Buttercupchappati Chronicles

because it is perfect

“Neighbors bring food with death and flowers with sickness and little things in between. Boo was our neighbor. He gave us two soap dolls, a broken watch and chain, a pair of good-luck pennies, and our lives. But neighbors give in return. We never put back into the tree what we took out of it: we had given him nothing, and it made me sad.”

To Kill A Mockingbird
Harper Lee

Possibly my favourite book (and movie), ever. It was the first time a movie - I saw it before I read the book - changed me.
What a wonderful thing.

And

It is the most perfect book to movie marriage - ever.
And if anyone dares to try a remake, there may be bloodshed.
Gregory Peck is forever Atticus Finch.
Amen.

 

What this has to do with monday morning, I have no idea.

Coraline

I went to see the new movie of Coraline on the weekend. There aren't enough different ways to say fabulous for me to describe it. I had already read and loved the book by Neil Gaiman, I have loved his writing for ages. And being a goth-girl at heart, have adored The Nightmare Before Christmas since it was first released. The boys used to watch it over and over when they were little, which may explain some things now...

Anyway back to Coraline, I loved everything about the whole movie. The animation is great, the colours are delicious and the score is wonderous and, and, and, just go!

Without giving too much away, some favourite things:
the dog bats - awesome
the mouse circus - nearly peed my pants with excitement, so cool
the popcorn "machine" - I so want one
the button drawer in the title sequence at the start,
watch out for it!
the gravy train, you'll see
the snapdragons, wish they were real
Venus rising from the ocean, more beautiful than the original, what can I say!

It is a delight from start to finish and don't let anyone talk you out of it for any reason.

In love

With a funny little movie - "Music & Lyrics", Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore.

PRS and I went to see this at the movies (real movies, with popcorn and no talking or hitting the pause button for a pee break), and both really enjoyed it.

I tell you now I am not going to give a "brief plot synopsis", go and see it for yourself.

Anyway, when it came out on DVD I picked it up. Quite apart from the fact that I am a movie junkie, I will watch them on my computer when making jewelry or books.

I haven't stopped watching it since, and it doesn't stale.

It's funny this little crush we get on movies, or music (it used to be albums didn't it. You played it and played it until it almost made you crazy. And then you might even have played the B side!)

My last movie crush was Elizabethtown, still a firm favourite, and high on the replay list, along with the extended version of The Lord of The Rings.

So while I was in my jewelry sweat shop (my back room at home, looking out at the trees and Mount Macedon) I watched and laughed and sang along while making some truly gorgeous (yes!) things for the shop. Watch this space, I will be launching my on-line jewelry store soooooooon....

Ain't love grand.

When the movie stopped I listened again to some CD's I was given by a friend who works with me. I now have a major crush on these too, and haven't stopped blessing her since she gifted me.

I don't usually go for much channelled information, can't really say why. But this must have been the right thing at the right time and I encourage you all (in a non-evengelical kind of way of course) to stop by the website, or buy a book or cd and give this a try.

Esther, Jerry and Abraham

I've never met Esther and Jerry, but I have a crush on them too! They have been bringing in the words of Abraham, a non-physical entity, for many years now, and what he?she?it? has to say makes sense.
It has given me a huge lift in how I approach everything. Oh no, you are thinking, she has been drinking the cordial. No no, not at all. This stuff pings with me because it is sensible, it makes sense not to make yourself crazy. So go and have a look. You may be surprised, I was.