Welcome to The Chic Assignment Check-in for March.
Chic Assignment no. 1 Chopin Nocturne in C sharp Minor
This month we listened to Chopin Nocturne in C sharp minor and I recommended this video by Yueun Kim. I was amazed to connect with her this month in the comment section. This beautiful and sublime piece has gotten me though many stressful moments this month.
Chic Assignment no. 2 William Butler Yeats
In today's video I read two poems by W.B. Yeats. I also read from his biography on Encyclopedia Brittanica.
The Sorrow of Love
W. B. Yeats - 1865-1939
The quarrel of the sparrows in the eaves,
The full round moon and the star-laden sky,
And the loud song of the ever-singing leaves,
Had hid away earth's old and weary cry.
And then you came with those red mournful lips,
And with you came the whole of the world's tears,
And all the sorrows of her labouring ships,
And all the burden of her myriad years.
And now the sparrows warring in the eaves,
The curd-pale moon, the white stars in the sky,
And the loud chaunting of the unquiet leaves
Are shaken with earth's old and weary cry.
When You Are Old
W. B. Yeats - 1865-1939
When you are old and grey and full of sleep,
And nodding by the fire, take down this book,
And slowly read, and dream of the soft look
Your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep;
How many loved your moments of glad grace,
And loved your beauty with love false or true,
But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you,
And loved the sorrows of your changing face;
And bending down beside the glowing bars,
Murmur, a little sadly, how Love fled
And paced upon the mountains overhead
And hid his face amid a crowd of stars.
Chic Assignment no. 3 Enjoy your Food
I did a video earlier in the month on the disturbing trend I notice in "What I Eat in a Day" videos on YouTube. It seems that the only purpose for eating in the majority of these videos is to eat to get skinny, with little to no enjoyment of the actual food itself. I like to encourage people to enjoy their meals with a healthy attitude, like we did in Madame Chic's home.
Chic Assignment no. 4 Get your wardrobe ready for spring
Our Southern Hemisphere friends will be preparing for the fall, but either way, we are to prepare our wardrobes for the change in season. I shared my ten-item wardrobe end-of-season check-in with you this month where I shared my thoughts on my past wardrobe and also pieces that are to come for spring. It's a great idea to get intentional about your wardrobe because every year you draw closer and closer to your true style.
Here are some of the new pieces I show in today's video:
New jumpsuit for spring
blue dress for spring
More gingham ideas from Draper James
Gingham tee from Loft (similar)
(My gingham tee is from Loft but sold out)
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Hello Jennifer,
ReplyDeleteI really love the Yeats poem you selected: "When You Are Old". I will share it with my mother for her birthday next month. She has been a truly beautiful woman right up until she was 70 years old!
Thank you,
~Alexandra
Listening to this music and hearing the Yeats' poem is an oasis in this crazy month. I really enjoyed hearing about his life. He certainly understood about unrequited love.😊 I happened to watch an old Samantha Brown Places to Love where she goes to Northern Ireland. She met with a Yeats' expert, and it was really interesting to see the places that inspired his poetry. It's available online on her website and pbs.
ReplyDeleteI just discovered your blog. Looking forward to reading your posts on living a refined and simple, but elegant lifestyle.
ReplyDeleteTammy (Swanky Salvage Living)