Happy New Year!

Have a wonderful New Year, my lovelies! Thank you all so much 

for such a fantastic year and for being so supportive of Cut and Dry. It has been so much fun to have you here. Just wanted to let you all know how much I really appreciate all of your wonderful comments and presence.

                        
Have a Happy New Year, everyone! xx

Here's Wishing You

Merry Christmas, my sweets!

Sending my warmest Christmas wishes to you and to your family.

My wish for you is: Health, Love, Creativity and Time to enjoy
them.
Thank you for letting me be a part of your life and for your encouragement and support all year long- it's been a good one!

P.S. I'll be taking a few days off from blogging.
I'll be back next week or so. I just wanted to drop in and say hello!

Here's wishing you all the joys of the season! xx        

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Have a Beautiful Holiday!

Where will you be spending the holidays? My aunt Anne is visiting and it's so nice to have her around. She lives

and works in Brussels , one of my favourite European cities. So I'll be spending Christmas with my family and lovely auntie.
Christmas after all is all about family. Isn't it?

Moments of simple pleasure.                  

It's that time almost to look bac oer the last year; remembering good times, relationships with friends, and lessons learned helps to keep present-day frustration in perspective. But I am sure that everyone has something they look back on what could have been better.

How cheery are these Christmas little ornaments. You could keep them up all year!

 How cute are these?                 

Pretty little candles.

Here's a golden key to keep the evil spirits away, and these Christmas decorations

keep making me smile, so I figured I'd share them with you.

Have a fabulous Holiday, my darlings! No matter how you spend it, may it be filled with joy and delights. xx
                                                                       

(Photos by B.M.)          

Dad

For a very long time I kept my feelings to myself...and finally

I felt I should share with you this: I feel very sad this time of
year.
I think a lot of us feel this way sometimes during the holidays.

I have difficulties every year at Christmas. I lost my dad a few
days before Christmas three years ago and I think Christmas
time is the hardest time of all to lose the people we love.
I miss you, dad...

But the other day I've got this encouraging email from a friend
of mine and can't tell you how uplifted I felt; hope this helps if
people are in a similar situation.

"...yes, it's sad when we lose loved ones but in honour of their
memory, they wouldn't want us to have difficulties, they would
want us to be filled with joy at all the happiness shared together.
When I'm only living in the memories of others, and when they
think of me I don't want them to experience pain; I want them
to experience a warm glow at shared memories of my zany-ness,
weird humour, how I enriched their lives by being a friend and
how they enriched mine.
So be cheerful and remember the best-always..." xx

Update: See you on Thursday.

(Photo by B.M.)

Have a Relaxing Weekend!

Thanks so much for sharing your words of wisdom and your

experiences on the last Would You Marry Your Best Friend? post.
Your comments were so inspiring, truthful and interesting. 

Thanks for the great feedback! :)

What are you up to this weekend, my dears? I'm planning on

lying lazy and relaxing at home. A simple and unhurried kind of

weekend. I'll be sleeping lots after a crazy busy week, and

watching this movie by Mike Leigh, a skilled and talented 

British movie director. Another Year movie is a touching and

heartwarming film. 

The movie looks pretty good; can't wait to watch it!

  

Have a wonderful weekend, my lovelies, and here are some
great blogs which definitely draw you back. xx

The washiest dishwasher ever from the lovely Nut in a Nutshell.

Do you love chocolate? yes, I do. Check out this
Life by Chocolate!

Some wonderful Meanderings and Reflections here . Love it!

Beautiful evening skies and much more by Geogypsy .

 
                                          

Would You Marry Your Best Friend?

On the one hand I think the person you marry should be your best

friend but your best friend doesn't have to be the one you marry.
                                      
On the other hand, I will only marry someone who can be my
best friend. 

What do you think? I'd love to hear. xx

(Photo by B.M.)

Please Take a Minute to Read This

Dream of a better world. Then go out and create it.

Let's make everyday a Children's Day! 

                                    

Make a child smile today. Something as simple as a smile 

can change a heart forever...it might even change the world.

Don't you think?

                                     

I'm so excited about The Fresh Air  significant programs.

The Fresh Air Fund has as an objective to improve

the quality of life of New York City children throughout the year.

        

Never think "it's not my job" or "What can I do? I'm only one

person".

Many children out there need help...be someone they never had.

Donate your time or money to help a child reach their potential.

"It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men."

Frederic Douglass.

What a wonderful cause worthy of dedicating a life for.

Did you make someone smile today? xx

(Photos via  The Fresh Air Fund )

London Photos2 + Have a Fun Weekend

Kensington Gardens.

Kensington Gardens.

My dears, I'd love to share a few more photos from my trip to
London, if you'd like to see. 

Wherever you go in London you will be warmly welcomed.

My favourite thing in London apart from its historical sites is the

social life. I'm really impressed by all the cultural, intellectual, 

and social opportunities London has to offer.  

There are many cinemas, theatres, galleries, museums, pubs 

to go and tourists attractions as well.

One of my favourite museums is the Science Museum. (Sadly,
there are no photos of museums).

River Thames at night. Westminster Bridge.

Marble Arch.

Nelson's Ship in a Bottle, Trafalgar Square.

Nelson's ship in a bottle is a sculpture of Nelson's flagship

'HMS Victory'. The sculpture considers the relationship between

the birth of British Empire made possible in part by Nelson's 

victory at the battle of Trafalgar, and multiculturalism in Britain

today.

Oxford Street.

Oxford Circus.

London represents and epitomizes multiculturalism and liberal

thought and in London you find people from all over the world.

Piccadilly Circus.   

Ripley's Believe It Or Not Museum.

Believe it or not, London is fun, weird, exciting, bizarre, fantastic,

historical, incredible, fascinating!

Have a sweet weekend, my darlings, and here are some great
blogs which definitely draw you back. xx

Imagine! here .

A wonderful Nature Digital.

How about trying your hand at unscrambling these words.

I love these beautiful Christmas lights.