Happy Belated New Year!

Okay, so I'll be the first to admit that, I've been a bit of a crap blogger in the past. It's not that I don't have anything to write about or that I don't have the time. To be honest, I don't know what it is. Sometimes, I think of closing and deleting it all together... But then I think, No, I'll get back to it at some point. Maybe this year will be the year where I'll either commit to writing or commit to ending lol

So what's been happening recently? Well, I'm totally hooked on a Youtube series called Hollywood Graveyard. I didn't go looking for it, I just found it in my sidebar when I was watching other videos. Admittedly, at first, I was reluctant to click on it. It just sounded kind of cheesy. How wrong was I? This has to be one of the more professionally run Youtube channels I've ever viewed. 

I guess if you've read any of my posts from years ago, you'll know that I've always had a thing for cemeteries. The cemeteries we have in Australia aren't all that old (With the exception of Parramatta and Rookwood) and some aren't all that grand. Also, throughout history, there's never really been a boom in mausoleums. I simply love cemetery architecture! When I lived in and around Sydney I could happily spend days wandering around Rookwood and I often did - sometimes when I was actually supposed to be at college! 

Anyway! If you want to learn about Hollywood from the silent screen to the present, check out Hollywood Graveyard. Arthur Dark provides just enough info to keep you interested, he doesn't kind of warble on like some do. I don't know how many videos I've paused just so I can google whoever it is that he's just mentioned so I can find out more info. It's also amazing and sad at just how many people that we forget about. That cliched saying that life is a flash in the pan is oh so true!

Until next time! Which could be tomorrow or next year!

Messenger Oracle

I really do love the Messenger Oracle Deck by Ravynne Phelan. The illustrations are just gorgeous! Yes, I know I've probably said that before and I'll most likely say it again lol

I drew one card this morning and it was card number 7 "Do Not Fear The Unknown". The definition of this card, in a nutshell, is based on not judging your own success on the experience of another, don't allow your own fear to hold you back and finally not everything that sparkles is good, just as ugly is not always bad! 

I think that this really is an important message as all too often we compare ourselves to others. Do we have the same standing in the community, have we bought a house or are we close to paying it off, how old is our car, how many times have we travelled, are we wearing the latest fashion, are we going to the *right* restaurants.... You get the idea! This comparison list has no end!

So be kind to yourself, you're exactly where you need to be right now.

Catch you next time!

Asha and Willow The Rescue Kitties

Asha and Willow are our two rescue kitties, they're seven months old now and they were five months old when we adopted them. They're the odd couple. Asha (under the towel) is a laid-back male and quite the lap cat, his little sister Willow, on the other hand, is a total odd bod! She's flighty, prefers her bed to either your lap or simply being held. She also (unless she's asleep) always looks like she's in shock!

Asha is getting close to being twice the size of Willow and he can be a bit rough when they're playing. It all starts out in good fun until you hear one of them howling (usually Willow) and then we have to separate them. Almost all of the photos I have of them are when they're sleeping. I should also add, that they have beds all over the house, yet they choose to sleep on towels!

Oh look! Another pile of dad's ceramics towels fresh out of the dryer!

Yeah, I know that's my bed, but I'm, much more comfortable sleeping on the lounge with my head on your cushion, beside my bed if that's ok with you?

Ah well! What can you do?!? They're entertaining. They have two modes:- full speed ahead and asleep. Full speed consists of being witness to a grey blur of fur fly through the house and then the grey blur often rolls around on the floor as one largish fluffy ball, this often when the howling starts!

Only time will tell if Willow will settle down, part of me is hopeful that she will, but the other part also thinks that this flighty behaviour is her makeup.

Tarot and Oracle Cards

I did my first three card spread today from The Akashic Tarot, I'm not going to go into what the question was, but I will say that I was pretty much blown away by the response received! The cards that I drew in order were card 12 "The Scribe", card 16 "Caught In The Ruins" and card 15 "The Muse".

I also followed up with pulling one card from the Messages From Your Animal Spirit Guides Oracle Cards and although it was one card The Boar (pig), not three, and an Oracle deck, not a Tarot deck - the meaning resonated true!

I also used the crystal Labradorite while I was drawing the cards, I really love this crystal! However, it's hard to take a decent photo of! It doesn't have one exact colour, depending on the surrounding light it can appear green, grey or even black - but then you'll see a flash of blue! 

I think I purchased this crystal at a new age fair a few years ago, funnily enough, I purchased it because of its name and shape. We have two Labradors and the fact that it was in the shape of a heart was just a bonus!

Okay, I'm outta here until next time! 

P.S After yesterdays post, I chose to read A Discovery Of Witches, so far, so good! 

Witch Book Next?

I'm one of those people who has to finish a book, yep, even if it's crap. I've finished my last book yesterday (thank god!) and now I have to decide on the next book! I do actually have a growing stack of "to-read" books, so I've narrowed it down to two titles:- A Discovery Of Witches by Deborah Harkness and The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern.

You know when you pick up a book and you flick the pages either from front to back or back to front? Well, I did that with A Discovery Of Witches. I landed on a random page, as you do - I had a quick read. Then I put both the books beside my computer and opened Amazon to read the reviews. The very first review contained text that was either the exact text from the book or very closely paraphrased! I did flick through the book again to try and find the page but I had no such luck! Although when I find it, I plan on writing about it and linking the future post to this post!

I was thinking of reading The Night Circus, but now I don't know if I should read A Discovery Of Witches...... I have the version that's in a trilogy box set. Argh! How do you choose what to read next?

The reviews for A Night Circus are extremely good, with many readers stating they'd read the book than once. So what's the problem? Well, Erin Morgenstern wrote this book in 2011 and hasn't written a second book. So if I really like it, there's no follow up! I know, first world problems!

I guess I could read the first in the trilogy and then if I need a break I could read The Night Circus? Why is this becoming much harder than it needs to be lol