tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12732832802515877822024-02-19T06:37:40.171+00:00mamanovamusic, creativity, motherhood, life, love and familymamanovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11867776220651399353noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273283280251587782.post-64628200592727542752011-09-27T09:00:00.004+01:002011-09-27T09:17:20.932+01:00Lost my style<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi88gLT9m_7uknIcgqYPjh38QphHp5RtfQc4cgMLq-hwIEuoFSBIiSi2SX3stmbkUGrRFqAxABIp_OXQnlRHgoG6ThAL-5wpIFZCthuRYTrkT8IJMd7zcsk2-IA-MIVjZ0y0YmGAy8WzA/s1600/L23-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi88gLT9m_7uknIcgqYPjh38QphHp5RtfQc4cgMLq-hwIEuoFSBIiSi2SX3stmbkUGrRFqAxABIp_OXQnlRHgoG6ThAL-5wpIFZCthuRYTrkT8IJMd7zcsk2-IA-MIVjZ0y0YmGAy8WzA/s400/L23-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656947712128411346" border="0" /></a><br />Hallo lovelies!!<br /><br />Yes, I'm sorry, I am a loser when it comes to blogging... but I am here and ready to share some thoughts with you today. It's my favourite time of year, nearly.... Autumn is my favourite season. From those years getting ready for school to start (sharpening pencils and dusting off satchels!) to my amazing days at the University of Leeds (picture above), I've always liked the beginning of the academic year. It has such hope and promise. The weather changes really subtly; a chill in the air begins, you reach for your scarf for the first time and wonder whether it's time to light the fire. The leaves start to turn and then it's just wonderful colour and crisp cold days with blue skies. Love it!<br /><br />The only problem this year is I have a new companion that I'm not very fond of. She is residing around my middle and is rather tyre-like! When I was breastfeeding, I could eat like a horse and lost far too much weight, having trouble even fitting into a size eight. As soon as I stopped it all piled on, right around my middle. I'm now the heaviest I've ever been, but because I have such a small frame, carrying it round my middle looks very peculiar. I'm like a barrel!! Plus, I have no clothes that fit and most of what I have is scruffy or not suitable for autumn/winter. So, today's task is to go and buy some new clothes. With the help of my lovely friend Amy, who is ten years younger than me and always looks impeccably turned out, hopefully I can find some stylish and attractive clothes to help disguise this belly until such a time when I can lose it. I fear I am descending into a middle-aged mum frump phase and I need to halt this decline post haste.<br />I can then waft about campus looking all glamorous whilst discussing Derrida and coming home to watch art house movies and read Freud. Hahaha! Yeah right, coming home to read Thomas the Tank Engine books more like...mamanovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11867776220651399353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273283280251587782.post-28108881646616100722011-09-07T20:31:00.002+01:002011-09-07T20:34:34.795+01:00PJ Harvey<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjneivrYA0cRzQkmt-RvpsGHnG2kUhRoZup1tiQJcTF42JgExh4NZtd855fmEugX8_AGxy0RM5W2NCSdlFPRxLkVC9aH-WbVRtRzA_7FfXeZ9NuYlAcahRR5dnbwfpNRz8BinzXa5_oCw/s1600/PJ-Harvey-wins-Mercury-mu-007.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjneivrYA0cRzQkmt-RvpsGHnG2kUhRoZup1tiQJcTF42JgExh4NZtd855fmEugX8_AGxy0RM5W2NCSdlFPRxLkVC9aH-WbVRtRzA_7FfXeZ9NuYlAcahRR5dnbwfpNRz8BinzXa5_oCw/s400/PJ-Harvey-wins-Mercury-mu-007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649702818836454258" border="0" /></a>So, so thrilled that PJ Harvey won the Mercury Prize for the second time. She is such an inspiration on so many levels; very glad to be writing my thesis on her workmamanovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11867776220651399353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273283280251587782.post-74913849630502877982011-07-26T10:53:00.006+01:002011-07-26T10:58:51.152+01:00Dreaming<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3mRvw9KwGL8UF3q-T6pPlbF092RVdQE4m5M5-tkAtR0zC1i97iAjZJxlNNTQzVUidvfrmTiHOFwrRKR7oQeBgD93ecW3enLOgim9zlPdxazH5E2SQXO-GeGor3iwxvQ77S5C58YR_ig/s1600/VLA.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3mRvw9KwGL8UF3q-T6pPlbF092RVdQE4m5M5-tkAtR0zC1i97iAjZJxlNNTQzVUidvfrmTiHOFwrRKR7oQeBgD93ecW3enLOgim9zlPdxazH5E2SQXO-GeGor3iwxvQ77S5C58YR_ig/s400/VLA.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633597293455357154" border="0" /></a>I've just joined <a href="http://pinterest.com/theboakster">Pinterest</a> and have become a bit obsessed with it, which has meant I haven't blogged so much - sorry lovelies! But one thing I've noticed about Pinterest is that it shows you trends and themes in the things you like. It seems that I like beautiful places to write and sit and think; somewhere where there is a connection to nature. I think at heart I'm just a dreamer....<br /><br />Picture via <a href="http://marvelouskiddo.blogspot.com/2011/07/monday-meditation.html">Marvelous Kiddo</a>mamanovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11867776220651399353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273283280251587782.post-48585801173166141392011-07-10T11:42:00.002+01:002011-07-10T11:45:52.616+01:00Me and my Arrow<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/U1n9QTkrkP0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br /><br />Such a happy song from my childhood - Harry Nilsson's <span style="font-style: italic;">The Point </span>is a classic tale of being different, acceptance and friendship. Thanks to my sis for reminding me of this today.<br /><br />Also, we're thinking of getting a puppy soon *squeals*. Maybe we could call it Arrow?mamanovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11867776220651399353noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273283280251587782.post-70940227840672295542011-07-08T11:52:00.009+01:002011-07-08T12:07:23.363+01:00Goodness, I'm a gardener!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMlIOKSl3qI1g1kPGUBJSNii8ImRPCMW9LloJgfap3gefyJl-kN-YG4fY1ObtnAd_lM4UJP8GBIQYSV7oM89ewv6_tA-30pWbYPjTjfZk3SYptAc-eOGWwpt-wER_ghujcn7pcPJZ3HA/s1600/SSL20041.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMlIOKSl3qI1g1kPGUBJSNii8ImRPCMW9LloJgfap3gefyJl-kN-YG4fY1ObtnAd_lM4UJP8GBIQYSV7oM89ewv6_tA-30pWbYPjTjfZk3SYptAc-eOGWwpt-wER_ghujcn7pcPJZ3HA/s400/SSL20041.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626935424156667394" border="0" /></a><br />So, with our new house came our very first garden... it's huge! We're already quite overwhelmed with it and the amount to do, but I've managed to create one piece of lovely garden which is my very first. And it appears that *whispers*... I'm a gardener!<br /><br />Most of these flowers and plants were grown from seed, which is amazing to me. I did get a lot of help from my mum - the gardening oracle - but I'm very very pleased with my efforts. Huzzah!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaR_PaZaML1IaQIC4uxDg-Vd3-twV-gd9HNjW1_KwsqsnPaZqsB4Yj9LhqhOhbNt-GLZ9mDMUzroO3I6aBINU5oup4BqDD10nEHbmf98TTyXo60Q2zYgVZPBLYWlsZfPPRUxl5tGhOvA/s1600/SSL20037.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaR_PaZaML1IaQIC4uxDg-Vd3-twV-gd9HNjW1_KwsqsnPaZqsB4Yj9LhqhOhbNt-GLZ9mDMUzroO3I6aBINU5oup4BqDD10nEHbmf98TTyXo60Q2zYgVZPBLYWlsZfPPRUxl5tGhOvA/s400/SSL20037.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626934983174796690" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmggZ3AkpJcuS8ZsjcQLWw7qNi5hKQv6h0MUVr27nf1dW9Xdx-m3EaFmIyjl-VvVzapCp6rq34qbXmsdo5D21F5binkT-vM3595Arv8tJ0nvw3_rSpDEz9sAvTn_82nU8iogKGj4kHuw/s1600/SSL20036.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmggZ3AkpJcuS8ZsjcQLWw7qNi5hKQv6h0MUVr27nf1dW9Xdx-m3EaFmIyjl-VvVzapCp6rq34qbXmsdo5D21F5binkT-vM3595Arv8tJ0nvw3_rSpDEz9sAvTn_82nU8iogKGj4kHuw/s400/SSL20036.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626934611025590498" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin1ZCvK70ePZu1Se4gdruzaf8HAx5vNN8g4RhQDmxXiz8_OQy_RLYJ49YfIJLka5ae5k5D3Rk91qFM-4kNlVuytDRxMgmPEL1hZ83SZkIWFt3NBY8XIVBwejtZ6vlgS6Lbr-C0NeVgqw/s1600/SSL20038.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin1ZCvK70ePZu1Se4gdruzaf8HAx5vNN8g4RhQDmxXiz8_OQy_RLYJ49YfIJLka5ae5k5D3Rk91qFM-4kNlVuytDRxMgmPEL1hZ83SZkIWFt3NBY8XIVBwejtZ6vlgS6Lbr-C0NeVgqw/s400/SSL20038.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626934246739717394" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKXkPJ270LtJbXOD8npTiwTAyVQaObSc98zxevp6tlbhMhKXnx-RXokn7seZmuuGXUVdlxtroF9AR0DFSzYrbcJw3rSpjpBn8AF_wLqoIm6e0jqENmyg-Xk7TZoPmtmIeF3ZoHnSbfDA/s1600/SSL20039.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKXkPJ270LtJbXOD8npTiwTAyVQaObSc98zxevp6tlbhMhKXnx-RXokn7seZmuuGXUVdlxtroF9AR0DFSzYrbcJw3rSpjpBn8AF_wLqoIm6e0jqENmyg-Xk7TZoPmtmIeF3ZoHnSbfDA/s400/SSL20039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626933248556391122" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVo28y0nTTEpZoGxIBg821mjogmHNZDUZCzwXt7tWjwVosGUN10iTO7WKLO_NL1YCRHc_rITCMLCrPcQi2pFHJdZRGpQXeE6NI-I5PcQLaSB6pzt6ISOmUF-5Pqet2TM08N8W7NQidA/s1600/SSL20040.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVo28y0nTTEpZoGxIBg821mjogmHNZDUZCzwXt7tWjwVosGUN10iTO7WKLO_NL1YCRHc_rITCMLCrPcQi2pFHJdZRGpQXeE6NI-I5PcQLaSB6pzt6ISOmUF-5Pqet2TM08N8W7NQidA/s400/SSL20040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626932906006250994" border="0" /></a>mamanovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11867776220651399353noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273283280251587782.post-75869177106953092822011-07-06T21:21:00.004+01:002011-07-06T21:27:21.438+01:00The Idler<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpuNJNa2MJkhr4viKP9uelfGV6C6OHmu7YXIvS4vKKP-G9bkbH0OUaqIjt8pHdgpzj4x8lRLuwJWEG5iZGh0iphXC0YkpWRCkh42tmPzuZu-lbr2rY542ErygZnFilI850EuwaiTFpUg/s1600/The+idler.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 248px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpuNJNa2MJkhr4viKP9uelfGV6C6OHmu7YXIvS4vKKP-G9bkbH0OUaqIjt8pHdgpzj4x8lRLuwJWEG5iZGh0iphXC0YkpWRCkh42tmPzuZu-lbr2rY542ErygZnFilI850EuwaiTFpUg/s400/The+idler.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626338075622222050" border="0" /></a><br />My first article for <a href="http://idler.co.uk/news/new-idler-available-for-pre-order/">The Idler</a> is now available! I'm waiting for my copy to plop through the letterbox - v exciting to be in such an illustrious line-up. The Idler has often been accused as being very male-centric, so this article is about women and idling, and aims to redress that balance somewhat<br /><br />The Idler website says:<br /><br />The issue explores the idea of small enterprise as an alternative to the nine-to-five, and contains a wealth of practical advice and inspiration for those who yearn to escape the rat race.<br /><br />Idler 44 also offers an inspiring interview with Bill Drummond, who argues for the importance of taking responsibility for your own life, and just getting out there and doing it, which is, paradoxically enough, fully compatible with the idle ethic. This issue could have been called ‘the industrious idler’.<p>Other contributors include Toby Young, Robert Wringham, Sarah Boak and Penny Rimbaud. We also reproduce all twelve plates from William Hogarth’s Industry and Idleness series. There are fine illustrations by Clifford Harper, Alice Smith, Bronwen Jones and many more.</p><p>Just 1,000 copies are being printed of this first edition, which is bound in blue cloth, printed on heavy paper and typeset by Mr Brett.</p>mamanovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11867776220651399353noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273283280251587782.post-37373807449670873652011-07-02T13:18:00.002+01:002011-07-02T13:21:18.531+01:00Notelet<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7O-cbxAW_RontGtI46X-GWiEQzHMbnRFLC4b1NugyoUhtfxpKzGaD16T1GJcg3BV-gzA2lw4CIKBA9p0MX4WQ4wqB_AnMGvA2f8-nEDeb13tqsRZ2gjgc0luyZbhhxj1ViZV9eae6cg/s1600/fork.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7O-cbxAW_RontGtI46X-GWiEQzHMbnRFLC4b1NugyoUhtfxpKzGaD16T1GJcg3BV-gzA2lw4CIKBA9p0MX4WQ4wqB_AnMGvA2f8-nEDeb13tqsRZ2gjgc0luyZbhhxj1ViZV9eae6cg/s400/fork.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624728463553954866" border="0" /></a><br />Oh this notelet made me laugh too much this morning, thanks Vicky!<br /><br />From <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/shopsaplingpress">Sapling Press</a> via <a href="http://coffeesandmilkies.blogspot.com/">Coffees and Milkies</a>mamanovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11867776220651399353noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273283280251587782.post-5010537639503875032011-07-01T10:41:00.002+01:002011-07-01T10:46:18.610+01:00Garden delights<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk3AvvfqtNNOqGU5MdhM-LO0Zd1WB1z6xEmEb9K6Xz_BNeP6poqw0fdG7m98hFeakdpqMZWS-06WEuM2dpVudV1lc6_wUSFYdSjqgmhXF4etZRTc633jt3c_qBnMhNEdmwHrnERyGw-g/s1600/SSL20005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk3AvvfqtNNOqGU5MdhM-LO0Zd1WB1z6xEmEb9K6Xz_BNeP6poqw0fdG7m98hFeakdpqMZWS-06WEuM2dpVudV1lc6_wUSFYdSjqgmhXF4etZRTc633jt3c_qBnMhNEdmwHrnERyGw-g/s400/SSL20005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624317816870983762" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFzo_Cjl1KwsKbbUlIWoJho7IksoTA0mNkCSaLBwFcoavZC6TuIi7r0J8lUaKsPHKak98IcX8MgMqGGvzPQL3J2kLDT2TqEGD2iIuIoSG9IunpbykmmoJizfZ-4rMwYKqsMp6NIUr6yw/s1600/SSL20007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFzo_Cjl1KwsKbbUlIWoJho7IksoTA0mNkCSaLBwFcoavZC6TuIi7r0J8lUaKsPHKak98IcX8MgMqGGvzPQL3J2kLDT2TqEGD2iIuIoSG9IunpbykmmoJizfZ-4rMwYKqsMp6NIUr6yw/s400/SSL20007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624317068718359314" border="0" /></a><br />We're enjoying the first fruits of our labour at the moment - nom nom!!!mamanovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11867776220651399353noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273283280251587782.post-5083361614491200502011-06-28T08:30:00.003+01:002011-06-28T08:34:20.247+01:00The sound of summer<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6w0VJDo6ExfprI-2-ozfy2xVJwE4TQY_r-rm61ZeVLo24Wrb7-8j4n2FI2DROIpfz5vk_RS7RvGX1u-IV5PavMdb_e-zN4_5-JQrQz5eqK8rB7hhpsolrSQrc8BOx1N7Z53JILPxNhw/s1600/cults.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 350px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6w0VJDo6ExfprI-2-ozfy2xVJwE4TQY_r-rm61ZeVLo24Wrb7-8j4n2FI2DROIpfz5vk_RS7RvGX1u-IV5PavMdb_e-zN4_5-JQrQz5eqK8rB7hhpsolrSQrc8BOx1N7Z53JILPxNhw/s400/cults.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623170031020538978" border="0" /></a><br />Oh my goodness, <a href="http://cults.bandcamp.com/">Cults</a> completely rock! This is the sound of my perfect summer band - old school bubblegum Dirty Dancing-esque 1950s inspired pop, with a lo fi rock-out edge. Soundtrack to my summer<br /><br />via <a href="http://www.frolic-blog.com">{frolic}</a>mamanovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11867776220651399353noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273283280251587782.post-33666849787122414492011-06-26T22:47:00.010+01:002011-06-26T23:02:05.164+01:00Can a doodle be art?So I'm - perhaps a little stupidly - about to embark on a 6 week experimental art e-course, having very very little 'artistic' experience and with quite a low sense of my own creativity or ability in the visual arts. The first assignment won't be posted until tomorrow, but I got my sketch book out tonight... and I didn't know what to do with it. Total fear of the blank page....<br /><br />Then I decided just to start writing and drawing something, with no pressure or sense of having to be 'artistic'. I drew what I felt. A big scared face shouting out 'BLANK PAPER. AAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!'. It was the kind of drawing I do all the time. It was a doodle. My friends and I do these doodles at the back of our lecture room during research seminars (they generally are drawings of glasses of wine with 'I neeeeeeed vino!!' underneath or pictures of how we might escape the room, in search of wine). But a doodle is not art, right? Then I thought, well maybe if it is, I could start here. In a place I know very well. With a doodle.<br /><br />Here are some examples of very cool doodlings that most definitely are art.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRyw8TKXG_dOT6yAD8OiV9a5kSTHXcrSWuALqnraZCag3Fhl6Rekd_cCXTEMeyYgZyK5QWOtC6IF-SGBpQRGyVEkorzQQ_9bK751LmlWiMESlzfz-DcteCLa8svdgzMxx6wANCFek0Cg/s1600/doodle+5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRyw8TKXG_dOT6yAD8OiV9a5kSTHXcrSWuALqnraZCag3Fhl6Rekd_cCXTEMeyYgZyK5QWOtC6IF-SGBpQRGyVEkorzQQ_9bK751LmlWiMESlzfz-DcteCLa8svdgzMxx6wANCFek0Cg/s400/doodle+5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622651541951782786" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj45ZSv0sbJrfi8ppWsRwdT6mRpJQnMbRr4hOOhJ-YW-Jz7q1sF_tAgrAZtfIDy9E9n4LglxPHUx5LjJX1VkXbZfS2EU-5wb7_hwIcr-A3pFPCgGIPaJ-u1XRW8cHsPzm-iKBE1eqyStA/s1600/doodle+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj45ZSv0sbJrfi8ppWsRwdT6mRpJQnMbRr4hOOhJ-YW-Jz7q1sF_tAgrAZtfIDy9E9n4LglxPHUx5LjJX1VkXbZfS2EU-5wb7_hwIcr-A3pFPCgGIPaJ-u1XRW8cHsPzm-iKBE1eqyStA/s400/doodle+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622651470897699762" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_Cs-kt0p3ENVy9uSxMF0brI6gvk2agaPVdopGZxGG-6eMU9bpXOrTUMM7ftKEb9OP3yxiQH10p7BaZwOiwMx5JNyfMxxao75qvohnzScVv7zAo8EQAkougYn7Bl4fkL7PYIRV9B1Gw/s1600/doodle+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_Cs-kt0p3ENVy9uSxMF0brI6gvk2agaPVdopGZxGG-6eMU9bpXOrTUMM7ftKEb9OP3yxiQH10p7BaZwOiwMx5JNyfMxxao75qvohnzScVv7zAo8EQAkougYn7Bl4fkL7PYIRV9B1Gw/s400/doodle+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622651393548072386" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis4-5hPNe9c6mEDykzWuzQsgT3l7AyYSAVY9uuF9P0JSGaFSBXKagGVXz_nwUp2SQSxWwtQoXvdkgwlZ8Bh9Hs8JPMJ69iTWnJIKTV7jgmcZG9ilDqQr1KrvvruQOQOnX9dz3ufdNKRw/s1600/doodle+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 316px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis4-5hPNe9c6mEDykzWuzQsgT3l7AyYSAVY9uuF9P0JSGaFSBXKagGVXz_nwUp2SQSxWwtQoXvdkgwlZ8Bh9Hs8JPMJ69iTWnJIKTV7jgmcZG9ilDqQr1KrvvruQOQOnX9dz3ufdNKRw/s400/doodle+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622651321189044146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLYLezAsr6bjcIDkItY7d42CLnIB47qOOVP1HsZbQ_XIhPj0oV7R71psp1weEbdPtxsbA4RycyMEL6NsDzlPyZWAUZdcw_j89Q7ec3JlYcgmG1Q6t3NxQeGQBJ_6oSyjVcGXF43ZWaCg/s1600/creative-doodle-art-retrowhale2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 196px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLYLezAsr6bjcIDkItY7d42CLnIB47qOOVP1HsZbQ_XIhPj0oV7R71psp1weEbdPtxsbA4RycyMEL6NsDzlPyZWAUZdcw_j89Q7ec3JlYcgmG1Q6t3NxQeGQBJ_6oSyjVcGXF43ZWaCg/s400/creative-doodle-art-retrowhale2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622651251373810242" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhqQynRbCGcGM862QluPCRk4XcEJsIoCkgQq6bGL64TS3jgfUjX-8ek2_iAuUNY2S5AlgIZlgDH-JT-x9grsnt94ix2_2N5TM5mnbTpUmWENYwo4Hooeq0IfzXuqLl6396rkyG2PYTbg/s1600/creative-doodle-art-jimbradshaw1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhqQynRbCGcGM862QluPCRk4XcEJsIoCkgQq6bGL64TS3jgfUjX-8ek2_iAuUNY2S5AlgIZlgDH-JT-x9grsnt94ix2_2N5TM5mnbTpUmWENYwo4Hooeq0IfzXuqLl6396rkyG2PYTbg/s400/creative-doodle-art-jimbradshaw1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622651130087486770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNao6uq8RSjcWINvoQ5kdWbf8yqhseoYaeb8zQ8PW4Cp62CR2dXm00czyXQZozTgVQxb7DcSmOu3cIlXwaZ8ICJqaMzPBn6YI1CIQmzXho8tglDeV7RZVB1yYQTIYUHlBMHGr2-_Vk5g/s1600/doodle+4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNao6uq8RSjcWINvoQ5kdWbf8yqhseoYaeb8zQ8PW4Cp62CR2dXm00czyXQZozTgVQxb7DcSmOu3cIlXwaZ8ICJqaMzPBn6YI1CIQmzXho8tglDeV7RZVB1yYQTIYUHlBMHGr2-_Vk5g/s400/doodle+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622650661690489778" border="0" /></a><br />Via <a href="http://cariblogger.com/">cariblogger</a> and <a href="http://richworks.in/2010/04/25-most-creative-examples-of-doodle-art/">richworks</a>mamanovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11867776220651399353noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273283280251587782.post-65248208347986077512011-06-25T19:46:00.005+01:002011-06-25T19:49:24.083+01:00Val Britton<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdvIUgrVmyVUadw7m6Jf7jLEWd23ASpq3wMOMywSzOrrJEuVe2BHeFm1IZLhFR-17r1cuQVC6IEV0_KlRV9hbL8bwb6f2cb5YCqU8KO5qFiTEx1AuQAxh-9UyztwdqTP6ArY41biqxWA/s1600/val+britton3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdvIUgrVmyVUadw7m6Jf7jLEWd23ASpq3wMOMywSzOrrJEuVe2BHeFm1IZLhFR-17r1cuQVC6IEV0_KlRV9hbL8bwb6f2cb5YCqU8KO5qFiTEx1AuQAxh-9UyztwdqTP6ArY41biqxWA/s400/val+britton3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622231043922752786" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjKcRWs8OppbVFZYDt0Wue0MOUivzz5QTE1ccf9_Wb0H-gClfFOqb5JT4JQ_flJYcaIzLJk3sIRvvKOd1lRjFICAfeyxVJepVXERSrFy1zxSYsKiMxEBX6mc5a9OeUYNqCgor9IIW5Xw/s1600/val+britton.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjKcRWs8OppbVFZYDt0Wue0MOUivzz5QTE1ccf9_Wb0H-gClfFOqb5JT4JQ_flJYcaIzLJk3sIRvvKOd1lRjFICAfeyxVJepVXERSrFy1zxSYsKiMxEBX6mc5a9OeUYNqCgor9IIW5Xw/s400/val+britton.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622230779023880642" border="0" /></a>I'm a little bit in love with these wonderful collaged works by <a href="http://valbritton.com/">Val Britton</a> <span style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Buttons"><span class="" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_CreateLink" title="Link" onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 8);ButtonMouseDown(this);"><img src="img/blank.gif" alt="Link" class="gl_link" border="0" /></span></span>(via <a href="http://www.missmoss.co.za/">Miss Moss</a>)mamanovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11867776220651399353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273283280251587782.post-44665823383474350842011-06-22T21:21:00.002+01:002011-06-22T21:44:29.487+01:00I love universities a bit too much - I'm fascinated by the sense of tradition mixed with politics and radicalism. I have spent nearly half my adult life in university settings (cripes)... Here are a few great university photos from the wonderful LIFE archives<br /><br /><!-- LIFE IMAGE 56489903 --><iframe marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://www.life.com/embed/index/image/id/56489903/isHd/0" frameborder="0" height="370" scrolling="no" width="280"></iframe><br /><br />Australian-born feminist author and journalist Germaine Greer makes her students laugh as she teaches a class on 17th century literature at University of Warwick, England, March 1971.<br />Photo: Terrence Spencer/Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images<br />Mar 01, 1971<br /><br /><!-- LIFE IMAGE 110260481 --><iframe marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://www.life.com/embed/index/image/id/110260481/isHd/0" frameborder="0" height="370" scrolling="no" width="280"></iframe><br /><br />Freshmen John Sease and Beverly Cayford meet on a random couch which is being moved into the dorms at Princeton, New Jersey, 1969. Beverly is one of the first 101 female students to attend Princeton. Photo: Alfred Eisenstaedt/Time Life Pictures/Getty Images<br />Jan 01, 1969<br /><br /><!-- LIFE IMAGE 50542926 --><iframe marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://www.life.com/embed/index/image/id/50542926/isHd/0" frameborder="0" height="370" scrolling="no" width="280"></iframe><br /><br />Hippie poet Allen Ginsberg speaking at Kansas Univ.<br />Photo: John Loengard/Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images<br />Jan 01, 1966<br /><br /><!-- LIFE IMAGE 57205945 --><iframe scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" frameborder="0" src="http://www.life.com/embed/index/image/id/57205945/isHd/0" width="280" height="370"></iframe><br /><br />Irish author, scholar, and theologian C.S. Lewis (1898 - 1963) walks past a Magdalen College building at Oxford University, Oxford, England, 1946. <br />Photo: Hans Wild/Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images<br />Nov 01, 1946mamanovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11867776220651399353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273283280251587782.post-62980233818978167112011-06-05T14:08:00.001+01:002011-06-05T14:10:24.116+01:00Songwriting<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/6nezSWF6ymQ" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br /><br />Here's an amazing example of songwriting. Some wonderful lyrics in this tune. Am spending a lazy sunday listening to Shawn Colvin and the Indigo Girls and marvelling at their craftmamanovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11867776220651399353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273283280251587782.post-32788623591904441202011-06-04T19:23:00.003+01:002011-06-04T19:51:54.874+01:00New beginnings<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7fI3LENeQc8tSTOhdP6iPlTLZXDcyF3KatQ-PhjqFBJdO-JXKEd1VOaMGh6YVZ2QWRYkTx6XaUnzIhqQW2ZEom137hWfLsRsZI_cLNtYYSI8s1VQk3NvmPf4J_PCjOzo5wE44gX2Qjg/s1600/feet.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7fI3LENeQc8tSTOhdP6iPlTLZXDcyF3KatQ-PhjqFBJdO-JXKEd1VOaMGh6YVZ2QWRYkTx6XaUnzIhqQW2ZEom137hWfLsRsZI_cLNtYYSI8s1VQk3NvmPf4J_PCjOzo5wE44gX2Qjg/s400/feet.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614432509286705666" border="0" /></a><br />This past year has been a crazy one - notice the lack of posts, right?! - and I've been struggling with the demands that part-time lecturing has on my time. Marking, marking, marking for an intense six months of the year, then no work and no pay for the remaining six. It's been great not working in an office, not doing admin, not managing staff, but actually the lack of stability, and regular income have been problematic. Not to mention that marking hangs over into your home life so much... I miss being in a job where I can close the door at 5pm and leave my work there. So, this week I start two months of temporary administrative work at the University of Southampton, three days per week. And hopefully, if the interview goes well, I might get this gig permanently (if they let me stay part-time). The money is not as good as it needs to be to pay all my bills, but it's regular money. And hopefully what this job will give me is a bit more time. Sounds illogical, but it's time in the evenings and weekends that I need, to be able to write, research, make music and do all the other things that I want and need to do.<br /><br />When these new sorts of beginnings come, I find it a really positive time to look at my life overall and see where I think things are going. This first spring in our new house has been amazing, and we've been doing so much in the garden. It's starting to look good now - though there is still masses to do, there *is* progress! - and we have a lovely seating area and some wonderful flowers starting to bloom. E has really been enjoying all the space and now has a climbing frame and slide, which keep him busy. So, this side of things is great. The woodsman, the boy and I are happy here.<br /><br />There are two areas I'm not happy about. One is time - too many things to do, too many deadlines, not enough time. Hopefully the one job that I can leave behind at the end of each day should solve this. The second is health and diet. I've been so busy that I've been eating loads of junk, and it's really starting to show. So from next week, I'm trying to get back to some of my old good habits. Less booze, less caffeine, more fruit, veg and grains, herbal teas - basically more fresh food. None of that 'argh I'm at a train station and have 5 mins to eat, grab a bag of crisps!' thing that has been going on. And definitely no pain au chocolat for breakfast at the station any more!! To be honest, I won't miss it much. I'd rather make time to eat breakfast at home and have something tasty. E is up at 5.30am most mornings at the moment, so there should be plenty of time before I leave the house to get my breakfast. Novel thought, but perhaps I could get mine whilst he has his?! Oh, and also I've just found this site - <a href="http://www.101cookbooks.com/index.html">101 Cookbooks</a> - with these delicious veggie recipes for some inspiration.<br /><br />Finally, this <a href="http://zenhabits.net/simple-living-manifesto-72-ideas-to-simplify-your-life/">Simple Living Manifesto</a> has been providing me with some great ideas.<br /><br />Now for watering the garden.... lovely job at the end of a hot, nearly-summer day<br /><br />Photo by <a href="http://beautythatmoves.typepad.com/beauty_that_moves/">beauty that moves</a>mamanovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11867776220651399353noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273283280251587782.post-78713570308965534252010-10-10T21:40:00.002+01:002010-10-10T21:42:58.811+01:00Elegance at any age<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnbzj47ODoFXP-NbvlhjEYsvgUjW4DPHf5FcY0BFygk24mo0DvztMZnLXdiX3O4ctJY-hslvfgTaF8-1dax1QSqcsp4xqhmxc1lbJsFK7driLgwj-fIe-1D1k_yIOaz8wGySi7CmN_wA/s1600/92910Whtcoat_0022Web.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526520181767356546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnbzj47ODoFXP-NbvlhjEYsvgUjW4DPHf5FcY0BFygk24mo0DvztMZnLXdiX3O4ctJY-hslvfgTaF8-1dax1QSqcsp4xqhmxc1lbJsFK7driLgwj-fIe-1D1k_yIOaz8wGySi7CmN_wA/s400/92910Whtcoat_0022Web.jpg" /></a> Now I never, ever look this elegant, even in my thirties.... this lady rocks this outfit. I can only dream.<br /><br />via <a href="http://thesartorialist.blogspot.com/">The Sartorialist</a>mamanovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11867776220651399353noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273283280251587782.post-44445540017434761702010-09-25T13:43:00.003+01:002010-09-25T14:03:30.246+01:00Doldrums<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi8bNeKv9akTIxtZgHZT_4UGY4hJsS9O4PqUtwUDkmSEL3nhM3XNldrzS_8u8Z0LdLfLSDbiIVXmNuv9o9VAtiPxzTyu2v0rKw23prKnyXBUT5ut0xs-J4r1Ka9k8KDIRmYVEw_-4w7g/s1600/Pablo%2520Picasso%2520-%2520Young%2520Girl%2520Struck%2520by%2520Sadness.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 260px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520831507540464290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi8bNeKv9akTIxtZgHZT_4UGY4hJsS9O4PqUtwUDkmSEL3nhM3XNldrzS_8u8Z0LdLfLSDbiIVXmNuv9o9VAtiPxzTyu2v0rKw23prKnyXBUT5ut0xs-J4r1Ka9k8KDIRmYVEw_-4w7g/s400/Pablo%2520Picasso%2520-%2520Young%2520Girl%2520Struck%2520by%2520Sadness.jpg" /></a><br /><div>I've been really miserable the last two days, and I can't quite explain it. Everything seems to be in a big old mess... boxes everywhere, moving date seems to be receding into the distance... every time I put a load in the dishwasher or in the washer another one seems to appear. I'm not keeping on top of the house, or on top of anything else right now. I've lost my diary - where I write all the reminders that I can't keep in my overstuffed brain - and lost any sense of organisation.</div><div> <br /></div><div>Yesterday was my last day at my 'office job' before I head out into part-time short contract world, a kind of transition step to unjobbing. I think maybe I feel sad because I put such an effort in for three years, to make things better there, and many of the academic staff didn't really even show any care that I was leaving. I did get some great vouchers for John Lewis, which was really generous, and a bottle of champers, but when I saw who had signed my card there was a distinct lack of academic staff on there. Just made me feel rubbish for battling and striving for three years, for nothing. But my boss and my other admin team who work in the offices next to me were great and we had a glass of fizz and a natter before I left.</div><div> <br /></div><div>Today I've been finding E really hard work. He seems to say 'no' to everything and doesn't listen when I ask him not to do things. He kicks me when I'm trying to change his nappy, climbs on the table when I have said not too, tries to get into the fuse box... he's just a bit wild at the moment, and I'm finding disciplining him difficult. I keep losing my temper, which I really don't want to do. I need to find a way of chilling out about it all.</div><div><br /> </div><div>I've got a lot coming up in the next two weeks. I'm registering at the new institution where I'll be doing my PhD, my teaching starts again, and I have some new teaching on a performance course. And of course the big house move. I wonder if my little brain can cope with all of this....</div><div> <br /><br /></div><div>Image 'Young Girl Struck by Sadness' by Picasso</div>mamanovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11867776220651399353noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273283280251587782.post-21813029911130820882010-09-16T08:46:00.004+01:002010-09-16T09:29:38.604+01:00Beautiful Losers<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipBJGGU4AeGwvZwMuwADbUGa5O5OPA0JZa1MuDTD_7KlmeTdRt_U9Zd1ACyVK2BH9s_GKY2dk5ju95ZGeKn35yrLCWLs0NCk4VGrC6nCTVE-8REipUrVQUj_teiiQA_fG44_xTdkaifA/s1600/margaret-kilgallen.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517425339593716354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipBJGGU4AeGwvZwMuwADbUGa5O5OPA0JZa1MuDTD_7KlmeTdRt_U9Zd1ACyVK2BH9s_GKY2dk5ju95ZGeKn35yrLCWLs0NCk4VGrC6nCTVE-8REipUrVQUj_teiiQA_fG44_xTdkaifA/s400/margaret-kilgallen.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1tdPsQHhKAvjd38WViQdv_TT1fq_pQLPBNt96hV2DkPF3DhGc6jLi9i60GRIbv7Pz6N1dWH2gtKfT0xNwhpKsMYLhGX7Oa26DWTttS_RN7XY4HqoyyImP0Yrm60Ja3amSnBZUpgfVMg/s1600/kilgallen.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 332px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 152px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517416239723354850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1tdPsQHhKAvjd38WViQdv_TT1fq_pQLPBNt96hV2DkPF3DhGc6jLi9i60GRIbv7Pz6N1dWH2gtKfT0xNwhpKsMYLhGX7Oa26DWTttS_RN7XY4HqoyyImP0Yrm60Ja3amSnBZUpgfVMg/s400/kilgallen.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><br />I recently watched the wonderful documentary <a href="http://www.beautifullosers.com/">'Beautiful Losers'</a> and was enthralled by listening to the late Margaret Kilgallen speak. Her work is absolutely stunning. I have often said that beauty is found in things that are off, or 'wonky', and that this imperfection is beautiful. She expressed that thought so much better than I could:<br /><br /><em>'I like things that are handmade and I like to see people's hand in the world, anywhere in the world; it doesn't matter to me where it is. And in my own work, I do everything by hand. I don't project or use anything mechanical, because even though I do spend a lot of time trying to perfect my line work and my hand, my hand will always be imperfect because it's human. And I think it's the part that's off that's interesting, that even if I'm doing really big letters and I spend a lot of time going over the line and over the line and trying to make it straight, I'll never be able to make it straight. From a distance it might look straight, but when you get close up, you can always see the line waver. And I think that's where the beauty is'<br /></em><br />"Margaret Kilgallen" on Art:21, PBS.com, 2005 (via Wikipedia)<br /><br />(Images via <a href="http://theinitiatives.wordpress.com/">The Initiatives</a> and <a href="http://visualingual.wordpress.com/">Visualingual</a>) </div></div>mamanovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11867776220651399353noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273283280251587782.post-66541034248585808972010-09-14T13:39:00.006+01:002010-09-14T13:56:31.920+01:00Magical childhood: tips for parenting<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh-YON1MAFY-V5MoavKW4pbCEhGXGjoVUHsy59TH5CA1hGXkeHZKetdqRmjM_VI42iDlwP16h0LfTv7TE0Z9ZhVV4qgzHVNJLjz1LaraUTcBFh9w5UZXp508d0uCo2Mstdy4ImyTbRCw/s1600/IMG_4678.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 289px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516748917036806130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh-YON1MAFY-V5MoavKW4pbCEhGXGjoVUHsy59TH5CA1hGXkeHZKetdqRmjM_VI42iDlwP16h0LfTv7TE0Z9ZhVV4qgzHVNJLjz1LaraUTcBFh9w5UZXp508d0uCo2Mstdy4ImyTbRCw/s400/IMG_4678.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghKOBWpWnSkdXkEikzUZmtZbFAtw-gBdtXEA_hsPKss1s-ngVmWJjXPQxxD_Xd6Fx4qVl6vYEWuP_43mQQgdTNq1sRa-aKnFygdaFCEmks4TDoJzU-yUxOip-7uyaGIKOBXK3ZrGuF7g/s1600/IMG_4681.JPG"></a><div><br />I've been reading a wonderful article on parenting, which I wanted to share with you. It's given me a lot of encouragement that my journey as a mama is heading in the right direction and that I'm learning so much from spending time with E - we learn together and in a natural, unforced way.<br /></div><div></div><div>As the author, Alicia, says</div><div></div><div><br />“…But more important, what parents need to know :<br />[…] Our children don’t need Nintendos, computers, after school activities, ballet lessons, play groups and soccer practice nearly as much as they need US. They need fathers who sit and listen to their days, mothers who join in and make crafts with them, parents who take the time to read them stories and act like idiots with them.”</div><div></div><div><br />Full article is available <a href="http://www.magicalchildhood.com/articles/4yo.htm">here</a> . </div><div></div><div><br />Trying to build a magical childhood for my boy, trying to do the very best I can on that front.</div><div></div><div></div><div><br />(via <a href="http://capucha.tumblr.com/">Tralalere</a>)</div>mamanovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11867776220651399353noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273283280251587782.post-1355534111338539552010-09-13T13:14:00.009+01:002010-09-13T13:19:09.379+01:00Vintage Vacations<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilWhEWxMcvwAQ6RoqQieHQ98t0qCNZq5TO5pn2SSD2V4od0TCWE-OSEAOGyLQ1iqHpBuZBPdDXjZQ_zunMo2AGQ_WzOOMNizmwvN6Z_GxoWYhX_YeR5MRfwHnI9q6F_yQk4MLeGlhWSg/s1600/exteriorlowres.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516370971856196994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilWhEWxMcvwAQ6RoqQieHQ98t0qCNZq5TO5pn2SSD2V4od0TCWE-OSEAOGyLQ1iqHpBuZBPdDXjZQ_zunMo2AGQ_WzOOMNizmwvN6Z_GxoWYhX_YeR5MRfwHnI9q6F_yQk4MLeGlhWSg/s400/exteriorlowres.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmnKl4GQF7yo24ug5SbM-xE36CyRk9czumDLVIAEINGE-yvzbbt7IIbxfOGXTFBXjs2DEcUi2LbPxXNUeC8v2FETMBNpUw9friD_gKgSxI9V45ss5sWl5QTR56LviGYNcxiIOXz2MfVA/s1600/livingfromknavelowres.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516370711935507314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmnKl4GQF7yo24ug5SbM-xE36CyRk9czumDLVIAEINGE-yvzbbt7IIbxfOGXTFBXjs2DEcUi2LbPxXNUeC8v2FETMBNpUw9friD_gKgSxI9V45ss5sWl5QTR56LviGYNcxiIOXz2MfVA/s400/livingfromknavelowres.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYDifxB_ECJ-PFEY_6jGZB8bB7gd5Lf6P4kANCn6tWJAqxtVe9xx3gZQkT00koqg-IBXXhPxBQSyCMdysFLREmd5ONwAvXOEw2P7_9iXRWw9RrJY8ORFPEmMV4ArIpC2w-gWGYLjJfSg/s1600/woodburnerlowres.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516370588643120434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYDifxB_ECJ-PFEY_6jGZB8bB7gd5Lf6P4kANCn6tWJAqxtVe9xx3gZQkT00koqg-IBXXhPxBQSyCMdysFLREmd5ONwAvXOEw2P7_9iXRWw9RrJY8ORFPEmMV4ArIpC2w-gWGYLjJfSg/s400/woodburnerlowres.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXXVCaDT1YP0ZgXSegJwZTg79S_9UNIRkGy-Ygcm-j0QXKxKyEj8mXMoORuVXyQYS7Yy4X8TsqAJ7JSND82_Jz1g98psq6ZTP2y4FcZJGrdXgGPozrBYwXoXKs8PpYU6R4xOH7dmSRsg/s1600/bluebedroom2lowres.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516370476697586642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXXVCaDT1YP0ZgXSegJwZTg79S_9UNIRkGy-Ygcm-j0QXKxKyEj8mXMoORuVXyQYS7Yy4X8TsqAJ7JSND82_Jz1g98psq6ZTP2y4FcZJGrdXgGPozrBYwXoXKs8PpYU6R4xOH7dmSRsg/s400/bluebedroom2lowres.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Oh my goodness, I'd just love a cozy winter holiday in this converted tin tabernacle, on the Isle of Wight. Isn't it stunning? </div><div></div><div><br /><br />Via <a href="http://www.vintagevacations.co.uk/frontpage.htm">Vintage Vacations</a><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>mamanovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11867776220651399353noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273283280251587782.post-12990227507843967062010-09-04T13:45:00.003+01:002010-09-04T13:56:49.524+01:00Our new house!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYM308Vl5nSRqNYmGtX17JyzClBdWQCQ7pS8P7ZQYsCh7wCRc8dP23BWZzjWJMFrDECjHddU_-_Sm3-cJmLbn62vzxDcxF7i5qT90muFYXfMWtDJX2E13Wkf1zfiZxJFGoFC8HyDfItw/s1600/IMG_5269.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513041483239492178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYM308Vl5nSRqNYmGtX17JyzClBdWQCQ7pS8P7ZQYsCh7wCRc8dP23BWZzjWJMFrDECjHddU_-_Sm3-cJmLbn62vzxDcxF7i5qT90muFYXfMWtDJX2E13Wkf1zfiZxJFGoFC8HyDfItw/s400/IMG_5269.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7NvHwmCNyBGvbBLjt4n_Mno895Apd5yOqa2lEdY2H1zzExPmowCV9fQ9eeAQXDUUYrsstSe8nGyY0cObFSnnI9XqAXXKlE40rM7jE9VauyyhCzXGGid4iZsJNwh_-RLm5a6-CST4M6A/s1600/GetAttachment.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div>We're moving! I'm super excited, although there are a zillion things to do before we move in about four weeks. We've amassed so much stuff since we moved in here four years ago. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Our new place is the one on the left. The garden is HUGE with a big veg plot, a greenhouse and three sheds! We've never gardened before so it's a steep learning curve, but my mum has been giving me tips and hints to get us started and is always on the end of the phone. And I can always rely on good old Gardener's World too!! (I'm so middle aged but I love it!)</div></div>mamanovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11867776220651399353noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273283280251587782.post-43622095699613446912010-08-28T14:07:00.000+01:002010-08-28T14:07:57.692+01:00Beautiful Bossa Nova<p><object style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/ZC19UZcqQwY/hqdefault.jpg)" width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZC19UZcqQwY?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZC19UZcqQwY?fs=1&hl=en_US" width="425" height="344" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object></p><p>There is no other style of music so mesmorising, lovely and heartbreaking as bossa nova. This is a video from Joao Gilberto, whose voice could melt the coldest heart. It's a tune called Estate, and it's one of my favourites. There is such heart here...</p>mamanovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11867776220651399353noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273283280251587782.post-65087892770251326922010-08-26T20:28:00.002+01:002010-08-26T20:31:57.212+01:00Bump-a-licious<object width="400" height="225"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=14235967&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=&fullscreen=1&autoplay=0&loop=0"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=14235967&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=&fullscreen=1&autoplay=0&loop=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><p></p><p></p>This is just the cutest thing and I love some of the moves she pulls. Isn't pregnancy amazing<br /><p></p><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/14235967">Magic- A Belly Grows</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user1426423">The Panic Room Videos</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a> </p>mamanovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11867776220651399353noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273283280251587782.post-5230548453248093642010-08-25T09:22:00.002+01:002010-08-25T09:29:58.557+01:00Lost and found<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ve9IwhkrhGvLg8yjDQ7BAHfYqO8lRUAFG4vjS0nnqdV1IadjIOsah9iZ01dQxkHoAUzqjqXL5ZK2MzcyQuFEqp9Luz8Ykje5Ig14-42E84p3SzJPO3MUCyDhlvIx_sKwwjtAgkimNg/s1600/SSL23980.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509260468824546962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ve9IwhkrhGvLg8yjDQ7BAHfYqO8lRUAFG4vjS0nnqdV1IadjIOsah9iZ01dQxkHoAUzqjqXL5ZK2MzcyQuFEqp9Luz8Ykje5Ig14-42E84p3SzJPO3MUCyDhlvIx_sKwwjtAgkimNg/s400/SSL23980.JPG" /></a><br /><div>See this cheeky face?! This little monkey boy lost our car key this morning and mama has spent hours scouring the house. Dada woodsman had to take him off to nursery in the diesel-thirsty truck whilst mama hunted high and low. Then ensued a funny facebook conversation between my friends and I, where we recounted all the crazy places that our little ones had stashed things. My favourite was my friend's son who likes to put toys at the bottom of the milk carton!!</div><div> </div><div>I searched his shape sorter, then down the toilet, down the sofa, in his toy box, in the keyhole at the back of the door.... I was losing hope of ever finding it... Anyway, after finding a cute little plastic pig poking out of our rice sack, I thought I'd try down the side of the fridge - bingo!! Now I can make some celebratory tea and toast and get on with some work - phew!</div>mamanovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11867776220651399353noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273283280251587782.post-31363622085300968902010-08-23T13:34:00.007+01:002010-08-23T13:50:15.400+01:00Baby doll for my boy<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirZhU4iPXIUUh7TMql67dR8rsx2O6QcxEsBOSh4cmlcmu4_LWHHmhL_mNvj7rfk0on8OQhopdE1IzqydUp-aOrEgYpXR5XzsQQWk0SQeqAkZZIHfW45Kv93J9l315AEiEPB2jijRl_yA/s1600/charlie+doll.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 340px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508584958342337282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirZhU4iPXIUUh7TMql67dR8rsx2O6QcxEsBOSh4cmlcmu4_LWHHmhL_mNvj7rfk0on8OQhopdE1IzqydUp-aOrEgYpXR5XzsQQWk0SQeqAkZZIHfW45Kv93J9l315AEiEPB2jijRl_yA/s400/charlie+doll.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdizTtul3JgnxoE3NSTbkWJqre_E7Xev3iBt43KBU-KNA2HHxDOBXghldbJPKx1PYl_qRKXgvHZogShgtVvIFWqcDsVSbQ5IOwvfIRiyJVCnkHrWc0svcfcTAw4_3TvjBW0z1-wfKnbg/s1600/media.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 274px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508584871528329666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdizTtul3JgnxoE3NSTbkWJqre_E7Xev3iBt43KBU-KNA2HHxDOBXghldbJPKx1PYl_qRKXgvHZogShgtVvIFWqcDsVSbQ5IOwvfIRiyJVCnkHrWc0svcfcTAw4_3TvjBW0z1-wfKnbg/s400/media.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvga8aqKpQPlwZYzjSHYqa2TULM7ooK2ff9ZmU3rc7VbQauviW9WoxSTEW4ROZQd7j7QdRsJFqQ4ZXlm9hpjZWgjAgcfctvz99OA64oT2yfqrBM7vz7JBNJDG6gLM9slvKiqrs7QQuhA/s1600/charlie+doll.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyd6WlUksDPd4czv-ZwcFHF9gaa6bDaUWdxDT5VuqzRU6xYChHLlALRZV6zofibT4sKeGZ_uUaRcTug4B16TBlP0Nx3vso5bLmUHltjG26cI3chna8Mb_tRlimXGO7fMXTAC_pXLtiXg/s1600/mini+its+me.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508583937458050258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyd6WlUksDPd4czv-ZwcFHF9gaa6bDaUWdxDT5VuqzRU6xYChHLlALRZV6zofibT4sKeGZ_uUaRcTug4B16TBlP0Nx3vso5bLmUHltjG26cI3chna8Mb_tRlimXGO7fMXTAC_pXLtiXg/s400/mini+its+me.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIgjPIyi0NVEQ3aCb-GVpS_5-iHXEj7ANhDkuLrZr9nrPKGs0dl0JK24DHhBiDTNvIqr_y5V7aQiOf-YsiSoXFHCiiBccbNwKuYOfyBmj9stsILBCN22h7IfZF21Bu8kuVnaHLwlK3xQ/s1600/sadie+bamboletta.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 250px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508582999449228738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIgjPIyi0NVEQ3aCb-GVpS_5-iHXEj7ANhDkuLrZr9nrPKGs0dl0JK24DHhBiDTNvIqr_y5V7aQiOf-YsiSoXFHCiiBccbNwKuYOfyBmj9stsILBCN22h7IfZF21Bu8kuVnaHLwlK3xQ/s400/sadie+bamboletta.jpg" /></a><br /><br />I'm looking for a baby doll for E to play with. He's really been enjoying games we play where we comfort someone when they're sad, or pretend to change a nappy on a toy, or we cover up someone in a blanket. He goes to a day nursery 2 days a week and we've been hearing that he's been kissing and cuddling the smallest babies there. He's such a kind boy! I love that this is a really important side of his personality and asked him if he wanted a baby doll, to which he nodded yes, with his most serious face on. So now the hunt is on for the perfect doll. I love Charlie doll (top) with his cool outfits, from <a href="http://www.blablakids.com/">BlaBla</a>. This big fuzzy haired doll is super funky and can be bought from <a href="http://www.myriadonline.co.uk/index.php">Myriad Toys</a>. I think my favourite dolls are by<a href="https://bamboletta.com/shop/"> Bamboletta</a> - the one at the bottom is called 'Sadie' - and they do custom dolls too, which is exciting!<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>mamanovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11867776220651399353noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273283280251587782.post-51780863339848424812010-08-21T10:56:00.003+01:002010-08-21T11:03:36.538+01:00Knitting project: baby cardigan<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSDnVplF7UE4Z9QL9RHmfbL3EunikRZiPeU-TgDDgZ5Hu2_dx-N-PgM_tm9dTtNC9JKjIsVLfB1QPXFTT66pvGAboOu6I5dhOkarRcI7a7mKHf656sfI3bfLIQKtV6Mgi4nKR23YzMOA/s1600/SSL24002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507800817057282018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSDnVplF7UE4Z9QL9RHmfbL3EunikRZiPeU-TgDDgZ5Hu2_dx-N-PgM_tm9dTtNC9JKjIsVLfB1QPXFTT66pvGAboOu6I5dhOkarRcI7a7mKHf656sfI3bfLIQKtV6Mgi4nKR23YzMOA/s400/SSL24002.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOsf8fIS_K78iZgc_K-RanqchRl4z5K1s6s_y0oPi7-T8G2-rqUprzsqPtVWE2noncXtxccUj5Fjxn38iv56vFGnOhmw4Cso8mnTMh-VsRQO7EwWWqilkIgAeT4NflOJcpA3ksF1p6OA/s1600/SSL24003.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507800435161281266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOsf8fIS_K78iZgc_K-RanqchRl4z5K1s6s_y0oPi7-T8G2-rqUprzsqPtVWE2noncXtxccUj5Fjxn38iv56vFGnOhmw4Cso8mnTMh-VsRQO7EwWWqilkIgAeT4NflOJcpA3ksF1p6OA/s400/SSL24003.JPG" /></a><br />I finished this baby cardigan for my friend's baby, Edward, a little while ago but only just got round to sewing up and pressing. I'm really pleased with myself as the pattern involved lots of things I'd not done before. All worked out beautifully. The pattern was '5 hour baby sweater' which I found on <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/">Ravelry</a> and the yarn is Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran. Now.... what to knit next...?!mamanovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11867776220651399353noreply@blogger.com3