The beauty of flowers, friendship and a lion

A very beautiful friend gave me some flowers yesterday. They are deep red (t-cat's favourite colour, red is for fire, danger, passion and love)and the flowers were still unopened buds when she gave them to me.
"Take them home" she said, "And they will open up, bloom and prosper like our friendship has. They will be beautiful"
She is right, today they are coming into full bloom, they are indeed beautiul, inspiring and welcoming, just like our friendship.

Someone else thinks the flowers are beautiful too. My magnificent lion.
He was captivated by them the minute I arrived home with them...Life is beautiful sometimes
t-cat x

Pizza shop ceiling, Volterra, Tuscany

Pizza shop ceiling, Volterra, Tuscany
Originally uploaded by t-cat1

The ceiling of a Pizzeria in Volterra, Tuscany. Eating a simple Pizza under such breath taking frescoes makes life beautiful indeed.
Buon Appetito !

Easter Bunny was generous this year. He even came to my sweet little leopard and my big, beautiful lion

t-catx

Symphony of Church Bells

It was so quiet this morning in FFM, you could hear a pin drop. It is good Friday, and a silence, a stillness blanketed our city, a silence of respect.

And then the Church bells began their symphony, ringing out in harmony, together over our city. As beautiful a sound as any of the world's great Opera's, the bells pealed out an orchestral masterpiece, a virtuoso of the bellringers in their towers. Then one catherdral would complete a solo, then the harmony again, then another solo. (If you are fortunate enough, sometimes you can catch the cathedrals rehearsing this spectacular at various times of the year, in preparation for Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Christmas eve)I opened every window of my apartment, begging the bells to enter my home.

For half an hour this beautiful symphony played to the Citizens of FFM, and then, as if on cue, the citizens burst out into the sunlight. Now there are people walking along the river bank, with their husbans, wives, children, lovers, their dogs and with their own thoughts.

Wishing you a peaceful good friday

life is beautiful sometimes

t-cat x

Bella's Bambino

Felicita e gioia; a baby is born

You may remember meeting Bella in a previous post about the train journeys, where I described a wonderful journey between Brescia and FFM, which she enjoyed while heavily pregnant. Well, she has had her baby; a beautiful, beautiful boy.

I met him today, finally after a 9 month journey which Bella so graciously allowed me and other friends to be a part of. He is truly beautiful and he looks so like his father.
Welcome to the world, beautiful boy; Benvenuto nel mondo ragazzo bello
Tanti Auguri Bella e il tuo marito
Life is beautiful sometimes; it certainly is today – Che Bello!
t-catx

The madness of spring

Spring fever is not a myth. I can vouch for it because I am really suffering from it right now. Truly, madly and deeply; (even scientists and doctors have confirmed it is a very real syndrome by the way, its not just t-cat making excuses for my normal eccentricities and follies)

Spring fever is a kind of craziness; a madness that gets into your soul after a long winter. Finally one gets a little bit of exposure to sunlight (and maybe a few daffodil particles) and it sends the mind and body nutty; sobriety and common sense give way to lunacy and fanciful ideas. Life’s too short to always be logistical and sensible anyway, don’t you think?

I have the occasional slight headache, (more irritating than painful), a little bit of dizziness and a lot of hyperactivity. It is like being punch drunk and feeling merry and off beat. Add in crazy bursts of energy where you just want to hang from the rafters and swing from the chandeliers (I hope our landlord is not reading this), an added friskiness and there you have spring fever!

How long will it last I wonder?????? Do I have to wait until summer's arrival to be tranquilized, or will I calm down again before June? I will keep you posted

t-cat x

From Russia with Love...Babushka with cats

What does an Amore bring a t-cat home from a week long expedition to Moscow?

Babushka of course; a glorious set of five dressed in Russian red with angelic faces of beautiful rosy cheeks, large blue eyes and russet hair. The beauties are accompanied by the most gorgeous cats ….except for the last babushka, which has a little mouse………………..прекрасный (beautiful)

a very happy t-cat x