The Great Gatsby and Books

I haven't been to the movies in months. Yesterday,
I saw The Great Gatsby in 3D.



I feel The Great Gatsby is the kind of film you either hate or love.
I loved it. Baz Luhrmann, the director, excels on dizzying
spectacles on film. (He's directed Strictly Ballroom, Romeo
+ Juliet, Moulin Rouge.) The movie is a great party on film.
It is bittersweet when the party ends like in life sometimes.
I say check it out. Leo as Gatsby made me believe anything is possible.
(I have never read the book, I do want to give a read now.)


Also, here a few good books I have read recently.
If you like books
with a magical or supernatural flavor like I do, then these
are right up your alley.

The Witch series by Juliet Blackwell. Starts with
Second Hand Spirits.

Pies and Prejudice: A Charmed Pie Shoppe mystery
by Ellery Adams.

Brownies and Broomsticks by Bailey Cates.

The Diviners by Libba Bray.(Set in the 20's.)

Voodoo Dreams by Jewell Rhodes Parker. (The first
of a Trilogy.)


Now, the baby is napping. I'm going to take
advantage of this quiet time and watch the season
finale of Scandal. Anybody watching Scandal?
It is so good!!

Have a beautiful Friday and weekend. See you
right back here on Monday, my friends.

Happy Mother's Day

Wishing a Happy Mother's Day to all the Mothers out there. (Whether you
take care of your own children or other people's children.)

Here is a picture from last Saturday of my two favorite men:
Sean and Jacob, after Jacob's first haircut.

Dream Thought #50

If a little dreaming is dangerous, the cure for it is not to
dream less, but to dream more, to dream all the time
- Marcel Proust

Wishing on a Star

When it's bedtime for Jacob, we have a routine
we do. One of my favorite things is to sing to him.
Now, I am by no means a singer. As I sang different
songs to him, snatches of songs would come from
memory.

One of the songs that came up a month ago is
When you wish upon a star. I realized I only
knew the first two lines. So I quickly looked
up the lyrics online.



Here are the lyrics:

When you wish upon a star
Makes no difference who you are
Anything your heart desires
Will come to you

If your heart is in your dreams
No request is too extreme
When you wish upon a star
As dreamers do

Fate is kind
She brings to those who love
The sweet fulfillment of
Their secret longing

Like a bolt out of the blue
Fate steps in and sees you through
When you wish upon a star
Your dreams come true





I was like wow.. these lyrics are beautiful.
What it reminded me is that we teach our kids
to dream and wish on stars. As we come become adults,
we lose some of that optimism about our dreams.
Our dreams are gifts from our creator. I truly believe it.
When I was in school, my poetry professor shared
a story with us about dreams. I'll share it with you too now.

He said he an idea for a great story. He kept pushing
it off over and over. It nagged at him for years.
Then one day, he went to the bookstore and there
was his book idea in the flesh. Written by someone
else. He didn't get mad. He realized that the author
and him, maybe even others had been gifted by God with
that same idea. The only difference was that the author
of the book actually wrote the book while he never did.

That always stayed with me. Right now there are dreams
in you wanting to come out. Dreams divinely given.
They are waiting for someone to make them true. Why
can't they you be, my friend.


Here's a version of the song done by N'Sync
that I play for Jacob that he likes. Enjoy.



Keep Dreaming. Keep wishing on Stars.
Keep working on your Dreams.
I am. Hope you do too.

May The 4th be with you

Waving my Geek flag high for my love of
Star Wars today.



When I was a girl, I dreamed about being a Jedi and
going on adventures with Luke Skywalker. Sometimes I
still do...

Sending love to all my fellow Star Wars fans
out there.

May Day Blessings

Happy May Day, my friends




Magic is afoot my friends. It is believed the world
between us and The Fae are thin now. Remember
do not eat or drink from any strangers who come
your way, or you will stay forever in Faerie.
(Or so the legends say..)

With all the Magic around, the energy of creation
abounds everywhere in flowers, animals and also
in ourselves. Do you feel the urge to play
and have fun? Indulge in your passions.
You are not alone. It's the beautiful Spring
energy in the air. Dive in and savor all
of it.

Today, sip strawberry wine or sweet lemonade.
Wear a flower in your hair or in your clothing.
Wear colors of spring around you.
Take a stroll outside and breathe in
the air.
Get up early and sprinkle May Day dew on your
face to enhance your natural beauty.


Let the May Day sunshine fill your soul,
my friends.

Dive into The Full Moon

Happy Full Moon, my friends.

This beautiful April Moon is swimming in
the deep waters of Scorpio.

All my sun and moon sign Scorpio babies
this is your Full Moon. It is also a
lunar eclipse. I'm not an astrologer,
I do know eclipses always comes with
an added extra punch. Energies are
high.


Scorpio is a water sign. Scorpio energy to me
is like diving in the Ocean waters and going
into the deepest part where few humans have gone.

What lies in the remote Ocean floor of your soul?
What is locked away in the deepness of your heart?
What secrets or obsessions have your buried?

As my mom says, "Always be honest
with yourself"

On this Full moon, feel your feelings. Uncover
the things you hide from yourself. Let them out.
Let them free. So you can feel more free and flow.
Flow like the Ocean. Be more powerful and authentic
in your life.

Wishing you all a freedom feeling Full Moon.