On getting olderSo today’s the day I celebrate the accumulated days of the previous year that all add up to make me a whole year older. There are some resonances with this idea and the image of the dung beetle above, but that’s not why I’ve posted this picture here. The painting is by Japanese …
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On getting older
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Crazy plant alert
Crazy plant alertOne of our succulents has started flowering, for the first time ever, and we’ve had it for about 6 years. It’s been such a crazy thing to watch: The whole rosette-shaped leaf section just extended from the centre, so quickly, it was almost like someone was turning a ratchet and unwinding it. Now …
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Jesse mug
Jesse mugI was lucky enough to get one of Jesse‘s gorgeous mugs recently, and now it’s my first choice for the endless cups of tea that keep me going. Go see Jesse’s shop, where there are more mugs for sale, as well as loads of other handmade goodness. PS: Many thanks to Grace for putting …
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Crafty stuff
Crafty stuffI found some beautifully lacy Zulu beadwork in my button box, and felt it needed a better place to live, so pinned it to a coat hanger, and… voila! Now the beads get the love and attention that they deserve.
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Security poetry
Security poetryThis is awfully silly of me, but I’ve been noticing the Blogger security code words are coming out as almost-language lately, so I’ve been collecting them, and writing them into password poems (bear with me – I’m all about escape at the moment!). Norinic KlegeMisms, bionobte. Poogisp percut stind ismst, Klege. Bitur, magulthr flati. …
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Bits, bobs
Bits, bobsWhile procrastinating (deliberating!) on a big illustration job, I’ve been looking through some old snaps. The one above is of a fly dissuading scheme I made one frustrated Saturday, using strips of plastic bag, clothespegs and an upward-facing fan on a chair. This shot would have been a classic, if only the pigeon that …
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Putting the “Ma” back into Market
Putting the “Ma” back into MarketMy mom got all fired up for her church market this weekend. Within one short week, she’d developed a label called “Nana’s Traditional”, baked hundreds of gingerbread men and ladies, made shortbread, crunchies, chocolate cake and lemon syrup, and also bagged all her snowflake bulbs (all this while babysitting her …
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Want to kick off my shoes
Want to kick off my shoesEven with the help of the marvellous Dom, work is such a gallop at the moment (and consists mostly of folding and packing thing) that I don’t seem have any time for much friendly stuff lately, and I do miss it. When it comes to blogs, I tend to zip …
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Snot a good idea?
Snot a good idea?I printed up these big business cards to give away to magazines when I was in London in May. When I posted this pic on Flickr, I jokingly called it a”business card you can blow your nose on”, and some people thought that a hanky business card was a good idea. I’m …
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