This came first, a starfish still life; to touch and smell and feel…
I snapped a pic and then there was this, still and silent and safe for all time…
Getting back to the essence of Enchanted Seashells with, well…what do you think?
Seashells and starfish and pearls…of course!
And a Lovesong for all of you (and my tugboat man) from Adele
and the original from the Cure, old school style. Which version do you prefer?
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Enchanted Seashells by Princess Rosebud 
Love Adele’s voice, but have to vote Cure. xxx
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There’s something eerily wistfully sad and lonely about the original, I agree. Adele is a bit more upbeat, less raw. Thank your for stopping by, I know how busy you are!
On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 1:47 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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I love the picture.Wish I lived near the sea.sigh….
I didn’t realize Adele had done this cover. Love both….can’t decide…….but think my vote goes to the original.X
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Hey cool, that’s two so far for the original! The Cure rules! How’s weather over there?
On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 1:56 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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Was getting quite springified but now the rain is chucking it down. C’est la Vie.
Thanks for the tunes. 🙂
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I don’t know why I haven’t been getting your posts, but I’m catching up now and just saw the lovely springtime pix!
On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 2:00 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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Adele. 🙂
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So far, everyone’s chosen the Cure, you are the first Adele! I love both!
On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 4:48 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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Team Cure here, but I don’t hate the Adele version.
I love the starfish picture!
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Yay for the Cure! Love Adele too. How ya doing?
On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 5:14 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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I’m just an old school kind of guy. I do like both versions, but it’s rare I’ll ever pick a remake over an original.
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The Cure is awesome.
On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 6:43 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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I love it!! And I like both songs. Different feelings.
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Exactly! I’m glad you weighed in on this most serious dilemma of our time!
On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 6:46 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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Growing up, I had the biggest crush on Robert Smith. His voice turns my heart to melted butter.
Though as a fan of The Cure, I love that Adele has helped bring back one of their most wistful songs. She puts a nice spin on it, but my vote is unequivably with The Cure.
“Blurry” by Puddle of Mudd is a great song too… “There’s oceans in between us, but that’s not very far…”
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I do agree, and I’m going to listen to that Blurry song right now. Thanks!
On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 7:16 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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PS How’s your dog? Everything OK?
On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 7:16 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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I didn’t know the name of the song but I’ve heard it before, it’s a great song
On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 7:16 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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I’m glad you liked it Shelly! I hadn’t thought of it in a while, but thinking about “Lovesong”, it popped into my mind with your husband out.
Spot had a really good week, thank you so much for asking. She was able to get her second chemo round yesterday, and still seems happy and spunky. I continue to hope for the best!
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Give her some love from me.:)
On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 8:14 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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I sure will 🙂
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Hi, thanks for dropping by my blog and liking one of my posts. I appreciate it!
Bex
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Love them both ~ think it would depend on my mood for which I prefer at the time. Grew up with the Cure’s version, but Adele’s speaks to my heart!
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I so agree. They are different but both good!
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Adele is “not available in my country” [sigh] but I still vote for her. 🙂
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what does that mean? i never heard that!
On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 7:57 AM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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Up here in Canada, sometimes when you want to watch something on Youtube, you get this message. Not sure why. It’s not like we are on the other side of the universe. Like Canada and the U.S. are right beside each other. I don’t know. That’s just the way it is, I guess. It’s not Adele per se, just that video.
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Well, that’s not very neighborly!
On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 8:45 AM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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I prefer Cure’s version…but maybe that’s because I have been sick….what have I missed???A lot , probably.
I know you miss Captain Tug; I hope the days pass faster for you.
(You ahve no idea how amused I am.”Capt.Tug” was a fellow in a false beard who hosted a local kiddie cartoon show after school in Washington, DC when I was a kid…nothing like YOUR Capt.Tug!)
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Your capt tug sounds kinda pervy, what exactly is HE tugging ha ha! I wondered where you were, sick, huh? Are you OK now?
On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 9:23 AM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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Stomach virus via Granddaughter #2.
Broken washer X 1 week+stomach flu=20 loads of laundry; enough to take me back off my feet!
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Couldn’t you have sent hubs off to a laundromat? Poor you!
On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 6:03 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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Had things gotten dire enough,I would have. It feels good to get things clean;it is therapy!
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So true! Cleaning is therapy. Just like shopping!
On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 6:58 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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You have a nice weekend and Happy Women’s Day
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Thank you! I’m getting ready for my son/DIL coming to visit. Lots of baking and cooking!
On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 9:33 AM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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I love your starfish still life decoration..very pretty!
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Coming from a style diva like you, that’s high praise, and thank you!
On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 11:45 AM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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I’m voting for the Cure, but I do love Adele. I watched her on Saturday Night Live YEARS ago and told my husband how awesome she was. Love the shells. I also hoard them. I have two giant clumps of oyster shells that I dragged home from the Gulf. And shells. Lot’s of shells. And sand dollars. And sea beans. And shark teeth. Honestly. I do. I love the sea and water. If I can’t live near the water, I can’t stand it.
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I totally agree with you.I see seashells everywhere around here! And once hubs brought back sand from a Russian beach where he was working, I put it in a glass jar and labeled just like you did! And I still have sand from hawaii where we went before we were married. No wonder I like you!
On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 1:33 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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Both versions are great. Adele is awesome!!!!!! Love the photo 🙂
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Thank you! Glad to have you back. I missed you!
On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 5:16 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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I was still stalking and reading my faves. Life is busy, but so is everyone else’s. 🙂
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The starfish looks like it’s waving at me! “Look here! Look here!”
I’m not a big fan of The Cure or Adele, although both have a couple of songs that I like.
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Starfish always look happy this one was saying, Hi Russel, how ya been?
On Sat, Mar 9, 2013 at 9:28 AM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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Adele rocks, but The Cure’s original version gets my voice!
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Me too, it brings ya back, doesnt it?
On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 4:04 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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Oops, I meant gets my vote! I sort of doubt The Cure would want my voice, haha.
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I thought that was a very lovely Freudian slip!!!
On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 4:05 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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It’s so beautiful…makes me wish I had a set of starfish and seashells! xoxo
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You would be able to take much better pix!!! BTW, thank you for all your visits today!! I really appreciate it. I always think I’m going to stop blogging ‘cos I’ve been doing it since June and haven’t been courted by any producers or publishers, but then I’d miss my sweet cyberfriends!
On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 9:10 AM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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