Eat love

A few days ago I ordered eating-designer Marije Vogelzang's book 'Eat love'. Her ideas and (food)concepts, as well as the beautifully illustrated book itself are a colourful source of inspiration to me. Be sure to have a look at her website: www.marijevogelzang.nl

'TEA-OCFE' in 4 steps

Newly custom made for a visiting lecturer in TOCFE ('Theory of Constraints for Education'). This theory uses 3 thinking tools to help solve conflicts, map targets, etc. Each of the 3 tools is visually represented by an easy to remember image: a cloud, a branch and a so called ambitious target trea. My custom made gift for the lecturer is called: 'TEA'-OCFE! (Click to enlarge.)

Step 1: "pour yourself a cup of your favorite tea". Step 2: "add a dash (= 'wolkje' in Dutch, literally meaning 'little cloud') of organic (soy)milk". Step 3: "stir with a twig/branch" (= 'takje'). I made twigs from honey-filled sticks > see last photo. Step 4: "serve with a leaf that has fallen from the ambitious target trea". This last step is accompanied by the recipe for leaf-shaped cookies. The leaves in the middle of the booklet can be cut out and used to shape the cookies.

1, 2, 3, 4 & 'A pair'

As my mother-in-law's house was filled with guests, we spent last night at her neighbour Hannelore's 'Zimmer frei'. Suddenly pictures of the amazing interior become the subject of counting.

Oh alright, and I added an extra photo entitled 'A pair'.
German beds... sigh!

Gisteren in onze tuin...

Hoop dat ik bij deze beestjes niet te veel stress heb veroorzaakt door in te zoomen op hun intieme tafereeltje. Op pad dus. Van de vijver van de ene buren, hóp boven op elkaar via ons terras naar de vijver van de andere buren.

Gevouwen handen

Alles wat ik nodig had, was een computer, een copy-shop, een snijmachine, lijm, geduld, muziek en... de vouwhulp van moeders!

Julian Germain

Bij toeval ontdekte ik dat hij ein-de-lijk een website heeft: fotograaf Julian Germain > bekijk zeker zijn project 'For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness'.

“….‘For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness’ is a template model for what critical engagement should try to achieve in our day and age: forget the ‘winners’ and ‘losers’ and provide examples of people who operate in a different forcefield. People who are not grasping, not filled with self-importance and not embittered, people with a profound understanding of who they are and what they stand for, something that cuts across all cultures.” Hans Aarsman, from ‘Do we just keep complaining about injustice or do we set an example?’ Published in the book New Commitment, in architecture, art and design. NAI Publishers.

181 brieven

Een aantal jaar geleden kwam ik in het bezit van de brieven die mijn opa en oma aan elkaar hebben geschreven vlak voor en tijdens de eerste jaren van WOII. Liefdesbrieven. Het zijn er 181. Een oud touwtje houdt de stapel bij elkaar. Uit elke enveloppe mist een hoek: opa spaarde postzegels.

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