Housescapes

My New Lamp

So after almost three years with the previous owners chandellier, I finally got around to putting in my own home-made lamp. My handy brother helped me install it, and seemed pretty suprised that it looked good. What do you think?

A Dogs Life

Ahhh to be a labrador in the doorway of a flowershop in Rue Mouffetard, Paris.

All my fantasies lately involve lavender, laziness and cafe au laits. Ambling trough cobbled streets in Paris. Pain au chocolat. Abricots.

And moules frites. With glasses and glasses of crisp sauvignon.

I think I'll check the airlines right now.

Surreal

Lately I've been immersing myself into Haruki Murikamis believable, yet unprobable, universe.

It all started on a trip to Boston. Left on my own on Harvard campus I wondered into their famous book store. (Worth the blurb by the way.)

- Give me something weird, I asked.

The book store guy came up with a soft back with a beautiful cover: "The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle" was devoured on the plane home.

Murikamis universe is magical realism crammed into a zen and modern frame. A split conciousness being normal, and travelling between universes an every day chore.

I got to reading a couple other of his books, and only recently did I pick up reading his novels again. And what a pick-up it was. After reading three of his books in a month, my fave till now is "After Dark".

Shake me awake.

Wanting more

So life has always left me wanting more. Call me a life maximalist.

I'd rather add more, than omit anyting. This leading to a mess in which I lose all my creativity.
So frugility works. Ohne. Without.

But underestimating the power of deadlines and busy schedules can leave me just as blank.

What is a good girl to do?