Day #30 My September challenge is drawing to a close. Yesterday afternoon I went to the opening of an exhibition and saw something unexpected and very funny: Outside Art in Riehen, Basel Intriguing, was there not something on that man’s steely shoulder? what might this be? A grasshopper … … whispering something in steel …
A Day In The Life … Autumn Sunday
Day #29 This morning we went for a walk on Bruderholz near Basel. Only one dog, no Chica. These are the times when I miss her very much. It was rather cold and slightly foggy, the light added a mysterious quality to the few pictures I took this morning. The empty fields: everything has been harvested …
A Day In The Life … Juice
Day #28 I bought a juice extractor (the type that goes on the stove and extracts the juice by heat) last year as I was not happy with my electrical one – too much waste and my kitchen looked like a very sweet and sticky hell afterwards. Brand new and all shining new juice extractor I had …
A Day In The Life … Paradise
Day #27 Did you know that the word paradise stems from the Hebrew word pardes and it means orchard? This morning I went to paradise, a very earthy one, i.e. a friend’s garden to pick some grapes. It was a foggy morning and not as wet as the last time two years ago. Actually, it was not wet at …
A Day In The Life … Something Spicy And An Ugly Surprise
Day #26 Today I could not resist buying figs to make some spicy fig mustard. I should have looked at my schedule before giving in to temptation (did you know that in paradise Eve tempted Adam with a fig and not an apple?). One meeting after the other and this is why I am cooking NOW instead of relaxing. …
A Day In The Life … The Reason Why
Day #25 … I did not post yesterday, was my busy schedule: candle making for all the autumn and winter events. Funny how I go by the seasons: lots of cooking and preserving in late spring and summer, candle and soap making in autumn and all the beautiful chocolate products in winter. I need to be well …
A Day In The Life … Art In The Park
Day #24 Yesterday evening, after a hard day’s work, I went to Schützenmatte, a park in Basel. In the warmer seasons it is always packed with young families, young people playing all kind of games and old people from the senior citizen home close to it. This summer there is another kind of attraction organised by Klaus Littmann: Skultur II …
A Day In The Life … A Beautiful Autumn Afternoon
Day #23 Do you feel guilty when you take time off from your busy schedule to do something just for yourself? Honestly, I have mixed feelings about it but not today. Not after having worked all morning and early afternoon. Such glorious early autumn weather, freezing mornings with a hint of fog, the sun’s late start slowly heats up …
A Day In The Life … Early Bird Or Late Bloomer?
Day #22 I knew it! I should have consulted Carolyn on iOS 7 first. You have not installed it yet? Good, go and read The Wonder of Tech’s post NOW (do not forget to come back though). The display looks nicer now, sleeker and more modern. It will take me some time to find out all the new stuff …
A Day In The Life … Some Studies And A Hilly Town Walk
Day #21 This morning after I had finished labelling all my jars with the “old” labels, I started the InDesign tutorials. For years I have wanted to use InDesign, the DTP software by Adobe Systems, but it costs a fortune and I doubted I could use its full potential (hell, I do not even use 5 % of my …