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What I did on my holiday
I've just come back from three days in Marrakech. I went to a party for the re-opening of the very grand La Mamounia. It was completely incredible - said party was full of Hollywood A-list and José Carreras sang to us by the swimming pool. But mostly it was incredible because the newly revamped hotel is so *amazingly* luxe. (Tragically - wrongly, frankly - the private jet/giant suite thing is not representative of my life - I went as somebody's guest). There are better pictures than mine on the hotel's own site, but look, here was a bit of our bedroom:
and here's the indoor pool by the giant and astonishing spa. It has a bed in the middle of it.
Aaanyway: what I wanted to say was, if you're going to Marrakech - which you should, as often as possible, because it's one of the best places to visit relatively cheaply (via Ryanair) - then you need this book, which absolutely made my trip. It's all very well wandering round the souks getting lost and buying tea glasses
or lamps
or shoes
(and getting cross because the Berber souk sells tortoises all stacked up in tiny cages with no room to move, ditto geckos) but if you want to venture slightly further afield - there are fantastic shops in the New Town, for example, but you wouldn't stumble across them unless you knew exa
ctly where you were going - or want to know exactly what souk to head for for the one man who has exquisite bags rather than tourist specials and sells them from a hole in the wall, then you need this:
which I've mentioned before but which really is unbelievably well-judged and helpful. Here's the Amazon link (easiest way of getting it - it's from a US publisher). Read My Marrakech, too - Maryam, its author, was one of the researchers on said book, can take you shopping if you book her in advance and is doing up a guesthouse that looks like it'll be heaven to stay in. She also has a shop which you can buy from online.
And that is all. I'm sitting at my desk watching the pouring rain and feeling as though the whole thing was a lovely hallucination.
These Are Days.
Reminded of this by a friend on twitter. Started Crying. Yeah, babies can do that to you.
These are the days
These are days you'll remember
Never before and never since, I promise
Will the whole world be warm as this
And as you feel it,
You'll know it's true
That you are blessed and lucky
It's true that you
Are touched by something
That will grow and bloom in youThese are days that you'll remember
When May is rushing over you
With desire to be part of the miracles
You see in every hour
You'll know it's true
That you are blessed and lucky
It's true that you are touched
By something that will grow and bloom in youThese are days
These are the days you might fill
With laughter until you break
These days you might feel
A shaft of light
Make its way across your face
And when you do
Then you'll know how it was meant to be
See the signs and know their meaning
It's true
Then you'll know how it was meant to be
Hear the signs and know they're speaking
To you, to you
These are days you'll remember
Never before and never since, I promise
Will the whole world be warm as this
And as you feel it,
You'll know it's true
That you are blessed and lucky
It's true that you
Are touched by something
That will grow and bloom in youThese are days that you'll remember
When May is rushing over you
With desire to be part of the miracles
You see in every hour
You'll know it's true
That you are blessed and lucky
It's true that you are touched
By something that will grow and bloom in youThese are days
These are the days you might fill
With laughter until you break
These days you might feel
A shaft of light
Make its way across your face
And when you do
Then you'll know how it was meant to be
See the signs and know their meaning
It's true
Then you'll know how it was meant to be
Hear the signs and know they're speaking
To you, to you
Baby Flapjack - 2711/2009. Welcome to the World. It just got 9.9lbs cooler.
Sheet Music - it's The New Remix
I LOVE this! Instead of putting up demo versions, remix stems or whatever of their forthcoming music, Deerhoof have put up the sheet music to the first track from their new record, so you can record your own version, without having heard theirs first!
Have a look at http://deerhoof.cashmusic.org/
here's the sheet music -
Halloween recipe 1: Pulled pork and pumpkin pies, from The British Larder
We're about to start decorating for Halloween, with which my daughter is obsessed. These pies sound absolutely delicious, plus they use up the pumpkin flesh you'll have if you're doing any pumpkin carving. Click here to be taken to the recipe. If the idea of making pastry and slow-roasting pork for hours fills you with weariness, make Mummy Dogs instead - see above.
The reason some girls stay single - very funny!
This guy is a "class" act!
READ BELOW BEFORE LISTENING
The story is this: a girl was out with friends having drinks on King St (in Toronto ). This guy approaches her and won't leave her alone -saying how cute she is. She finally gives in and hands the guy her business card to get rid of him.
The attached is an MP3 file of not one, but TWO voicemails this guy left. This goes down in the history books - especially the second voice mail.
After hearing them you can clearly see why she didn't call him back - instead she called in to the Z103.5 morning show & had them play this on the air.
Ladies: He is out there... :)
Dimitri - Thestud by Coluch
Caught Cheating...:)
Have you ever wondered what really goes on in your refrigerator when you go to sleep at night? More drama than you probably thought. On this particular night, it's a fruity love affair...
via digg
Food Art - Funky Lunch
Playing with your food never looked so good! Funky Lunch was born out of the desire to turn an ordinary lunchtime sandwich into something a bit different. By distracting children from what they are actually eating, parents can encourage children to eat a healthier lunch. Yet another great example of turning something ordinary into extraordinary while still focusing on both form and function.
