"Whatever makes people happy they should just do it,
cos time is a mere scratch and life is nothing"
Morrissey
(b. 1959)
I've only switched my laptop on once this week. I'm dying to catch up with all my favourite blogs but my concentration is lacking and I like to read and comment on things properly. I've completely neglected blogging and trying to think of something short to post was hard enough. I didn't get my Friday quotes together again this week, I've been pondering about life and death and how quickly the time goes by.
I watched Morrissey playing at Glastonbury earlier. I'm enjoying Glastonbury from the comfort of my daybed while it rains relentlessly outside. I feel for all my friends that are there dealing with the mud but I know they'll still have a brilliant time. I think Morrissey's great but I have to say his performance didn't blow me away tonight. (NB. Although I re watched it and have to change my mind. I must have been having an off day!) Mumford and Sons, a band that have never been on my radar before really stood out. Check it out on iPlayer if you can.
I've been re-reading The Beautiful and Damned. The Great Gatsby is one of my favourite novels and I've always been fascinated by the Fitzgeralds. I understand a lot of the witty lines came from Zelda's diaries.
I love Zelda, the original flapper and party girl. Shame about her tragic end.
Neither of them lived very long.
Kate Moss's favourite book is The Beautiful and Damned
It was the theme of her 30th Birthday party. I think she looks gorgeous and her vintage 30's dress is beautiful.
When Jamie Hince proposed to Kate he wanted something really special and tried to track down Zelda Fitzgerald's original diamond engagement ring. He couldn't find the original but managed to get hold of some sketches of it and Bond Street jewellers S. J. Philips copied it. I think it's fabulous that he tried to find Zelda's actual ring. Extra points to Jamie.
Tallulah Bankhead in Penguin's edition of The Beautiful and Damned
"There's only one lesson to be learned from life, anyway" interrupted Gloria, not in contradiction but in a sort of melancholy agreement.
"What's that?" demanded Maury sharply
"That there's no lesson to be learned from life"
from The Beautiful and Damned
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
If I haven't visited you yet, I shall this weekend. Thank you SO much for all your kind words about my aunt. You're all absolutely lovely and I really appreciate it.
Have a fantastic weekend. My friend tells me it's going to be a heatwave... we shall see xxx
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C...I can feel your heart ache. I wish I could hug you. You know I love you.
Big hugs to you, dear Christina. Sarah xxx
lindo post
I haven't had time to visit all my favourite blogs (yours included) so much lately and I'm shocked to see your post isn't as cheerful as they usually are - hope you're okay Christina!
Have a good weekend anyhow. x
I think I'll dig that book out this weekend, Kate looked amazing there.
I know what you mean about lack of concentration after the death of a loved one. So much keeps flooding in and out of your head.
Take care. X
Lying on your daybed, watching tv , reading and listening to the rain sounds like just what you need at the moment. Losing someone you love makes you feel so strange - tired and numb. It's shock; you have to go easy on yourself. Take care.
I'm taking the warm dry version of Glastonbury too. Missed Morrisey but Mumford & Sons are always brilliant live & hopefully made you smile for a fleeting second. Did you see Darwin Deez? Not sure if it's your thing but they do crazy retro dancing between songs - hilarious. So sorry for your loss & pain that you & your family are going through. xxxx
♥♥ take care lovely. x hivenn
Hi my dear-Kate looks a vision of loveliness, but when doesn't she?? Hope you are bearing up alright, wishing you lots of hugs and hope you have a nice weekend-no sign of a heatwave yet either!! xxx
I love The Beautiful & the Damned - think I could do with a day in bed reading it, with only whisky & chocolates at hand! xx
I have never read The Beautiful and The Damned, I will have to. I know what you feel like with your ponderings. It is sometimes hard to know what to do with the short time we have. And most often it is too much to even contemplate.
Morrisey was a bit lacklustre last night wasn't he. We still watched the whole set though of course xx
Christinita,
Yes, I totally agree something was up with his pazzah and the band was playing different. I read that they wanted asked Kanye West before Morrissey and he couldnt make so they called up Morrissey. Ay,very sadly no cabaret moves from in this performance.
lots of love to you amor.
We are about 40ºc in the sun here today, so my brain is not working very well.
I am glad to see you back, but do not hurry and take your time to grieve, we all be here.
Besos always.
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Love Morrissey but I'd rather be at home reading F Scott Fitzgerald than sloshing around in the mud at Glastonbury. The last time I went, really was the last time!
Take care Christina and as my dad always used to say 'Keep your chin up.'
PS We are over in east London all the time so be good to meet up over summer.
x
Oh, I'd missed post about your aunt. I'm so sorry. And no-one expects you to post all the time, sometimes a break is what we all need.
I didn't know Jamie Hince had done that with Kate's ring - he seems like a good sort of bloke. I love the art deco era - just so glamorous.
My husband introduced me to Mumford and Sons, Sigh no More is a great album.
love the Fitzgeralds, too. Re. Kate Moss's favourite book: in an interview with Grazia, she said it was The Pursuit of Love, by Nancy Mitford (I love it, too). I remember it clearly because I was a bit surprised. Of course, she probably has several favourite books, I do:-)
Dear Christina, Thank you for another lovely post. You are such a gracious & lovely person to post such thought provoking and inspirational words & images, even during such sad times for you & your family. I wish I could express my sympathies to you in a way that would befit you, but words fail me. Just know that my thoughts are with you & yours.XOXO. P.S. When you are ready to see it the latest Woody Allen film "Midnight in Paris" features a few scenes with Zelda & F.Scott Fitzgerald-a sweet film that would be a nice respite from your sadness.
Thank you for showing us a bit of how you feel, even if it is a bob:).
Sometimes there is nothing so comforting than rereading a favorite book. It is sort of like a promise of eternity, don't you think? Still and always there for us.
I love you, dear.
This is so lovely, just what I needed tonight! Have a wonderful weekend!
No sign of a heatwave here yet. We had a bit of sun this afternoon but it was mostly grey and windy all day. It's practically July - when will summer arrive?
Love that pic of Zelda.
xxx
How cool is Zelda? I think it's time I re-read The Beautiful and the Damned and googled the Fitzgeralds for inspiration.
So sorry to read about your Aunt. The photographs of your father and her are adorable. What a special relationship they shared. Hugs to you. Michelle x
Dear Christina, I've thought of you in the past few days and wondered how you're doing. I'm still snowed under with work and haven't had the mojo for blogging but you are in my thoughts.xx.
aaah hope you're ok, strange days indeed must be something in the air.....love Mumford & Sons myself, brought to me courtesy of Later With Jools....can often be glimpsed through my kitchen window dancing raucously and singing tunelessly along to Sigh No More...it's quite a mood lifter!!!xx
You covered two of my favourite topics: Morrissey and the Fitzgeralds. Thank you!
I have a fabulous collection of Morrissey t-shirts, and I also have two framed posters of him in my stairwell. As a human being, he cracks me up, and I consider him one of our greatest living songwriters.
Love you,
SB
Didn't catch much of Glasto though do love Morissey.
Hope youre ok>
“One always dies too soon- or too late. And yet one’s whole life is complete at that moment, with a line drawn neatly under it, ready for the summing up. You are- your life and nothing else.”
— Jean-Paul Sartre
I've always found this quote oddly comforting.
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Ariane from Montreal - Canada
Dear Christina,
It's so hard to adjust to the loss of someone close. I still think of something I need to tell my Mum and then remember that she's no longer here and return back to reality with a jolt.
When I was organising her funeral I came across this poem which I used in the service:
FAREWELL MY FRIENDS by Rabindranath Tagore
Farewell my friends
It was beautiful as long as it lasted
The journey of my life.
I have no regrets whatsoever
Save the pain I'll leave behind.
Those dear hearts who love and care
And the heavy with sleep, ever-moist eyes
The smile in spite of a lump in the throat
And the strings pulling at the heart and soul
The strong arms that held me up
When my own strength let me down.
Each morsel that I was fed
Was full of love.
At every turning of my life I came across good friends
Friends who stood by me
Even when the time raced me by.
Farewell, farewell my friends
I smile and bid you goodbye.
No, shed no tears for I need them not
All I need is your smile.
If you feel sad, do think of me
For that is what I'll like
When you live in the hearts of those you love
Remember then
You never die.
It made me cry but was so apt. I hope it helps you.
Love you. xxx
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