The eskimo jacket.

This is part three of my big wardrobe clean-up.

The jacket has shrunk bit by bit and I gained some

kilos over the years :-)

I felt pretty rough today, spend the greater part of

the Sunday in bed with a sore throat and aching muscles,

but enjoyed reading my very first moomin book!

For those who are not hibernating, keep warm!

Stellet licht.

I borrowed these snow photos from W, who has taken
them some time ago at his brother's farm.
They remind me of 'Silent Light', a movie that has left a
deep impression on me;
the story's very simple, it is about a family man (Johan)
who falls in love with another woman.
At a certain moment Johan, a very religious man,
seeks advice from his father;
they are both men of few words, but after some time, the
father says 'lets go outside and watch the snow'
And that is what they do, they go out and watch the snow.


The film begins with a breathtakingly beautiful sunrise,
click here and take your time.

The photo with the seal is mine.

new scarf.

I'm knitting a new scarf, i want him to

match with my favourite bonnet and gloves,

i think he does.

It was warm and sunny today.

My favourite Lartigue photo, a selfportrait :)

A garden.

I took these photos in the Rubenshouse courtyard, i was

there to see an exhibition , but got more interested in the

beautiful renaissance garden though, especially that old

pine and the many clematis vitalba bushes; it felt as if i

was coming face to face with a school of manic muppet

drummers.

Anyway, i'm going to post more gardens in the future, for it

is an old love of mine; when i was a child i had my own mini-garden

on my father's property, it had a surface from about 10 square

meters, my dad used to dump there his cast-offs :)

I don't have a garden now, i'm not counting my blackberry fielt,

but my love for gardens will stay for ever:)

Goodnight!

ps. the tiles come from Rubens' kitchen.

My wardrobe, part two.

This zigzag jumper has always been my favourite,
to be honest, i'm not really keen to give him up:(,
but he perfectly fits his new owner :)






Live goes on :) ( to be continued )

Big wardrobe cleanup.

I know a perfect way to create those tiny well organised drawers

( in order to compose my thoughts and to develop self-control :)

only have to clean up my place, that's simple,

a neat place stands for a bright mind :)

Problem is, can't throw anything away; that goes also

for my wardrobe, even when the garments have become far too

tight or too girlish for my age.

OK, i made a decision, I'm having a big cleanup and will post

in the next following weeks all the knitwear i once made that

are worth while of showing here.

Only need to make the photos ...

This is my crammed wardrobe, and...

...these are not my legs, i wish they were.

The same for the shoes!

The advertisement comes from Chris Ware's

Quimby the Mouse.

FIN.

Someting warm.

The frosty cold will last for at least one more week,
because of the wind they forecast -10°C!!!
Good gracious, don't know how i will get through
another week of freezing weather!
Poor achy head of mine, need painkillers almost everyday.
Anyway, i bought some woolen fabric yerterday
to make a very easy dress . I only have to sew the front
and the back together and set in the sleeves, no zippers.

...

Can't make up a name for that cute crocheted garment on the first
photo, depicting zjé's aunt J. when she was a young girl.
Any suggestions?



Keep warm !

Black spot and mango.

Kitchenviews and silk summerscarf.
Wish it was some degrees warmer here :)

More M HKA.

Do you remember my M KHA visit some weeks ago?
Well, i also wanted to share these with you.
The greater part of the photos were taken by me, some
i took from here.
The dress above is a work of Alice Creischer,
The Coat of the Lady Glaxo Welcome.
The brown patterns on the cloth are dried herbs
and flowers.






Sheela Gowda, 'Blooms'






Guy Mees on the wall, Jan Fabre - famous for his
ballpoint drawings - on the floor .
( two works of the permanent collection)













Bojan Sarcevic, Favourite clothes worn while
he or she worked.

James Lee Byars, Shadow of an Extraterrestrial Man

Tonico Lemos Auad, Sleep Walkers.

Fin.

Meet Jul.

This is Julian, the benjamin of the family.

We also may say 'Jul' or 'Julleke' :)

Whenever i look at this portrait, i start to giggle,

what a glamorous pose!

So, this is Julian, born two years ago on Christmas night.

He likes to play Lego and loves to watch Nijntje (Miffy)

on TV.

I loved Nijntje too when i was a kid, in fact i still do :)

look & look & look