My dear, Find what you love and let it kill you. Let it drain you of your all. Let it cling onto your back and weigh you down into eventual nothingness. Let it kill you and let it devour your remains. For all things will kill you, both slowly and fastly, but it’s much better […]
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On a Playdate with a child and a glue stick
My littlest cousin came for a visit. I thought we’d have a play date at the kitchen table. Sure, small hands can use a glue stick! I gave her a magazine and scissors. She was very handy with the scissors, but not as interested in cutting paper as in using the glue stick – on […]
Reflect upon your blessings
Reflect upon your blessings, of which every man has plenty, not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some. Charles Dickens (this goes for gals too) Visit from the cutest and most stubborn cousin ever. Valentine lovely from dad to mom. Because everything in the window is so darn pretty. And having a […]
Art Quilting | Not your grandmothers craft but sti...
More fabric art today. My grandmother was born in 1918. That’s a long time ago. She gets mad about all the references everywhere to the internet. – When things get interesting the always stops now and say You can find more information on the internet. They write it in the newspaper, say it on the […]
I’m grateful for Christmas
Life is finite, we are transient beings. Don’t be afraid to engage your world or your surroundings. If you don’t try and get the most out of this experience, it’s a big mistake, a real waste. You’re squandering an incredible opportunity. Steve McCurry The server where I keep my blog has been down for a […]
Documenting grandma
Having coffee with my grandmother. Related PostsHow to start a Fauxbonichi Journal A Creative Life in Snapshots The gift of 365 Beautiful Days filled with Happiness Spinach soup in Umeå 10 Reasons you Should Write a List of Achievements
I have a Creative Dad
I’m one of the lucky ones who has a Creative Dad present in my life. He is not mentioned often here, since this is not a family blog, but a blog about (my) creativity. But today it’s Father’s Day here in Sweden, and I’ve made a spread about him in my art journal, phoned him […]
Expecting a Child
I think you can feel as if you are having a child even though you are not pregnant. I’ve felt like I’ve been expecting a baby twice in my life. First time I was 16 years old, and my mother was pregnant with my brother. For nine months I was waiting, planing and reading every […]
Orchids in Stockholm
Jolly Roger Wrist Warmers
Here are the promised pictures of one of the Christmas gifts I knitted in December. Inspired by Anna of the blog Trassel I knitted these Jolly Roger hand warmers, so popular here in Sweden right now. Easy and fast to knit, and fun. And my 12 years old brother really liked them and didn?t take […]
Darn Knitting
And I mean darn as in förbaskat! All my WIP knitting projects are making me sad/mad when I think about them. They are small catastrophe because I don’t have enough skills for them. I’m going to knitting class tonight, and hopefully I will get some advice and get my hopes up again there! Cross your […]
