
Image: Su Leslie
Today I’m taking inspiration again from Tracy (at Reflections of an Untidy Mind), and am bringing you some music with my regular Friday Flowers.
This cover of the Cranberries Dreams was recorded last year “to raise funds and awareness for Safe Ireland, an organisation that provides support for women and children who are experiencing domestic violence and abuse.”
Gorgeous, Su ! Now I know why Ireland has won Eurovision so often: everyone can sing ! 🙂
(Slightly taken aback by the short-haired blonde with the eyeliner: where did that come from ? – answer, the ’70s, I believe.)
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Aren’t they wonderful! And yes, the eyeliner look seems to have made a huge comeback.
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Oh. How awful !
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I rather like it! Twas I time I could totally rock the look. Now, not so much 🤣
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Spellbound by that, Su. Thank you! Have a good weekend 🙂 🙂
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I’m glad you enjoyed it Jo. I love the song, and this cover is really special. Hope your weekend has been good.
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A 20% increase in domestic violence in Ireland since covid is staggering. I was thinking about the potential for an increase in family violence as a result of the combined impact of Australia’s bushfires, Covid and floods. The resilience well is dry, Su. Thank you for sharing the music and the info. It reminded me of the importance of donating. My TL makes a regular donation each pay to Lifeline but we can do more.
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It is horrendous, isn’t it? I know that Women’s Refuge here has been a bit overwhelmed since Covid — and that’s saying something in a country that has a terrible record in relation to family violence.
I used to be involved with a sculpture exhibition that was a biennial fund-raiser for Women’s Refuge, so I know how much amazing work they do on a tiny budget.
But of course, the most difficult thing is to actually leave an abusive relationship, when part of the abuse is almost always the total undermining of a woman’s self-esteem and self-belief.
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Terrible.
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This is gorgeous and breath-taking. Well done, all.
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Impressive cover for an extremely important subject.
Thank you for sharing.
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Thanks Del.
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Beautiful flower photo. The details is stunning. Thanks for the video, too. I haven’t heard that song in years. Seems like I should do something about that.
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🙂
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Great shot, Su! I like the way you single out one flower and left the others as a blurry background.
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Isn’t that lovely Su, that white bloom amongst all those little sunbursts.
Leslie
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What a lovely recording! Thanks for sharing that, I don’t think I knew the Cranberries version, but this is so beautiful. Abuse in a relationship can take so many forms and not only hard to recognise, but also hard to escape. More needs to be done for men and women who suffer from abuse, everywhere. I cannot begin to imagine what it has been like for so many stuck at home during the pandemic and lockdowns with no respite. And your photo of the budding chrysanthemums is a delight too.
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Thanks Jude. I know that here, both the Police and women’s refuges have reported an increase in family violence over the last year. I have a friend who recently celebrated the 18th anniversary of her escape from a violent relationship, and said that it took seven attempts to finally get away for good.
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Educate, always educate to change attitudes from one generation to the next; from my time in Ireland I only recognise two of the singers, Caroline Corr and Allie Sherlock, but there are so many who have talent and attraction to music. Thanks for sharing.
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The flower is lovely but the song just wonderful….almost tearing up x
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Thanks Brian. I understand that; it still affects me that way and I’ve been listening to it for months.
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What beautiful flowers and the song…wow!!!
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