A doll house installation:

January scenes from the doll house:

..or the tale of the new nanny who adored to play in the nude on the family grand piano.
(rather than to supervise the toddler´s potty training!)
Now...
The husband is sneeking into the library in the middle of:

Rachmaninoff Etude Op. 39 No. 6 "Little Red Riding Hood" .

(Valentina Lisitsa has nothing to do with the story )
His interest (sudden) in piano concertos is abruptly discovered by his wife, Nora..
And the dramatic epilude in the attic of the pretty dollhouse.
The nanny is left bruised still without clothes to ponder her inspired actions.
A blizzard is raging outside and the world is very cold.
Life can be so tough for the true artist..
Or to a faithful homemaker and housewife..

Could be just any soap opera taking place right there in the dollhouse on a cold January day!

Sudan today: Finallly..

..A time to vote!

Eyes, eyes. eyes..

The eyes of some of the world´s..

..most beautiful women.

I am sure you will be able to guess who they are!
Above for example: Recognize "The Da Vinci gaze!?"

Now: Eyes and mouth! Woody´s special darling indeed..

Eyes on fire. A woman with a temper.

Eyes - a bit of beautiful aloofness with a distinct hallmark of British class..

The world most famous Bambi/Gazell eyes..

The amberly sparkle of an unchallenged movie queen..

Eyes of which any man could die for...a single glance..

The eyes of a modern clear sighted beauty..

The green/grey beautiful eyes of a northern Europe Bond Blonde.

Eyes that conquered much more than a small European kingdom..

Eyes ofa woman that are all over in the global glossy magazines most of the time..

Pasta voluptuous and very Latin!
Eyes of the sweet dream girl of any mother-in-law.
"No sex please - we are British type."
The green eyes of Petulia..? A Darling from the 60´s.
An amazingly confidential gaze..

Key:

Liz T, Halle B,
Audrey T, Scarlett J,
Penelope C, Kira N,
Audrey H, Julia R,
Marilyn M, Charlize T,
Isabella S, Grace K,
Angelina J, Claudia C,
Gwyneth P, Julie C, Kim B,

A New Year..

..the shadows are long. Snow as never seen before in my lifetime on these latitudes. The sun shows her fair and pale face once in a while and we have to take care of the few hours of daylight that are offered to us here in the North..

Time to hit the library..
..and snuggle up with a warm puppy in front of the sparkling fire in the new fireplace.
Spring with her shorter shadows is so far away still..

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Oh Tannenbaum! The pleasure of chopping you own tree on your own grounds! It is not the most handsome tree on earth but I was up to my waist in deep snow with a rusty small ax- and alas- here it is, spreading heaps of light and pleasure!

Happiness is a warm hairy friend!

Time for a real Christmas kiss of sorts!
Sis and Hälge yesterday. Hälge is a great kisser and a pony with some personality to say the least. Stubborn, with a temper and very authoritarian in a flock of four (Arabs) of which he is by far the smallest! He also one brown and one green eye. Hälge.
Note how he is starting to curl his upperlip in anticipation of the kiss!

My princesses..

Isabella, now 5 months old and growing fast..

And Thalia 2,3 years old. Cousins they are and my two grandchildren as well - but they never met. (So far) The huge, wide Atlantic is between them! So sad. But they surely will when growing older. Thalia has already been to Europe twice. But that was before my sweet Isabella was born..

Assange is reportedly..

..released on bail in UK today.
A small step for man - a bigger step for mankind!
(Photo from: Aftonbladet, Sweden)
PS No no how wrong we were. A few hours after the decision, the district attorney lodged an appeal against this and Julian Assange has to remain in custody. The pending extradition to Sweden of Assange is now called "The Honey Trap" by his supporters. DS

Winter is gaining momentum..

..and the mice are moving indoors. (I don´t blame them!!)
However, I am getting increasingly annoyed that I am never, ever, the first to taste my breakfast bread! Well, that´s the price one pays to live in an old farm in the countryside.
And I guess - it´s worth it!

To kill the messenger:

Life of a whistle-blower is not easy. Looking back on history - a few more of those might have served mankind to avoid a holocoust or a war or two - no matter whether the messages are/were to be internet- or horseback carried..
(Photo: The First Post)