My Own Magical Roundabout

You make my head spin, You're my own carousel! "Mon manège à moi", Édith Piaf (1958) All righty-Roo... The less young of us might remember the magic words from Zebedee, the red moustached Jack-in-the-box magician, keeper of the Magic Roundabout, who would teleport us to Beautywood...

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Bowled Over

I discovered Tibetan bowls through an article by Ethan Lazzerini on crystal cleansing in which he argues in favour of sound cleansing rather than the conventional methods with water, salt or sun/moonlight that not only can be damageable to some crystals, but may also turn out...

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An English Summer

True to the must-write blogging trend that is for posting your good read list for the summer holiday season, I'd like to share with you two thrillers by my favourite authors that kept me transfixed as much by the quality of both plots as their engaging bruised protagonists,...

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Toe Wriggling

Toe socks (also known as finger socks, glove socks, 5-toe socks or digital socks) first appeared in the United States in the late 1960's — though the Japanese tabi is an earlier variant dating back to the 16th century, which is like mitten socks with a separate compartment...

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The Green Beautiful

A world lush and blueWith rivers running wildThey'll be re-routed SouthWith none left for you or for me.Don't give in. "Explorers", Muse (2012) I really fell for this lovely French comedy I've recently discovered on the web! I'll try not to spoil it for you with my introduction.Having...

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The 6 Year Itch

This is stranger than I thought: Six different ways inside my heart, And everyone I'll keep tonight, Six different ways go deep inside. "Six Different Ways", The Cure (1985) Yep, that's six already! Six what? That's 6 years the original blog in French has been online, totalling...

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