Mickey Land

I have spent some time in Florida at visiting old friends - could not resist playing a little with my camera when I spotted Minnie and Mickey Mouse around the house. The first morning Minnie was sitting in her chair with sun beams on her.

I have spend many hours as a child watching and reading cartoons with Mickey and Minnie and enjoy their appearance in the house while just hanging out and relaxing.

Fat Bastard

No no. Not thinking about the expression "When the Fat Lady Sings" - nor being rude - although too much of this Fat Bastard may lead to rude words ;o) No I am talking about the French wine label Fat Bastard .

Could not believe my ears/eyes when I first heard of the label's name, but the proof is on the bottle Not much of a white wine drinker - however really enjoy this label when ice cold.

How often do you spot a rhino on a wine label? They have white, red and rosé wines in their selection.

How does anyone come up with a name like that? Well the wine makers have a sense of humor and you can read the story about the name's origin on the bottles back label.

Cheers!

My Precious Santa

Ever brosed through a magazine and thought "I WANT ONE LIKE THAT!" when you flipped to a page with new products, in an article or similar?? Well I've done that lots of times, saved the clippings with the wish "maybe some day" and pinned it on my noteboard.

This past November, it was this clipping that caught my attention:

Kay Bojesen had in the 1940s made a wooden Santa in his shop/factory in Copenhagen (that shop does not exist anymore, but it was a short walk from my house) and a lot of lucky children that visited his shop back then could be lucky and walk home with a wooden Santa. In 2013 they relaunched/reproduced the Santa to many's surprise as only a few remember the original one.

 

Before Christmas, I knew that I was not going home to my family to celebrate the holiday so I received money to buy a present, that I wanted - of my own choice. Almost enough for the Santa so decided it was my present to me from me too, so chipped in with the remaining amount myself. I can not remember last time I have felt giddy about buying something, like I was a small kid again getting the best thing on the wishlist - but that is how I felt :o) ... and really is that not, what Christmas is all about? 

 

Well that is the last of Christmas 2013 from me - will return later this year when Christmas 2014 is closer with more Christmas stuff - but until then returning to other topics :o)

 

Owl Family

Easter was very wet and cold, so I curled up on my couch in a blanket, with some books and lots of tea. Easter was followed by 4 working days, that were all work-eat-sleep, so I made a project of something I found on the internet.

First one had to be blue - I did not have the blues during Easter due to the bad weater, because I was in the company of great books - but simply because I love blue.

Quickly more matte paper made appointments with the printer so more owl members could emerge.

Printer was obsessed and spat out even more members in a hurry to meet the world.

13 family members celebrating that number 14 was adopted by a little boy as soon as he was made..... yep reconnecting with the inner child again and it feels wonderful. Just seeing that little boy's big eyes when he could chose one and take it home - priceless!!!

Make sure you chose paper that is a little heavier than normal copy paper, and all it takes is a color printer, scissor and some glue to make some of these. Visit 3eyedbear, where you can download any of these for free and you are on your way to bring forth smiles :o)

A Gary Larson-ish Christmas

When B mentioned the Christmas song "Grandma got run over by a reindeer" the other day, my mind immediately went over to TheFarSide cartoons by Gary Larssoon (how I miss those *SIGH*) and suddenly remembered this mug that I purchased close to 20 years ago.

It makes me laugh even more looking at it now compared to when I puchased it, since it was before becoming a frequent flyer. Think this is just an example of my sometimes quirky humor and yet it is soo me :o)

Klee and Cobra

Paul Klee



Paul Klee




Eugene Brands

Went up to see the exhibit a few weeks ago was wonderfully surprised by the exhibit. Had a lot of outbursts when seeing the individual paintings to the amusement of others.... But "Hey!" was by far not the only one who did that.

I like the idea of reconnecting with your childhood way of depicting items, forgetting boundries and just express what is in your mind. The last photo (painting by Eugene Brands): What comes into your mind when seing it? Mine was "Look, Mr Potatohead"..... one the custodians addressed me with a smile saying, that I am capturing the essense of CobraArt - expressing what comes into mind without any kind of filter.

Could have shown you picture after picture after picture, since a lot of them spoke to the inner child and gave me a happy feeling.... might just revisit the exhibit while it is showing :o)

A Little Girls Dream

Think all girls at one point have had a moment, when they dream of the weddingdress they would wear on the big day, once they have grown up to be an adult woman. But I could not help myself laughing when I saw this online article about wedding dresses mad out of...... balloons :o) (My blogpost yesterday, that briefly mentioned a wedding dress made out of a cupcake, made me remember the article). If a child tells her parents, that she wants to get married in a wedding dress made out of balloons, do you think the mom's reply would be like this: "Honey. The dress is not made of balloons. It is the style or shape of the dress that is called a balloon dress" -just imagine her face, if her daughter presents a photo like the one below

Who gets an idea like this? How on earth can you mount that many balloons without busting them? Do you have to use a special type of balloons? As much as I am in awe of looking at creations like this one, I would not dare to put anything like that on my must-try-some-day-list

In my neighbourhood lives a party/event clown, and how cool would it be, if his clownsuit was made out of balloons?? Yes, Yes I know, my weird brain at work again, or maybe just my inner child shining through.

Seems like Westin Hotel and Resorts are dreaming about balloon beds - wow does that not look absolutely cozy and soft?? :o)