sky in crisp morning air

until

low line of white cloud on the horizon soft golden glow of the sunrise, gentle rhythmic sea, as try ro be calm

chill

An early vinyl pressing of The Stone Roses self titled debut album, playing on a record player, with its distinctive cover art displayed in the background.

RIP Mani. This LP changed everything - the soundtrack that kicked off my teenage years, the friendships I made and the outlook on life that followed. Thank you for the groove, the basslines the spirit.

Lovely to see so many photos of Mani where he's smiling, laughing, giggling.