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Another word play for you – this time it comes with a house not far from my apartment. I have passed by thousands of times
I like street art. Recently I found one example high up at the wall of a new / renovated building in Bockenheim (Frankfurt). I tried to figure out its meaning, but I might need a while to succeed. The raven…. Continue Reading →
Meet me at age 94! This is my alter ego, at a biblical age, but still happy and still adventure seeking. It is my absolute favorite postcard, I found it and was thunderstruck when I recognized that it shows… me.
La flamme dansante d’une bougie est la chose la plus attrayante et relaxante du monde. What remains of a candle after it melted in the heat can be seen here. I think this is the map of romance.
You need: – the end of a stressful week (or a stressful day) – a piece of paper – a pair of compasses (or a pre-printed pattern if you are lazy like me) – a handful of colored crayons
Recently stumbled upon an old DIY project which I did when I was in my teens. I call it “squaring the circle” – a quadrangular wooden bowl wich I turned in my dad’s workshop. Looking at it now, I am… Continue Reading →
Recently in postcrossing, I was about to send a card and demanded a new address. The random address selector spit out Ryttylä, which is in Finland, approximately here: When I read the profile of the person who would receive my… Continue Reading →
Recently I remembered a conversation I had with my colleague J. We were talking about gaining weight during Christmas and how to avoid it – or better still, how to reverse the trend and actually lose some. J. used a… Continue Reading →
My sister gave me a book about pop-up art, with descriptions and tutorials about the principles, cutting and folding techniques. And here we go, I made a greeting card as my first little project. If you’d like to know how to… Continue Reading →
Boah… I am bored. Do you feel that way once in a while? I have an idea for you how to kill the time and as an extra bonus get some yummy brain food:
