Her ceramics make me happy on a daily basis. Here is a link to her homepage: http://www.elisa-hh.no/english.html
She even made me a new lid to my tea pot, not a moment of hesitation, she just said 'yes, that was something she would do'
Linnea - Pictures, music, articles, and a little this and that
Wednesday, 22 August 2012
Contemporary Norwegian Ceramics
As a small collector of contemporary ceramics, I was lucky enough to find this lady's beautiful work:
Her ceramics make me happy on a daily basis. Here is a link to her homepage: http://www.elisa-hh.no/english.html
She even made me a new lid to my tea pot, not a moment of hesitation, she just said 'yes, that was something she would do'
Her ceramics make me happy on a daily basis. Here is a link to her homepage: http://www.elisa-hh.no/english.html
She even made me a new lid to my tea pot, not a moment of hesitation, she just said 'yes, that was something she would do'
Tuesday, 21 August 2012
Monday, 20 August 2012
Boating & Hiking
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| Boating to the end of Kvastadkilen and walking up an old pipe made for floating timber, |
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| the trip ending just about here, close to a somewhat foggy pond with tracks looking like wolf tracks on the road. Kind of exciting. |
Sunday, 12 August 2012
Friday, 10 August 2012
Nina's Natural Peeling
This is great stuff! Costs next to nothing and works excellently as peeling.
Mix olive oil and fine salt to a paste, possibly add a drop or two of an essential oil you like - use in shower or in the bath.
Then you don't have to buy the expensive stuff and have some control of what you take in (skin absorbs what you put on it, soap, detergent (I keep telling a friend who helps me wash, but no rubber glows, sigh), what ever, so being skeptical makes sense. Helps me with dry patches of skin. Worth a try.
Mix olive oil and fine salt to a paste, possibly add a drop or two of an essential oil you like - use in shower or in the bath.
Then you don't have to buy the expensive stuff and have some control of what you take in (skin absorbs what you put on it, soap, detergent (I keep telling a friend who helps me wash, but no rubber glows, sigh), what ever, so being skeptical makes sense. Helps me with dry patches of skin. Worth a try.
Monday, 6 August 2012
Harvest Porridge at Romundstad by the Beautiful Vegårfjord
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| Arranged by the Nordmisjon for over 40 years |
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| Big turn out with activities like shooting, fish pond, lottery, singer and local refreshments like søsterkake and great porridge |
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| Young guy trying the fish pond |
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| The beautiful Vegårfjorden (Vegård fjord) |
Sunday, 5 August 2012
My Favourite Pictures Taken with My Old Phone - will a new iPhone be better?
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| I'm a bit scared to find out. I love the beat up old thing. And I'm somewhat less tired now, slowly I'm gaining interest in the world again, it seems. It feels good - hopefully it will last. |
Friday, 3 August 2012
Thursday, 2 August 2012
Friday, 13 July 2012
Shopping Hiatus&Trying to Be Vegan
Breaks in the shopping hiatus has been a summer skirt and a gorgeous lip gloss that has a certain "eternal" appeal" - meaning I would not stop thinking of it, if not getting it. Much too expensive if trying to be prudent, but a real color kick. Do I mind? Yes, a little. I have quite enough clothes and make up. I'm seriously trying to use what I have. Consumption has gone down and I have mostly kept to utilities, but I can do better. Mindlessness hurts.
I'm adapting more and more to a vegan lifestyle. The daily spoon of cod liver oil is not something I find easy to give up, but I do try to avoid meat and fish to a very large extent. It felt kind of crazy when friends popped over with spare ribs at my barbecue, I didn't know what to say, but they did like the carrot soup. For me, trying to be vegan is mostly about animal welfare. The lipgloss has very likely been tested on animals too, but then I do not want to avoid all pleasures. Balance is difficult when trying to be as animal friendly as possible, see that workers get a proper pay and leave the smallest possible garbage pile behind and still love glamor, well made clothes, fashion and art. Art is necessary to retain a joie de vivre and colours, clothes, materials, yarns and makeup can most certainly be art or artful. Maybe vegan lipgloss next time? Colours are my great weakness and give enormous pleasure on an everyday basis. Sometimes I honestly don't know what to do, but I might settle on using what I have until it is worn out, recycle as much as possible and only then get new things of decent quality. Use the shampoo, then buy a new bottle, preferably not tested on animals.
That means: hopefully no more shopping when it comes to non utilitarian items, even less non vegan food, less sugar, just foods that give real nourishment to body and soul (and even better sorting of the garbage).
(And I do adore the colour of the lipgloss)
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| Dior Addict 854 |
I'm adapting more and more to a vegan lifestyle. The daily spoon of cod liver oil is not something I find easy to give up, but I do try to avoid meat and fish to a very large extent. It felt kind of crazy when friends popped over with spare ribs at my barbecue, I didn't know what to say, but they did like the carrot soup. For me, trying to be vegan is mostly about animal welfare. The lipgloss has very likely been tested on animals too, but then I do not want to avoid all pleasures. Balance is difficult when trying to be as animal friendly as possible, see that workers get a proper pay and leave the smallest possible garbage pile behind and still love glamor, well made clothes, fashion and art. Art is necessary to retain a joie de vivre and colours, clothes, materials, yarns and makeup can most certainly be art or artful. Maybe vegan lipgloss next time? Colours are my great weakness and give enormous pleasure on an everyday basis. Sometimes I honestly don't know what to do, but I might settle on using what I have until it is worn out, recycle as much as possible and only then get new things of decent quality. Use the shampoo, then buy a new bottle, preferably not tested on animals.
That means: hopefully no more shopping when it comes to non utilitarian items, even less non vegan food, less sugar, just foods that give real nourishment to body and soul (and even better sorting of the garbage).
(And I do adore the colour of the lipgloss)
Surf
Wednesday, 11 July 2012
Tuesday, 10 July 2012
Aksel Olsen
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| Aksel Olsen is what we in Norwegian call "en spontanhybrid". Does spontaneous hybrid make sense in English? Well, one "parent" is know, the other is not. He has the spikes of a very wild rose, he only blooms once, but then we find him irresistible. Here is some more information from this page (link): Raised at the Botanical Garden in Copehagen, Denmark in 1923, from seeds sent by Hortus Vilmorin, France (as Rosa helenae). Introduced by Lars-Åke Gustavsson, Sweden 1998 and published in "Rosor fför Noridiska Trädgårdar" 1998. Vigorous rambler, to 7 m. Spines, numerous. Leaves dark green. Flowers 30-100 (-300), yellowish white to white, single, 3,5-5 cm wide. Strong sweet fragrance. Hips orange red to brownish red. Once blooming, medium-late. Very free flowering. |
Little Lazy Bones, Noor
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| I clean every second day, but he thinks the world is a loo |
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| Forever sleeping bag |
Sunday, 8 July 2012
Kimono
Hello from Japan! This is Kimono Flea Market ICHIROYA's News Letter No.455.
In out past News Letter No.447, we wrote that Imai sensei said, future kimono should become like old style Kosode, and I cannot get this out of my mind.
Kosode is ancestral kimono - and obi sash for kosode was much more simple and narrow.
I tried to think New kimono with Kosode style.
*Bringing back casual wear of Muromachi era(1338-1573)to our present life as New casual kimono.
*Very easily worn without folding at the waist(ohashori)
*The panels of kimono are wide enough to sit cross-legged
*No tricky obi tie needed. Narrow obi are used and you can tie in front.
I can almost hear some people here making a big fusse--`No way!' `It is so sloppy', `You cannot call such thing a kimono!'and so on.
However, without ohashori(folding at the waist) it makes kimono dressing unbelievably easier, and wide panel can make kimono relaxing homewear.
Narrow obi will be so handy compated to stiff wider obi. Even travelling by Shinkansen or airplane will be no problem!
Sitting down on knees on tatami mattress is a style only after Edo period. The details of kimono dressing rules have been born only after WWII!
The present fancy kimonois like a gaudy color birds in southern islands. They are eyecatching but not practical nor convenient. Kimono still exists but they are considered as if they are the representative of luxurious item.
For the revival of kimono as everyday wear, Kosode style should be brought back.
When we think about Kosode now, it may match with working women's lifestyle. Walking in big stride anywhere in kimono-in office area in cities, in Kennedy International Airport and so on. However, kimono should have sharp style. For unseen modern new Kosode kimono, we need a talented and creative designer.
We are eagerly waiting for Rei Kawakubo of Kimono field!
with many kansha,
Ichiro & Yuka Wada
Kimono Flea Market ICHIROYA
http://www.ichiroya.com
This instead of a "Ms. Grump" today from me. Nothing like a little charm:)
In out past News Letter No.447, we wrote that Imai sensei said, future kimono should become like old style Kosode, and I cannot get this out of my mind.
Kosode is ancestral kimono - and obi sash for kosode was much more simple and narrow.
I tried to think New kimono with Kosode style.
*Bringing back casual wear of Muromachi era(1338-1573)to our present life as New casual kimono.
*Very easily worn without folding at the waist(ohashori)
*The panels of kimono are wide enough to sit cross-legged
*No tricky obi tie needed. Narrow obi are used and you can tie in front.
I can almost hear some people here making a big fusse--`No way!' `It is so sloppy', `You cannot call such thing a kimono!'and so on.
However, without ohashori(folding at the waist) it makes kimono dressing unbelievably easier, and wide panel can make kimono relaxing homewear.
Narrow obi will be so handy compated to stiff wider obi. Even travelling by Shinkansen or airplane will be no problem!
Sitting down on knees on tatami mattress is a style only after Edo period. The details of kimono dressing rules have been born only after WWII!
The present fancy kimonois like a gaudy color birds in southern islands. They are eyecatching but not practical nor convenient. Kimono still exists but they are considered as if they are the representative of luxurious item.
For the revival of kimono as everyday wear, Kosode style should be brought back.
When we think about Kosode now, it may match with working women's lifestyle. Walking in big stride anywhere in kimono-in office area in cities, in Kennedy International Airport and so on. However, kimono should have sharp style. For unseen modern new Kosode kimono, we need a talented and creative designer.
We are eagerly waiting for Rei Kawakubo of Kimono field!
with many kansha,
Ichiro & Yuka Wada
Kimono Flea Market ICHIROYA
http://www.ichiroya.com
This instead of a "Ms. Grump" today from me. Nothing like a little charm:)
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