It's not that a girl can dream...

...it's that a girl SHOULD dream! And about that, my friends, I tell you, for the good and for the bad, I am an expert.

I've shared Christmas spirit a few times throughout this blog and I've been lucky enough to live some beautiful experiences myself, like the most beautiful Winter ever (in the snowy Milano) and a kind of Christmas dream when in Wien at the Christmas Market (here) drinking mulled wine et al, as well as last year's travel to Germany for more Winter Wonderland beauty (here & here).

So, now, this post, in nothing but a kind of an (massive) ode to my favorite time of the year we're slowly again entering to (photo credits unknown, unfortunately).

"Dashing through the snow..."

G Porter addiction

All I have to say, is that I've been listening to his albums all day, everyday. It's been awhile since "something" addicted me this much.

Gregory Porter - Illusion

Temporada de Patos*

Un pato - Natalie Lafourcade

*Do filme "Temporada de Patos".

My kind of blue(s) at Côte D'Azur

Looking at you on the water, alone, at dusk, on that very last day, filled me with great joy!

Kind of Blue - Miles Davis

 

Easy living

This sunset shared with incredible people will be kept in my mind and heart forever as one of the best moments of my life. Good people, good conversations and good music will always amaze me.

As for the rest, I think I could go on and on and on on how lucky I know I am with my life!...

"And, in the end of the day, your feet should be dirty, your hair messy and your eyes sparkling"

Photos by Andreas

Don't get too cheesy

Duke Ellington & John Coltrane - In a Sentimental Mood

Resquícios da noite

Aos meus caros e bons velhos amigos... músicos.

Dave Brubeck - Take Five

Un Amour de Jeunesse

This is not just "another french movie" to add to my list... This is in fact a french movie too good to be true.

If someone had told me about this movie, its story specially, I wouldn't probably believe. Me, myself, even think I'm silly for the "been there, done that" feeling felt throughout the movie... The love, the architecture, the music - "Gracias A La Vida" song -, the photography - and the very good photography of the movie - and, as this wasn't all good, hurtful and beautiful enough, there's the time. Of course.

"The rest, of course, is open to interpretation."

Un Amour de Jeunesse

ai funesta primavera quem me dera, quem nos dera ter morrido nesse dia

Amália Rodrigues - Primavera

 

Todo o amor que nos
prendera
como se fora de cera
se quebrava e desfazia
ai funesta primavera
quem me dera, quem nos dera
ter morrido nesse dia

E condenaram-me a tanto
viver comigo meu pranto
viver, viver e sem ti
vivendo sem no entanto
eu me esquecer desse encanto
que nesse dia perdi

Pão duro da solidão
é somente o que nos dão
o que nos dão a comer
que importa que o coração
diga que sim ou que não
se continua a viver

Todo o amor que nos
prendera
se quebrara e desfizera
em pavor se convertia
ninguém fale em primavera
quem me dera, quem nos dera
ter morrido nesse dia

David Mourão-Ferreira

Lover, you should've come over

[Because] Sometimes a man must awake to find he [really] has no one

Jamie Cullum - Lover, you should have come over

Pela janela...

Entra-me tudo pela janela: o Sol, a luz, o mar, o ar quente/fresco dos dias de Março e até o Coltrane.

Tudo junto, torna difícil a vontade de sair de casa, apesar de saber que lá fora se está igualmente bem. Tudo junto, é o que faz estes raros momentos tão preciosos e demasiado bons para serem verdade.

My Favorite Things - John Coltrane

When the BELL rings

Life has been good to me and I've been good dealing with life, that is.

Freedom - Django Unchained

Cabo Mondego.

And all that jazz!

Wine, italian lunch and all that jazz!

Sing Sing Sing - Benny Goodman

 

Smooth FM

Either on car, train (with mp3) or at home when I'm off, tunned on their website, turning on SMOOTH FM usually means I'll be calm, relaxed, getting inspired for the next moments... And guess what, usually my favorite and most needed moments too!

This radio is pure bliss!

É que os desafinados também têm coração

João Gilberto - Desafinado

 

A room with a view

Northern lights - Sara Gazarek

 

Sunday night mood...

Embrace the current season of your life.

Gabrielle Muir

Honestly, the quote above seems a joke right now, as I am having one of those moments dreaming about my future (!), but I trully "embrace" its veracity.

Nonetheless, at the same time, I'm also feeling awkward realizing how everything, everything little moment of my life, especially my last 2 years, seem so far away and long ago... I remember this post btw. On my "everything's new" series, the old feels strange.

John Butler Trio - Inspiration

Source: Sorakeem

Nostalgia in Times Square

This post from Ann Street Studio (told you already how big fan of their work I am) gave me such good vibes of my favorite musical genre: jazz! Looking through those pictures I could find myself lost somewhere I've never been, in the old and underground NY with all the jazzy corners!... Oh my!

Mingus Big Band - Nostalgia in Times Square

Yeah, I was hanging out in Times Square, reminiscing to the rhythm of the city. Walking up and down Broadway, checking out all them fine babes. Dancers on their way to class. Birdland, the jazz corner of the world! Yea, I played with Mingus at Birdland one night. I said, Charles, can I play one with you? He said yeah, come on, man. As long as the union don't bust us. Well, no sooner said than done, Mingus counted off Charlie Parker's "Coco", fast as he could play it. And man, that was fast.Well, I got off two choruses without getting too bruised. And then when the set was over James Hoodie came over and gave me a big hug, and said, man, you made it! Made me feel real warm. Gave me the courage to keep on keeping on, Jack. Yeah! Well, I sure felt good that night.

 

Photos: Ann Street Studio