Music tag for fun and pleasure

So I say...

Thank you for the music, the songs I'm singing.

Thanks for all the joy they're bringing.

Who can live without it, I ask in all honesty.

What would life be?

Without a song or a dance what are we?

So, basically, yes, just to sum up ABBAs immortal lyrics, I love music. Almost all kinds of music with my special loves being classic, pop and rock. Doing this tag is something very exciting for me because it's like sharing something from my heart and soul and that is why I want to write a massive THANK YOU to the best and prettiest dentist in the world, little Miss Toothfairy. If you haven't seen her blog, then definitely visit it as soon as you finish reading mine.

So the rule of the tag is to complete a survey below, mention the title and the artist, mention the person who tagged me (check) and tag three other bloggers.

PERSONAL

Top 40s at the moment (I am just going to pick my 3 most favourite songs, not 40...): Quelqu'un m'a dit - Carla Bruni, Relax - Mika, Never coming home - Sting

3 songs that represent your feeling at the moment: Paris - Faith Hill, Rain - Madonna, Radio - The Corrs.

Songs that give you spirit when you are down: Ombra del gigante - Eros Ramazzotti, Don't stop me now - Queen, Irresistible - The Corrs, Welcome to wherever you are - Bon Jovi, Hey God - Bon Jovi, Catch you - Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Up! - Shania Twain, Let me entertain you - Robbie Williams, Smile - Charlie Chaplin, My oh my - Tina Turner, It's raining men - The weather girls.

SPONTANEOUS

you should be spontaneous, scroll slowly and make sure you read each entry, one by one before continuing to the next question

Wedding:

If my heart had wings - Faith Hill

Sexy!

J'taime moi non plus - Serge Gainsbourg / Jane Birkin

I hate my ex, he's a real jerk! (pardon my French, don't usually use words like this... and I don't actually hate anyone from my past...)

Eternity - Robbie Williams (long story, perhaps, will tell you some other time...)

R&B night:

Sexy - Black eyed peas

Diamond:

Kissing a fool - George Michael

Eccentric:

Filthy/Gorgeous - Scissor sisters

British:

Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen

Adorable:

Mockingbird song - Katie Melua

I would love to tag the following bloggers not only because they are absolutely unique, but also because these guys would create very special lists of songs, I am 100% sure: Dapper Kid (very classy classic writing style and great taste in everything), Miss Always Carried Away (beautiful marshmallow'y romantic darling) and Sofie (the sweetest girl who is very dear to me)

P.S. More tags tomorrow, so come and visit me again...

Love,

LittleRus

xxx

Photo: Numero Tokyo October 20009

Virtual dinner party invitation

Today I am hosting a virtual dinner party and you are all invited! But before anything else, I'd like to thank The Toothfairy who tagged me. She is such a witty beautiful adorable sweet girl who works as a dentist (so yes, she is VERY intelligent, so she does not only posses beauty but also brains) and writes a blog (where does she find time for everything God only knows...).

The question is: If you were going to allow us to spend a night at your home, we'd like to know the following:

1. What books are on your favourite shelf?
Actually, I don't have shelves yet, so my books are all over the floor at the moment. In nice neat piles, but on the floor. If I have to pick three, then the list would look like this:

“Lolita” by Vladimir Nabokov
“Alchemist” by Paolo Coelho
“A dog’s heart” by Mikhail Bulgakov

2. What DVD are on your favourite shelf?
Again, no shelves. Everything is in a box and away. I am not a kind of person who displays DVDs on a shelf. And even if I had shelves than I'd use them for the books, flowers and pretty things that please my eye, not videos/DVDs.
It's difficult to choose just three movies I'd watch over and over again, so I'll go with "Under the Tuscan Sun", "Family Stone" and "Because I said so".

3. What are your two favourite cook books?

Can I pick three? Please....

Michel Roux's Finest Desserts
New British Classic by Gary Rhodes
The Ultimate Recipe book by BBC Good Food magazine

4. Select 1-3 recipes you will cook for your special guests.

Starter: double baked cheese souffle with white grape sauce

Main: wild mushroom risotto

Dessert: white chocolate mousse cake

5. What drinks will be available?
Prosecco and still/sparkling water and then coffee.
I must confess, I don't really drink. I think it only happens a few times a year and if I do, then it's either prosecco, Kindzmarauli (gorgeous Georgian wine), port or cognac.

And I'd love to visit Sofie, Haute World, Anya, Sarah, OceanDreams and CoutureCarrie. I am accepting your invitations, darlings! Whenever you are ready. ;)

xxx

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20 things about me

I was tagged by beautiful Anna from The Style Diet who I adore to bits to tell you 20 things about me.

1. What is your favourite item of clothing?
I mentioned DVF dress once, so this time I am going to pick my dusty pink wool Alberta Ferretti dress. It’s incredibly cosy and I wear it a lot in autumn and winter.

2. What are your biggest obsessions?
I prefer to use “passions”. Fashion, shoes, lingerie, nutrition, dogs, fitness, cooking, travelling, art, books and music.
3. Who inspires you?
People who make their dreams come true and never stop believing.

4. Who is your favourite designer and why?
Bottega Veneta. It’s a perfect combination of timeless elegance, chic, colours, incredible craftsmanship and luxurious fabrics.

5. What is your favourite song ever?I can’t really pick up just one song… but if I have to then I’d go for “Smile”.

6. What is your favourite song right now?I am listening to my Bon Jovi CDs at the moment, so I am going to pick “Welcome to wherever you are” from “Have a nice day” album.

7. If you were a sweetie what would you be?

Pistachio or Praline Macaroon from Laduree or Pierre Hermé.

8. Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet - what words would you use to describe your rainbow?Happy halo

9. What are your favourite films?
"French Kiss", "Casanova", "Fracture", "City of Angels", "How to steal a million", "Under the Tuscan Sun"

10. Who is your favourite actor?Anthony Hopkins. He is incredible.

11. If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you be?Paris. No questions about that.

12. What are your 3 favourite smells?Coffee, Neroli, peony.

13. What are your 3 favourite tastes?Chocolate, watermelon, anything with cinnamon.

14. What is your most treasured possession?
My photo album as its a memory keeper and some photos are simply irreplaceable.

15. What did you always want to be/do when you grew up?Ballerina until the age of 8, vet until the age of 15, pianist until the age of 18. Then I went into accounting, but at the end became a nutritionist. Honestly.

16. If you were an ice-cream what flavour would you be?
Pistachio gelato.

17. If someone made a short film about your life, who would play you?Me of course! I am vain and a control-freak (think Monica from “Friends”) and would also love to be pampered on set just like any movie star and get loads of free designer clothes, shoes and bags and have even more sent to me later when the movie is out.

18. What would your perfect afternoon consist of?
A walk somewhere beautiful, now with Oscar, coffee in a cosy little café where we can sit outside, talk, feel warm air on our faces and inhale beautiful smells.

19. If you were a flower what would you be?Pink ranunculus.

20. Tell me one random thing... be it your favourite line from a song, scene from a movie or quote from a book.....or tell me about something that you love.“To re-create something in words is like being alive twice” from a book “Under the Tuscan sun” by Frances Myers

In my turn, I'd like to tag the following blogs:

Couture Millinery Atelier
Extra Dressing on. the. side.
Ocean Dreams
With Love...
Couture Carrie
Always Carried Away
Plush Palate

Love,

LittleRus
xxx