Thursday, September 02, 2021

A Bee's Knees Weekly Link Round-Up

 


The Immersive Van Gogh Exhibition last week in Scottsdale was fantastic. I did get choked up and have tears in my eyes a couple of times-- especially when they played one of my all-time favorite songs while letting me feel as though I were basking inside Van Gogh's work. It would be mean not to tell you the song title, wouldn't it? All right. Edith Piaf's Je Ne Regrette Rien... "I regret nothing"... a sort of anthem of mine. Fortunately no one could hear me singing along with France's "Little Sparrow," and it wasn't lost on me that the song began when a little bird appeared on a tree branch.

I will be sharing a few photos I took, and perhaps one tiny video, but the best videos I won't be sharing due to the music that was playing-- copyright infringement, don't you know.

The bee's knees in the title of this post is due to Denis. Since the daybed is my command center most afternoons, I’ve been telling Denis about some of the bird, butterfly, and lizard activity I’ve seen. This sweetie of mine bought a birdbath and a little solar pump to set outside the window. The critters and I think he’s the bee’s knees.
 
A few years back, we could never have had something like this birdbath in the front yard because we had next-door neighbor children who would come over and steal anything that wasn't nailed down. The neighborhood has really seemed to stabilize since they (and a few others) moved, which is absolutely wonderful.
 
But what does it say about me that I'm still expecting the birdbath to disappear? Ah well. I'll sit here and contemplate the error of my ways while y'all enjoy the links!
 
 
►Books & Other Interesting Tidbits◄
 
►Channeling My Inner Indiana Jones◄
 
►Channeling My Inner Elly Mae Clampett◄
 
►Craftsmanship & Artistry◄
 
►The Wanderer◄
 
►Fascinating Folk◄
 
►I ♥ Lists◄

That's all for this week! Don't forget to stop by next Friday when I'll be sharing a freshly selected batch of links for your surfing pleasure.

Stay safe. Stay healthy. And don't forget to curl up with a good book!

12 comments:

  1. I love Van Gogh's work, Cathy, so I know I would just love that exhibit. I'm really excited to see your 'photos and that video when you get to them. And I think Denis is the bee's knees, too! Now, I'm off to look at that monument to King Arthur...

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  2. I would love to see that remarkable exhibit and look forward to your photos so I can have a little vicarious enjoyment!

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    1. I'd better hurry up and sort through those photos!

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  3. The comment about the neighborhood kids reminded me of my old house. The neighbors were complaining about missing shovels, yard equipment, etc. Months later I was trimming a hedge and found an entire fort inside of that hedge complete with all the missing yard tools and the kids' GameBoys and other expensive toys. I took all of it, including the GameBoys expecting the kids to come ask for it but they never did. I knew who it was. Every neighborhood has that one kid.

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    1. In our case, it was four kids. The family got evicted for not paying the rent, and when they left, one of the kids set the house on fire. One of our trees burned to a crisp and the side of our house got scorched because we were on a trip at the time. Now there's a nice quiet couple who bought the house and live there. I occasionally wonder how many of those four kids are in prison now. They were certainly heading that way when they lived here. :-(

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  4. I agree, Denis is the bee's knees for getting you a bird bath. It is so fun to watch the birds flutter around in the water. We just added one to our backyard this year. It is close to our deck so we can see it from the dining room. We found out that birds don't like to visit when tall plants are growing too close. Now that we have cut those down, the birds are back again.

    I couldn't resist the article about the real life pets that have inspired cozy mystery cover art!

    Have a good and safe weekend!

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    1. I really enjoyed that link, too. Have a good weekend!

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  5. I agree, too, that Denis is the bees' knees and the cats' pajamas for putting up the bird bath where you can see it, while ensconced in your cozy space.

    And thanks for these links. I have two conference calls on SAturday, and I know what I"ll be reading while people are talking. But don't tell anyone.

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    1. My lips are sealed. And I'll sit on my hands, too.

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  6. The exhibit is making its way to Houston, I see, and it sounds like something worth exploring from all the raves I've read about it.

    And that Piaf song ALWAYS stops me in my tracks. I even loved the recent commercial that featured it so prominently. In fact, when I first started studying French, I used the song as a way to practice the language. I brought it to my Algerian French teacher one day, and from what I understand, she used it for years in her classes.

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    1. I loathed that commercial because it played fast and loose with the lyrics. I'd just get started singing along, and the song would jump to a different verse. *growl*

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