please find herewith pics that our friend TT quandry sent me and then asked me to post !
so enjoy these pics and thank you TT to share that with us ! That is funny ! I do know how thanksgiving is important for all my americans friends !
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Before letting you, i would like to tell you that pets are very important and that is important to help them as deb said. Thank you so much deb ! so please have a look at these videos! you know pets are very smart ! Look at these proofs.
So my friends, please have a nice day and hope you enjoyed it ! byee arc
My Dad was a big Bobby Darin fan. He would play Bobby’s records over and over, while I listened from my bedroom. Listening to Dad playing Bobby’s records, I too learned to love Bobby’s jazzy voice and mellow lyrics.
This weekend I “received” a wonderful gift. While helping Mom clean her attic, I saw a box tucked away in a corner. The box was partially covered by bolts of fabrics. I was curious about the fabrics, and the box, so I took a closer look. When I opened the box, I saw that packed inside was part of my Dad’s record collection, including his collection of Bobby Darin’s 45 rpm records.
It has been years since I’ve owned a record player. My Dad’s fine, belt-drive record player and vacuum-tube amplifier, have both been long gone. If I wanted to listen to Bobby Darin’s songs, I had to find a way to play the 45 rpm records. I went to a local antique shop and there I found a record player in working condition – so I bought it right on the spot.
Fortunately, the needle was OK and the motor worked. Now all I had to do was to find a way to hook the record player to my own music system. It was not an easy task - the two systems were not really compatible. But after some Internet search, and a little fiddling around, I was able to get it to work right.
Ever since Sunday, I have been playing my Dad’s records. It’s such a wonderful gift to be able to listen to my Dad’s records and enjoy the music that he loved so much.
As I listen to these records, I feel as if my Dad is smiling down from Heaven, watching his little girl once again enjoying the music that he and I both listened to so many summers ago.
Thank you Dad!
For your listening pleasure, here are some of my (and my Dad’s) favorite Bobby Darin’s tunes:
BOBBY DARIN – If I were a Carpenter
If I were a carpenter And you were a lady Would you marry me anyway And have my baby?
If a tinker were my trade Would you still find me Carryin’ the pots I made Followin’ behind me?
Save my love through loneliness Save my love through sorrows I've given you my onliness Give me your tomorrows.
If I worked my hands in wood Would you still love me? Answer me, babe, “Yes, I would. I would put you above me.”
If I were a miller … yeah … At a mill wheel grindin’ Would you miss your colored blouse Little girl, your soft shoe shinin’?
If I were a carpenter And you were a lady Would you marry me anyway And you have my baby?
Would you marry me anyway And have my baby?
BOBBY DARIN – Beyond the Sea
Somewhere beyond the sea somewhere waiting for me my lover stands on golden sands and watches the ships that go sailin
Somewhere beyond the sea she's there watching for me If I could fly like birds on high then straight to her arms I'd go sailing
It's far beyond the stars it's near beyond the moon I know beyond a doubt my heart will lead me there soon
We'll meet beyond the shore we'll kiss just as before Happy we'll be beyond the sea and never again I'll go sailing
I know beyond a doubt my heart will lead me there soon We'll meet (I know we'll meet) beyond the shore We'll kiss just as before Happy we'll be beyond the sea and never again I'll go sailing
BOBBY DARIN – Dream Lover
Every night I hope and pray A dream lover will come my way A girl to hold in my arms And know the magic of her charms 'cause I want (yeah-yeah yeah) a girl (yeah-yeah yeah) to call (yeah-yeah yeah) my own (yeah-yeah) I want a dream lover so I don't have to dream alone
Dream lover, where are you With a love, oh, so true? And a hand that I can hold, To feel you near as I grow old? 'cause I want (yeah-yeah yeah) A girl (yeah-yeah yeah) To call (yeah-yeah yeah) My own (yeah-yeah) I want a dream lover so I don't have to dream alone
Someday, I don't know how, I hope she'll hear my plea Some way, I don't know how, She'll bring her love to me
Dream lover, until then, I'll go to sleep and dream again That's the only thing to do, Till all my lover's dreams come true 'Cause I want (yeah-yeah yeah) A girl (yeah-yeah yeah) To call (yeah-yeah yeah) My own (yeah-yeah) I want a dream lover so I don't have to dream alone
Dream lover, until then, I'll go to sleep and dream again That's the only thing to do, Till all my lover's dreams come true 'cause I want (yeah-yeah yeah) A girl (yeah-yeah yeah) To call (yeah-yeah yeah) My own (yeah-yeah) I want a dream lover so I don't have to dream alone
Please don't make me dream alone I beg you don't make me dream alone No, I don't wanna dream alone
BOBBY DARIN - Softly As I Leave You
Softly, I will leave you softly For my heart would break If you should wake And see me go So I leave you softly...
Long before you miss me Long before your arms Can beg me stay For one more hour Or one more day...
After all the years I can't bear the tears to fall So softly as I leave you there As I leave you there As I leave you there...
Softly... after all the years I can't bear the tears to fall So softly as I leave you there...
As I leave you there... As I leave you there...
As I leave you there... As I leave you there.
A Special Note: In the U.S., tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day. It is a day when we stop to reflect upon, and give thanks for, the blessings in our lives.
I wish to give thanks for all you here at Between Homes who have made my life so special during the past 12 months. You have been my friends, my confidants and my supporters; you have held my hand when I needed to be comforted, you have made me laugh when I needed to laugh. You have shared in my joys and you have shared in my sadness.
You have made it possible for me to continue my personal growth and you have made it possible for Between Homes to grow from a tiny 512 sq. m parcel, to a sprawling, beautiful project.
You have truly been the wind beneath my wings.
I love you and I give thanks for the blessings that you have bestowed upon me.
In a few days we in the USA will celebrate Thanksgiving Day. Thanksgiving Day celebration usually involves getting together with family and friends, watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, consuming massive amounts of turkey and pumpkin pie, and then either passing out in front of the television watching hours of college football games (GO TROJANS !!! )or going to the stores and fighting other shoppers for deeply discounted merchandise.
OK, maybe I am exaggerating just a tad.
The fact is that Thanksgiving is one of those quaint and unique American celebrations that manage to combine crass consumerism and goodwill. To some (especially to foreigners) it may seem a tad odd to pick one day out of the year to give thanks for all the blessings in our life. After all, we should give thanks each and every single day of our lives for our blessings.
This is especially true given the transient nature of our lives on this plane of existence. Here today and gone tomorrow is not just an expression, it is a real possibility; those who we love and hold nearest and dearest to our heart may be here today but gone tomorrow. There is an old song by a '60s group (no I am not THAT old) called Bread. The song is titled Everything I Own and parts of the lyrics go like this:
Is there someone you know, you're loving them so, but taking them all for granted. You may lose them one day, someone takes them away, and they don't hear the words you long to say
I urge all of you to stop for a moment and give thanks for your blessings; however big or small they may be. In this uncertain world any blessing is a true gift.
I specially urge you to please take a moment to thank those people who have gifted you with their friendship not just over the past 12 months, but over the course of your life. Think about all the people who have, at one point or the other, made a big difference in your life: a parent, a sibling, a relative, a teacher, a friend, a lover. Stop for a moment and call them (if they are far) or go and see them (if they are close) and say:
THANK YOU FOR BEING YOU!
There is an old Italian saying that goes something like this:
Chi trova un amico, trova un tesoro! (He who finds a friend finds a treasure).
Acknowledge your treasures and be thankful for them.
Thank you all for being my friend and thank you all for being a friend of BETWEEN HOMES.
