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Happy Monday - and here is todays PIC OF THE DAY

Hope it makes you smile as much as it does us !

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Happy Friday and welcome to the end of the week - we wish you all a wonderful weekend and look forward to have you join us next week.  Enjoy this lovely smile

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What if Charlie..........

One of my most favourite Characters that Damian has played is Charlie Crews in the great TV Show Life....  I discovered Life after I had watched homeland - Before Homeland I have to admit I didn't really know anything that Damian had been in - after Homeland I googled Damian just to see what else he had been in, and came across this LIFE - so I got my husband on the case to find it so we could  watch it as soon as Homeland season 2 had finished.  Taking in mind I was used to Nicholas Brody, a character who even at the end of season two we still were not sure where we were with him!! Did he didn't he? I had spent weeks getting to know this wonderful character who was scary, dangerous and also ever so sexy! and I had to get a new fix and boy did 

Life - when we hear the word life what does it make us think? Life as we know it? a new life? or a Life sentence.... Life is about exactly that - Charlie Crews is sentenced to life in prison only to be found not guilty and be given his life back to live - But What if Charlie was not found guilty at all?  What if he had not been put in prison wrongly accused of murder and he just carried on as a LA cop?

Well for one he would not have been Detective Crews, and if he was it would have taken him a while to be made up to that level, he would not have split from his wife Jennifer, maybe he would even have a family of his own, he would still be a part bar owner with his friend who was murdered, and of course he would not have got to work with Dani Rees.  I loved the series life, I loved the character that Damian played, he was kind, caring and loyal I think everyone needs a Charlie Crews in their life!

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Happy Wednesday! 

Keep smiling..... well its hard not to when u look at this face!!!

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Good Morning and a Happy Monday Morning!!!

What better way to brighten a Monday - enjoy all you wonderful fans xxxx

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And what better way to finish off the week than with a Damian Lewis Special picture
Wish you all a wonderful weekend and see you next week xx

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Did you get it????

The answer to Wednesday quiz is

Pillars of the Community a stage performance in 2005 at the National Theatre.

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below is a review from the Guardian 

Wednesday 2 November 2005 

Although written in 1877, Ibsen's play has the shock of the new. That is partly because, aside from an RSC revival 28 years ago, it has had startlingly few recent productions. But it's also because Ibsen's assault on the capitalist ethic and the mendacity of power still seems as potent as ever.
Ibsen's hero, Karsten Bernick, is a thriving shipbuilder in a small Norwegian town. But his whole life and career is built on a network of lies. Fifteen years before the play's action, he allowed his wife's brother, Johan, to take the rap for a sexual and financial scandal.
He also jilted the formidable Lona Hassel to make a loveless marriage with her half-sister. When Johan and Lona return from America, he is threatened with the exposure of his life-lies; and even his plan to make a killing from a new railway is revealed to be based on corrupt insider dealing.

What Ibsen shows us is Bernick's eventual moral awakening; but he does so with his unique mix of irony and ingenuity. "Destroy me and you destroy the town's future," cries Bernick at one point, thus proving that civic patriotism is the last resort of the scoundrel.
But Ibsen shows the noose tightening round Bernick's neck with diabolical skill. At one point Ibsen's hero hopes to despatch his unwanted brother-in-law on a rotten vessel little realising that the floating coffin contains unforeseen human cargo.
But the virtue of Marianne Elliott's stupendous Lyttelton production, and of Samuel Adamson's new version, is that they add to the intensity of Ibsen's irony. As Bernick finally lines up alongside the other civic worthies, I was reminded of Festen in which unpalatable truths are only revealed under extreme pressure. Even Bernick's confession of his sins becomes a double-edged affair in which he ensures he retains effective control of the town's financial future. Elliott also grasps Ibsen's peculiar blend of naturalism and symbolism. Rae Smith's design begins with a realistic image of women busily sewing in a sunlit garden room. But, with each successive scene, the set is stripped bare in accordance with the gradual exposure of Bernick's conscience. By the end we are left with the spotlit image of Lona Hassel and the thunderous sound of a train symbolising the advance of industrial capitalism.
Damian Lewis captures perfectly Bernick's blend of bravado and cowardice: even the way he checks behind every door before confronting Johan reveals his essential furtiveness. Lesley Manville also plays Lona superbly as a mixture of feminist free spirit and Bernick's hidden conscience. And there is prime support from Brid Brennan as his self-sacrificing sister who gave up life for teaching, from Joseph Millson as the angry Johan and from Michael Thomas as a pontificating teacher. But the real joy lies in seeing a virtually unknown Ibsen work rescued from the shadows and shown to be a resonant play for today.

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A Smile to warm your Friday

Wishing you all a wonderful peaceful weekend - See u all next week.

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Here is a smile to make your Wednesday!

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Damian being interviewed by Jimmy Fallon US.

Its Quiz Time

Now for something a little bit different - every week we do a film or TV show that Damian has been in but NOW for a little change - Todays is NOT a film or a TV show but a Theatrical performance.
Good Luck and as usual if you need a helping hand check out
www.damian-lewis.com and search through the gallery!

See you back here on Friday with the result
xxx

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Happy Friday and hope this ends your week with a smile

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Quiz Answer

And the Answer was - The Silent Storm (2014)

The Silent Strom follows an enigmatic outsider who lives on a remote scottish island, who finds herself caught between her minister husband played by Damian Lewis and the delinquent who is sent to live with them.  

I was lucky enough to go and see the BFI premier of this film where Damian said a few words along with the rest of the cast, director and producer.  If you get a chance to see the film you will see how scary Damian's character Balor is but also see how stunning the scenery is on this island.

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Quiz Wednesday

Now this one might not be so easy for some of you that may have not seen this film yet.... But as usual if you need some help visit www.damian-lewis.com and visit the gallery and search through the films.

See you here Friday for the answers

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Hope this brightens up your Wednesday!

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HAPPY MONDAY - HOPE THIS BRIGHTENS UP YOUR MONDAY MORNING 
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If Music Be the Food Of Love.......

Play on! or so the great Shakespeare once quoted.

Personally I love music, there is no particular band or musician, I like everything, I can listen to classical, rock, modern, jazz, R&B and music from the 70's and 80's, music from shows, soundtracks from shows! The list is endless.  I can be in the worst of moods have one of the most awful days ever but I get in my car, put on the iPod and sing along to something and instantly feel better, it doesn't solve problems or make bad things go away, but for a few minutes it takes your mind some place else.  

Damian is a music lover as we heard on his Desert Island Disc interview, his choice of music was so different and also made him think back to certain times in his life - thats the great thing about music it can take you back to a time that you may have forgotton or a time you loved so much and want to remember.

When I used to hear Elvis on the radio or in a store I would always think of a guy in a white suit with glitter and bell bottom trousers singing tightly to a microphone and screaming women crowded round a stage!  

Since being a Damian fan I hear Elvis and think of this!

Damian doing Karaoke at the iCap Charity Day in 2014.

I used to hear Gangham Style and think of my kids jumping and dancing around the lounge when it came on  - Since being a Damian fan I hear Gangham Style and think of this......

Damian Dancing to Gangham style on the Jonathan Ross Show in 2012

I Used to listen to Billy Idol white Wedding and think back to my youth and how much I loved that song and played it over and over again! if I hear it now! yep you guessed it I think of this!

Damian Lewis singing White Wedding at the Homeland Wrap Party.

Music seems to be a huge part of Damians life on and off set, in real life as well as TV and film.  We see in Chromaphobia him playing the piano and the electric guitar and singing too.

What can I say he is talented in so many ways, acting, signing, playing instruments, modelling and of course he's funny too.  I think this is why Damian is such an appealing person, he gives so much.......

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Hope this pic makes you all smile - tell me a reason it can't :)

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A favourite of Mine and hope it brightens your day!

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A Letter from our Sabrina

Dearest Emma lovely fans,
I started this blog and got so much support and it was a pleasure doing it.
as you all know my main "job is damian-lewis.com and I love doing it, I always loved to promote Damian and his fantastic work and I'm a far better promoter than a writer and after some very busy year trying to do both I've decided to hand it over to my Darling Emma.

When I started the blog I was determined never to post something private but the fan world knows me by now I'm daily with you on twitter and some of you have seen and follow our trips to London this year so where are the boundaries..I've made the experience that you can have a wonderful fan family on and offline I'm proud of our community and I'm immensely proud of Emma she's an amazing woman and a great friend!
I remember an interview of Damian saying:" I'm not the easiest person to live with"
this is exactly the way I am lol 
and Emma and I haven't walking around hand in hand on clouds the entire time no friendship is hard work sometimes with anger and frustration but friendship is also moments of love joy and happiness.
unforgettable days full of intensity and laughter.


Emma I love you! you are my friend my partner and my family!
please fans stay with us,continue reading the blog I know it will be great.
I'll come back now and then for a piece or two:) like a proud aunt visiting the blog baby!! 


You can always find me on Twitter @DamianLewisCom and we'll keep you posted on the main site about Damian and his wonderful projects!!
all my love 
Sabrina 

Milo and Me

Not long after watching the Baker I began a new business called Tea Time Events, which is a pop up vintage tea party company, where we make a full tea party and provide all the cakes, scones and sandwiches.  Making a cake is not as easy as it looks and watching the baker and how badly Milo makes a chocolate cake reminds me of my first attempt of a chocolate cake.  When I was 7 years old I loved to bake with my Grandmother, she was incredible and I do believe I have her to thank for what i can do today.  We decided to bake a chocolate cake one day and got all the ingredients together, or so we thought, it wasn't until we took the cake out the oven we realised we had done something wrong the cake was pretty much running out the oven door!!!!  35 years on and I am delighted to share with you my Chocolate Cake Recipe.

Milo’s Chocolate Fudge Cake

Ingredients you will need

225g Self raising flour 

225g Butter(soft)

4 Medium Eggs

225g Caster Sugar

35g Coco Powder

For the butter cream icing

150g Icing flour

50g Coco powder

200g soft butter

a little warm water

Small piece of white chocolate

Mix all the cake ingredients together in a large bowl preferably with an electric mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes or until its all blended together - best way to see if its good ? try it, my mum used to always stop me from licking the spoon or bowl because of the raw eggs, but I have never had any problems so enjoy!

Spoon the mixture evenly into two 7” loose bottom cake tins which you will need to greece and then line the base with baking parchment.  Place in the oven on 180 degrees or 160 if you have a fan oven, for around 25/35 minutes, dont worry if you get a crack across the top as you will be covering it with icing.

Remove from the oven and leave to cool on a rack.

Mix all your icing ingredients together and slowly adding the water to get the mixture to a nice spreadable constancy.  once the cakes are totally cold you can spread the icing on the bottom of one cake and place the other one on top - you can then spread the icing all over the top as thick as you like it - use white grated chocolate to decorate the top of it and finally 

ENJOY