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Neil Gaiman’s latest new year's wish doodled by skinnymumblings

2014 Round Up

It turns out I went on holiday by mistake on a blog hiatus by accident. I'm still not sure I'm back yet but hopefully I will be back properly soon reader. In the meantime I bring you this meme offering because I do find it a useful and interesting way to look back on the year:

Friday Find

Artist Removes One Letter from Famous Movie Titles and Illustrates the Results

Oh Bother, Where Art Thou?

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Beauty and the Beat

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The link says it all really- they definitely brightened my week, reader so if you haven't seen them yet I'd encourage you to click.

Thoughtful Tuesday

Softness is not weakness
It takes courage to be delicate in a world this cruel
-Beau Taplin

Thoughtful Tuesday

You're not obligated to win. You're obligated to keep trying to do the best you can every day.
-Marian Wright Edelman

Friday Find

It could be because it’s been a long week or it could be because I’ve not been very well this week so I’ve spent a lot of time alone under a duvet but this video of Lincoln, an orphaned red panda filmed in January as he left Lincoln Children’s Zoo for a zoo with more space, made me so happy this afternoon that I just couldn’t wait to share it with you reader:

First "Our Zoo" now "Our Girl"...It would appear that the BBC is turning into a northern great aunt.

Thoughtful Tuesday

Those who wish to sing always find a song - Swedish Proverb

Friday Find

Autumn brings many treats and here in the UK one of them is the return of 'The Great British Bake off.' The generally warm and fluffy bake-off show has it’s moments of “drama”, for a couple of examples just type Custard-gate and bin-gate into google (or your search engine of choice reader). In the words of current contestant Martha: “I never thought I’d care about it to the point where I’d cry over an éclair” For Today’s Friday Find then I’m pleased to share with you this fun Bake-off themed parody song:

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Altogether now... Ready, steady, Bake

Thoughtful Tuesday

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Saturday, 13th September, was Roald Dahl day. Like many other children, I have fond memories of curling up with Dahl’s books so here’s some wisdom from the man himself:

Watch the robin especially because it always flies low, and you might see a nervous young Minpin perched on the feathers having its first flying lesson. And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it. -The Minpins

Friday Find

This video by comedian Paul Gale reveals the 'real' reason Starbucks employees spell your name wrong. Suddenly it all makes sense:

Thoughtful Tuesday

Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.
- George Eliot

Friday Find

The Find I most want to share with you today reader is my current favourite tumblr -"Why Are You Still Single?" It provides answers one can give ‘to that most ridiculous of questions’.

 The answers up to now that I love the most are:

• ‘I could tell you, but then I’d have to kill you.

                                                              …

                                                                No, really.’

• ‘ I can only marry someone worthy to carry on the secret royal bloodline.

                                                    …I’ve said too much already.’

• Dating is difficult when you’re a time traveler.
   [If they ask, “ARE you a time traveler?” just give them a really weird look and say slowly, “There’s no such thing as time travel.”]

Special mention too for:

• ‘I’ll always be faithful to my first love: the sea.’

And

• ‘No one has correctly answered my three riddles.’ 

Thoughtful Tuesday

Today's quote is not actually one I chose because it particularly made me think but it is my absolute favourite thing I've heard today and it brightened my day so I wanted to share it with you reader.
 My friend's little boy went back to school today and when he came home she went through the typical mum routine of asking how his day went, this was his reply:

'I looked after a new kid today. His name's Thomas' [then he looked at her to clarify] 'He's a boy, not the train' [returns to sticker book]

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Friday Find

I'm sure reader you have seen the video of the Oz cast of The Lion King recently bursting into song on a flight, well not to be outdone the Broadway cast have submitted their own flash mob on a New York City subway car.
  
I found it interesting noting the passengers reactions, particularly those who are pretending nothing is happening.

Thoughtful Tuesday

No soul that seriously and constantly desires joy will ever miss it. Those who seek find. To those who knock it is opened.
                 -CS Lewis

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Ok reader, I'm sure everyone and their mum's already linked to this, but it is so good:

 *Clicky*New boys on the block: Your guide to the Kings of the Downing Street catwalk*clicky*

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Thoughtful Tuesday

Pour yourself a drink, put on some lipstick & pull yourself together
- Elizabeth Taylor