You Are My Sunshine

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Your Are My Sunshine, a song that always gives me a warm and fuzzy feeling, once you even just see the chorus lyrics you will no doubt have this tune playing in your head for the rest of the day. Until I finally saw the full lyrics of this song I had never realised it was really a very sad song...I had always just known the chorus. Here is but only one version of this songs lyrics but I am sure there are a few different versions, one of which has been declared as one of the state songs for the state of Louisiana...

                                                      The other night, dear, as I lay sleeping
                                                      I dreamed I held you in my arms
                                                      When I awoke, dear, I was mistaken
                                                      So I hung my head and cried


                                                      You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
                                                      You make me happy when skies are grey
                                                      You'll never know, dear, how much I love you
                                                      Please don't take my sunshine away


                                                      I'll always love you and make you happy
                                                      If you will only say the same
                                                      But if you leave me to love another
                                                      You'll regret it all someday


                                                      You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
                                                      You make me happy when skies are grey
                                                      You'll never know, dear, how much I love you
                                                      Please don't take my sunshine away

I'm sure you now will have this playing in your head for the rest of the day.

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Winter Break

Early rain / afternoon sunshine 16ºC

Having taken a week off from work for the kid's school Winter break I've secretly enjoyed the five days I've spent with them, no complaints, no tantrums, with Katy Perry's Firework constantly sung into my ear (both of them are currently obsessed with this song). 

We've taken in a movie, strolled through the museum, they went swimming with a friend while I sat by the pool, happily finishing off the last few pages of the last book in the Girl With A Dragon Tattoo trilogy (which I highly recommend by the way) for four hours. Then to top it off I sat at the ice skating rink for another four hours in near freezing temperatures, thankfully not on the same day, while they skated their way to sore feet and cold noses. 

Along the way we had a fish and chips lunch in the car on a rain and wind swept day by the beachside, sat at a local cafe, Teascapes, amongst movie star posters and images to indulge our tastebuds, with lots of homemade sandwiches in between all of that. All in all I think all three of us had a funfilled few days. Back to work next week while they have another week to while away before the next school term resumes. *Sigh* think these will be the days we will smile back on.

 Lunch at Teascapes Cafe.

Framed image of Marilyn Munroe at the Teascapes Cafe,
one amongst walls full of others.

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