Plaisir D'Amour

I have a new favorite song....again! Plaisir D'Amour by Jean Paul Égide Martini! This splendid melody has been etched into my very soul and there it will remain forever. I know I must have heard the melody at different times throughout my life, because it is a beloved French song, and I believe it is fairly well-known. For me, the song has only just been recognized as of a few nights ago when I was watching, of all movies, We're No Angels. This is a Christmas comedy with none other than Humphrey Bogart (Maltese Falcon) as a star, along with Peter Ustinov and Aldo Ray. In the very beginning of this delightful old treasure, I discovered my golden nugget! Plaisir D'Amour plays in the background as the opening scene begins. As the camera pulls back we see that some common man, driving a donkey cart, plays his instrument and sings a different lyric to Jean Martini's melody. Ma France C'iest Bien Aimee is the title for the song this man sings on the movie's soundtrack. I searched in vain for this title until I stumbled upon the name Jean Paul Égide Martini. Then I found my song! My search didn't stop there though. Next I had to find the perfect voice, my favorite rendition. I discovered my favorite female voice for this song rather quickly to my immense delight. Unfortunately, time and time and again I could not accept the versions I heard from male voices. None quite met up to my expectations or personal preference (how I heard the song sung in my mind) until I decided to turn to Wikipedia. There I found a list of recordings and the name Tino Rossi! He's my man! The instrumentation is not the best I've heard for this beautiful melody, I know, but the voice makes it the best, My Favorite! 
Below are the links. First: exquisite Tino Rossi's version Second: Kathleen Battle's version.
Tino Rossi~Plaisir D'Amour
Kathleen Battle~Plaisir D'Amour

Our horse, Lady, finally had her foal; a Stallion! He will belong to my cowboy friend and he is taking submissions for names. I need to put some thought into the matter!

 Any suggestions?

Wow! Girls need to see this! When men say they don't like makeup, do they Really mean it? I agree with what she says in her video. It is all about looking natural and accentuating what ya' Got!

My sister and I are training our Three year old old mare, Summer Rain. I am riding Rain (right), while Bekah rides Rain's mother, Friska (left), and Pixie trails along to the side. There has been No bucking or rearing, and really no problems at all! Rain only needs to learn how to neck rein now!!

Rain is doing splendid so far!

What a beautiful version of my new favorite classical song; Schubert's Serenade!! I absolutely love this song! I also love Nana Mouskari and I think she does a beautiful job singing this song.

Colonial Fantasy

This is a gown made by my sister and best friend. She has her own blog (http://stitchedintime.blogspot.com/) that shows off her wonderful creations, which I love to model! I Love to model. Period! It is always fun to have an excuse to play dress up, even though I don't need one. :)

Nini's First!

It's official. I have my own blog! It will take a while for me to set it all up the way I want it, but I am Excited!