it’s very early in the morning and the kids haven’t woken up yet, so i’m taking the time to post something in my poor little neglected blog.
jen stark creates lovely paper sculptures.
this one, called “how to become a millionaire in 100 days” she made of 1,000,000 pieces of hand cut paper.
i’m finishing this post in the evening. uri’s asleep and noah still isn’t back from his music class.
last week yotam didn’t get a post because i hardly posted anything myself. so i said, why does he get a post when i don’t? as a result, i have an abundance of good stuff from my dear friend, which i will share with you now.
there was more, but i think you got enough.
thank you, yotam!
i have started planning noah’s birthday which is in a little more than a month. believe me, it’s not too soon.
every year we just hang at the park and have a great time. but i can’t rely on things to just flow anymore. he’s going to be 5 now. he’s seen a birthday or two in his life. i need a plan!
a good step towards a plan was to choose a theme. i’ve decide on “the final frontier” (thanks for the suggestions, friends). it’s either that or the human body. but the space thing seems easier and is very nice. i’ve found some good suggestion in family fun.
i need to come up with activities, make a guest list, buy materials and goodies, design a cake, prepare invitations etc…
here’s the cake i made last year:
i think it’s not bad. i go for simple and cute.
this carpet, by la chanh nguyen is made of three kinds of moss which thrive in a humid environment like a bathroom.
i’ve always likes moss. i used to peel it off the sidewalks in the winter and paste it in my potted plants.
via inhabitat
previously: icelandic moss ring
today uri got a vaccination against:
diphtheria
tetanus (i’m anti tetanus)
pertussis
polio
and meningitis
after that i ate two delicious cookies and an excellent espresso at the confiserie
via technabob
just last week i saw this pixelated flower by karramarro:
via inspire me, now!
in other news, did you hear about the woman who kidnapped the washing machine technician?
and happy birthday to my big brother, noni, who’s turned 40 earlier this week. i got him a very cool present but i can’t write about it right now because i have to wake up james who’s just turned 35 and give him all the lovely clothes i bought him for his birthday!
i saw this video in the blog fabulist! and was reminded of Hans Christian Andersen’s “story of a mother” which is really the most heartbreaking story anyone could write.
i think Lars von Trier thought of andersen’s story when he made “dancer in the dark”. because watching it made me feel exactly the same. terribly sad. but that’s probably stating the obvious.
i read it now and broke into tears. i don’t think you have to be a mother to feel this kind of enormous pain. i remember watching the danish film adaptation of the story as a child and realizing how devastated the mother is.
