On cloud nine

ON CLOUD NINE - to be very happy 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QbIjxl3iG4

Bryan Adams - Cloud Number 9
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhO-4cCQSUU

Car crash.

Car crash to nie tylko wypadek samochodowy, ale i idiom.

Car crash - someting that fails completely or goes extremely badly.
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/car-crash

Car crash -something or someone that has suffered ruin or calamity
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/car+crash

Warto o tym pamiętać słuchając przeboju Moniki Brodki pod tytułem "Horses" 

I’m a car crash girl

There’s a fire in my breathless soul

No single tear

Beyond control

Why’s the night so long

Got no guru that will take me home

A lonely heart

From end to start ....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGprgxbqXoQ

Spring weather.

"IN THE SPRING, I HAVE COUNTED 136 DIFFERENT KINDS OF WEATHER INSIDE 24 HOURS"

                                             Mark TWAIN

Morel mushrooms.

Te piękne, wiosenne grzyby wyrosły niespodziewanie koło mojego domu.
 To smardze, grzyby jadalne, choć jeszcze tego nie sprawdziłam i na razie nie zamierzam. 
Ich angielska nazwa to przykład tak zwanych "false friends", czyli słów, które mają podobne brzmienie w obcym języku, jednak odmienne znaczenie. 
Smardz to po angielsku morel, a morela to apricot.

Morel mushrooms in my garden.

How to grow morel mushrooms.AT HOME 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTFugHA2WaI

How to clean and cook morel mushrooms.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxT4qa-byGI

How to pack your luggage.

Dobre rady przed zbliżajacymi się wakacjami.

 Jak spakować walizkę aby wszystko się zmieściło i nie pogniotło ? Trzeba skorzystać z doświadczeń wojskowych i zrolować ubrania. Ciekawy artykuł w Daily Mail i instrukcje w postaci obrazków.

Most people adopt the sit-on-the-suitcase approach to holiday packing - but that just leads to shirt-crease heartache and garments being unnecessarily left behind due to a lack of space.

Luckily, help is at hand in the form of a handy new infographic that reveals how to pack like a pro, from the crease-preventing military style roll to ways of reducing the volume of a big coat.

The advice should make the packing process a breeze, enable you to take all your favourite items - and mean you won't need to keep ringing your hotel's housekeeping department for an iron.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3553356/The-ultimate-packing-hacks-revealed-military-roll-help-prevent-pesky-creases-save-space.html#ixzz46czoSVgU 

The most dangerous selfie spot in the world.

Chęć zrobienia atrakcyjnego selfie pociągnęła za sobą wiele ofiar śmiertelnych na całym świecie. Fakt ten nie powstrzymuje jednak przed robieniem zdjęć nawet w najniebezpieczniejszych miejscach.
Oto przykład:

Is this the most dangerous selfie spot in the world? Tourists perch on 2,769ft high cliff in Brazil to get the perfect shot

• Pedra da Gavea, a mountain on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, has become popular for tourists and locals
• People have been visiting the site and posting photos of themselves posing dangerously near the edge of the cliff
• There are sometimes thousands of likes for the images on Instagram with tens of thousands sharing their version

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3546181/The-new-nail-biting-craze-Brazil-Hanging-edge-2-769-foot-cliff-face-perfect-shot.html#ixzz46N0sE9U3 

Holiday in Poland.

BREATHTAKING PICTURES OF POLAND.

http://centralainternetu.pl/te-widoki-zapieraja-dech-w-piersiach-lotnicza-podroz-po-polsce-2016/?r=2grup

Stork Story.

Stork Story                          

You know the stork brings babies,

But did you also know

He comes and gets the older folks

When it's their time to go?

Zooms right down and scoops them up,

Then flaps back out the door

And flies them to the factory where

They all were made before.

And there their skin is tightened up,

Their muscles all are toned,

Their wrinkles all are ironed out,

They're given brand-new bones. (.....) Read more http://dianesmit.blogspot.com/2012/02/stork-story.html

by Shel Silverstain, an American poet, composer and singer (1930-1999).

The 1050th Anniversary of the Baptism of Poland.

O obchodach 1050 rocznicy Chrztu Polski po angielsku:

• When the first Polish head of state Mieszko I was baptised in 966 it meant more than just one grown man becoming a Christian. It essentially meant that all of the subjects of his pagan society and his entire realm became Christian as well.   http://culture.pl/en/article/baptised-into-existence-the-1050th-anniversary-of-the-baptism-of-poland
• “Where there is baptism, there is hope” these words of the jubilee song, composed by Leopold Twardowski, will be the main theme of the celebrations of the 1050th Anniversary of Poland’s Baptism. The celebrations, organised under the honorary patronage of the President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda, will be held on 14-16 April 2016 in Poznan and Gniezno.http://www.londyn.msz.gov.pl/en/news/1050th_anniversary_of_poland_s_baptism
• Vatican City, 13 April 2016 – During the summary of today's catechesis in various languages, the Pope gave special greetings to Polish pilgrims, as in these days the Church in Poland celebrates the 1,050th anniversary of the baptism of the nation. Francis joined with the pastors and faithful to give thanks to the Lord for this historical event that over the centuries has shaped the faith, spirituality and culture of the country "in the community of peoples that Christ invited to participate in the mystery of His death and resurrection".http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2016/04/13/160413c.html
• A concert by the London Philharmonic Orchestra at London’s Royal Festival Hall featuring “Stabat Mater” by Polish composer Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937) on Saturday was the first event abroad marking the 1,050th anniversary of the Baptism of Poland and of Polish statehood.http://www.polska.pl/en/latest/anniversary-baptism-poland-marked-abroad/
• On the 1050th anniversary of the Baptism of Poland, the National Bank of Poland is issuing a collector's banknote with the face value of 20 zl. http://www.pope2016.com/en/faith/catholic-church-in-poland/966-baptism-of-poland/news,461980,narodowy-bank-polski-issued-a-collector-banknote.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gq5rzkd3n4g

The biggest mouse ears in the world

Mysie uszy widziane z kosmosu? Tak, to możliwe. Disney World uruchomił właśnie ogromną farmę solarną, na której 48 tysiecy paneli ułożono w ksztalcie mysiej głowy. Farma dostarczy energii elektrycznej do zasilenia tysiąca gospodarstw domowych.

Mouse ears you can see from space: Disney World launches 22-acre solar farm capable of powering 1,000 homes in the shape of Mickey's head

• Solar farm was officially unveiled today after five months of construction
• Disney are leasing their land to Duke Energy, which will run the farm and power the company's Orlando, Florida, resort in exchange
• 48,000 panels arranged in shape of Mickey's head will produce 5 mega watts of electricity, which is capable of powering 1,000 homes
• The 22-acre solar farm is big enough to be seen from space Disney claims 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3537142/Disney-launches-22-acre-solar-farm-capable-powering-1-000-homes-Orlando.html

Ten foods you didn't know could be frozen

Jeszcze nie tak dawno czytałam, że awokado i ziemniaków pod żadnym pozorem nie wolno wkładać do lodówki, a teraz coś na odwrót. Można nawet zamrażać! I gdzie tu prawda...

Ten foods you didn't know could be frozen: How avocados, coffee and eggs can last for six months (and taste as good as fresh)

• Avocados, cheese and even leftover coffee and wine can also be frozen
• Love Food Hate Waste campaign says most foods can be put in freezer 
• They should ideally be eaten within six months but can be used after that
• Food frozen for longer will just need slower cooking and added flavours 

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/food/article-3533951/The-foods-NEVER-knew-freeze.html#ixzz45c9EsttG

The Violet.

Down in a green and shady bed,   

   A modest violet grew,

Its stalk was bent, it hung its head,

   As if to hide from view.

And yet it was a lovely flower,

   Its colours bright and fair;

It might have graced a rosy bower,

   Instead of hiding there,(.......)

by Janet Taylor, a British poet (1783-1824)

Read more: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/182538

Titanic. The Exhibition.

Od 8 kwietnia do 9 października 2016 w Pałacu Kultury i Nauki w Warszawie obejrzeć można wystawę, na której znajdziecie 200 oryginalnych przedmiotów , które znajdowały się na Titaniku.

In the fatal early hours of April 15th 1912, the Titanic, the biggest ship ever built by man, sank in the freezing waters of the North Atlantic after colliding with an iceberg, claiming the lives of 1495 people. The whole world was stunned when the terrible news was heard.

100 years later, Titanic the Exhibition, comprising nearly 200 original objects from the Titanic and numerous life-size reproductions of the inside rooms, takes place in Palac Kultury i Nauki (PKIN), Warsaw, Poland.

Moving and suitable for all ages, the exhibition will submerge you in an unforgettable journey to the past by means of which you will get to know what the ephemeral life on board the ill-fated transatlantic was like; from its inception and construction through to the current state of the remains, lying nearly 4 kilometres down on the seabed.

Read more: http://www.titanic.eu/pages/la_exposicion

The sunniest cities in the world.

Dziś pogoda zmieniła się na gorszą. Jest ciemno,ponuro,chłodno, a jeszcze we wtorek mieliśmy prawdziwe lato. Są na świecie miejsca, gdzie słońce swieci przez 90 % dni w roku.
Ranked by the World Meteorological Organization, the sunniest places on Earth are concentrated heavily in the southwestern United States, northern and western Australia, South Africa, northern Africa and the Middle East. While many of these desert regions are sparsely inhabited, we sought out residents in some of the largest sunniest cities to find out how the cloudless blue skies affect attitudes and quality of life. 
Read more:
http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20160329-living-in-the-worlds-sunniest-cities
Na liście najbardziej słonecznych miast znajdziecie :
Phoenix, Arizona, United States: Darwin, Australia; Nizwa, Oman; Amman, Jordan,  Johannesburg, South Africa

Keep something under one's hat.

KEEP SOMETHING UNDER ONE'S HAT -TRZYMAĆ COŚ W TAJEMNICY

Do posłuchania :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNdkeeCAWf8

Salad cakes.

Z serii: " Czego to Japończycy nie wymyślą....". Tym razem wymyślili warzywne ciasteczka. Można jeść bez poczucia winy, a przy tym pięknie wyglądają.

Salad cakes are the latest health craze to come from Japan

They were created by food stylist, Misuki Moriyasu, and are very popular

They were so popular a 'salad cake' cafe is set to open this month

The salad cakes may look like cake, but they are made with vegetables 

Most contain little to no sugar and roots and peels to maximise benefits 

They offer a good alternative to pep up your usual midday meal 

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/food/article-3522268/Salad-cakes-latest-food-trend-Japan.html#ixzz44rj3azwP

Another One Drives a Duster.

Ostatnio wpadła mi w oko reklama samochodu Dacia Duster.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0Mq7mkZnJ0
Get in on the action ! 3.5 Million people worldwide now drive a Dacia and you could be one of them.
W spocie wykorzystano muzykę grupy Queen do utworu "Another One Bites the Dust" z 1980 r.                  

Steve walks warily down the street

With the brim pulled way down low

Ain't no sound but the sound of his feet

Machine guns ready to go

Are you ready? Hey are you ready for this?

Are you hanging on the edge of your seat?

Out of the doorway the bullets rip

To the sound of the beat

Another one bites the dust

Another one bites the dust

And another one gone, and another one gone

Another one bites the dust

Hey, I'm gonna get you too

Another one bites the dust

Read more: Queen - Another One Bites The Dust Lyrics | MetroLyrics 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzxMpXBBOU4