Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Word Creatures

I have finally figured out what to do with my cupboard full of tp inners. Inspired by William Kentridge's Nose and the wonderful, whimsical art of Andre da Loba I have created this little critter. He loves words and reading and dictionaries and books of all sorts.


I am thinking of illustrating an entire novel with Word Creatures. I am kind of thinking Charles Dickens - Bleak House perhaps (which I am currently re-watching); his novels are peopled by such wonderful characters, don't you think? Any other novels/plays/movies that spring to mind?

Monday, October 5, 2009

Friday, October 2, 2009

Weekword: Treasure

Asiye chose this week's beautiful word - treasure. See her blog for other participants.


Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Monday, September 28, 2009

In the woods of the world ...


The quote is from Daphne du Maurier's Myself when Young - the shaping of a writer which I finished a couple of weeks ago.

Saturday, September 26, 2009

Nothing-in-the-house salad

This is what it looks like today.

So I decided to do the salad thing again (enticing spring and all that, not that it worked last week, but let's just say that I am of that old-fashioned if at first you don't succeed school of thought). There was nothing in the house though. Not the usual stuff, is what I mean. And in weather like this I was not likely to go to a shop. So:

Ingredients: Three tiny spinach leaves from my garden (which is all the snails left me, alas). Some sad, half-eaten parsley from my garden (ditto). Four olives. Found in package at back of fridge. No mould so should be okay. The leftover half-a-tomato from yesterday's cheese & tomato sandwich. The half-a-roundel of feta cheese left over in the bottom of the jar. Still edible though. Half-a-tin whole kernel corn. And then the thing that transformed this sad pile of leftovers into a salad fit for a king - Oded Schwartz's fantastic preserved lemons - just a small slice, chopped up and mixed with the rest of the ingredients. The lemon slices are preserved in olive oil with a hint of paprika and cayenne pepper, utterly delicious! No dressing or other seasoning needed.

Friday, September 25, 2009

Weekword: Carpe Diem




Line chose this week's word. See her blog for other participants. Have a great weekend, all you lovely people. And remember to Seize the Day!