Kaffeslabberas

Well there is no direct translation of this word into English... sorry guys. The word is a description/event with lots of coffee, cake and small talking... you might even spruce it up with knitting, embroidery or crocheting

I often pick up some of the free newspapers and read them for inspiration. Last week was no exception, and I found a review of a new coffee table style book called "Til Kaffeslapperas".... designers who have dared some old biddies (Claire, you got me started on using this word for old ladies) to create something knitted.

For the past year the old biddies have been in the newspapers a few times, as they are knitting items that are sold in designer store - the payment goes to activities at a place for the elderly.... their labels is called kaffeslapperas :o)

Yesterday I bought the book, which is based on the talks between the old biddies and the designers - pair by pair (one designer teamed up with an old biddy) - some knitting patterns and photos from their lives. The book celebrates life and creativity in such a great way.... hope it could eventually be translated to other languages and sold to an even bigger audience.

Postcards From the World

Just a small selection of the postcards that have made it to my address during 2011

One of the coolest things I knew, when growing up, was when we received a postcards, that friends/family sent to us. My parents did not travel, so this was my meetings with destinations far far away.

Now things have changed, and I am travelling a lot - actually a whole lot considering my travel activity.

Today a Birdie told me about a request from an American teacher: To send postcards so her class can learn about the world outside Miami, Florida - a lot of the kids in her class do not even leave their neighborhood.

I will do what I can to send some of the world to their class room :o)

If you want to help out too, please go to Ms. Browns post - here you will find a picture of the kids in her class and the address, to send the postcards to.

The View

Just spotting this balcony and the thoughts rushed to warmer places: one of the countries along the Mediterranean or perhaps somewhere South America, the Caribbean… And then not because if you look closer, the characteristic shudders for those places are missing around this balcony door…

But one is allowed to dream or? :o) Or was is really my fascination of the color blue, that made my eye catch this photo opportunity?

After Babel - Installations Around the Written

Last night I coincidently stumbled across the exhibition After Babel - Instations Around the Written by Charlotte Grum and Nina Maria Kleivan that "...revolves around the quntities of fragmentary information of our time,with books, writing and language being in state of integration and change" - very last minute, that I found the exhibit as today was the final on display.

 Title: Everything I ever read

Did not know, that you can preserve the words in a jar? But mindblowing installation :o)

Pictures of letters, words, named carved into wood/bark - Who came up with the idea of photographing those words?! Great idea in my book - reminds me a little of Agnete Schlichtkrull's heartproject, and yet no comparison at all.

Loves to be surprised like this - venturing into an exhibit with no expectations, since I had not heard about it at all in advance.

Oh I Wish That Time....

would just stroll, like this little guy.

Wish I could slow time down a bit, otherwise I have to search the YellowPages for a time doubler, like the one Hermoine had in Harry Potter.



End of the Elephant Parade Copenhagen 2011

The elephants are no longer on Parade in the streets/parks/stores of Copenhagen - however From September 1st to 8 they will be showed together in one big exhibit, and just maybe I will be able to go there and photograph the ones that I did not "catch" with my camera while scattered all over the city.

For a few days my walks had a purpose: to find as many elephants as possible. My goal was 80, but ended up finding 75 since a lot of them ended up at "the hospital". On these walks I also captured things with my camera, that I have never noticed before in my city.

So which ones were my favourites?

Elephant Sound

He who walks with Silver on the full Moon

Isi Khulu (The Great One)

Mosha the World at your Feet

Sanctuary

But really much more are memorable, so this list could easily had been much longer ;o)

I can not afford to buy the real artpieces, when they get on auction on September 9th, so a purchase of a miniature replica was on my wishlist, but the one I really wanted was sold out. Will check the store on the website to see if it will be available again. In the meantime I will joy read in the artbook containing all the elephants on display in Copenhagen and treasure the bracelet, that I purchased.

A big THANK YOU to the artist who made our city extra colourful - Jane have already received pictures of her elephant as my thanks, as she discovered the parade pictures on my little blog :o) And you dear blog readers -  thanks for walking with me and leaving nice comments about the elephants on my blog....when I started posting these, I thought you were going "Oh no not another elephant again" but your enthusiam really make me happy.

Should you by any chance be in Singapore, when they are having their elephant parade, I can highly recommend that you check out those new artpieces that they are going to have.

Who Can Resist....

this adorable face??!!

She has totally won my heart and keeps me company while I sleep, so gentle and always purring. She is quite the hunter, and she has already presented lots of pray: mice, and never gets upset, if I will not let her into the house with her "snacks".

Moments like these are some of the reasons why I agree to look after friends' and colleagues cats - reminding me why I loved to own cats (not allowed to keep cats in my building)