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This will be my last post for a while.......due to unforeseen circumstances I am being forced to take a flickr break......the fist one since I joined flickr in 2008!
I didn't just want to disappear of the face of the earth without giving my dear friends and contacts an explanation as to why I'm not around.
I will be however, popping in to visit your streams and comment/favouring whenever possible......just haven't got the time to post my own images!
Not sure how long the break will be.......hopefully not long at all because I will miss you all!
To all my flickr contacts and friends...please don't forget me....I won't forget you! x
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Tintin and Snowy was created by the Belgian french artist Georges Rémi(1907–1983, under the pen name of Herge). The series follows the adventures of a young reporter Tintin and his Fox Terrier, Snowy. The wildly imaginative Herge made Tintin a true globe trotter who traveled a lot of countries and even to the moon itself to solve mysteries. Not without controversies, Tintin was popular among young and old as well.
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so i decided to do the spring cure again this year. while i am fairly happy with the layout and decoration of my apartment, i can always use a kick in the rear to do some deep cleaning and decluttering. however, this week was week one and i didn't do anything! eep! i hope to get on track later today and combine weeks one & two over the coming days. wish me luck!
Ms. Cheeky's Workshop Exercise # 4: Shoot What You Love
I often walk to this spot after work. It's a place I love. I'm beginning to work more on night and twlight shots. No tripod, so I set my camera on the railing, with a 2 second delay. But if someone else happens to walk on the boardwalk and shake it, then the photo shakes. I'm learning how to set slightly longer exposures than my auto setting will provide.
For the exercise: I tried to follow the rule of thirds, and have the boat harbour in the lower third, and not have the horizon line divide the photo in half. I tried to follow the rule of decluttering- although the dark land on the right maybe detracts. Still, I liked the curve in the water where it meets the land, echoing the cloud curves in the sky. I did a slight crop in order to de-clutter a little. I tried to pay attention to light. It was twlight, and the sun was off to the right (picture is taken facing south). It was long past sunset. Hence, I had to use a longer exposure, and then I used a few Photoshop touches to lighten it up a little and to "de-noise". I like the play of light on the water, and the flow of light from right to left.
I am open to all feedback and criticism. I do see that the de-noising process added some loss of detail to the boat lights in the distance. I probably needed to use an even longer exposure to capture this better.
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Taken 9/16/09, Uploaded 9/20/09, #7300, Topaz Adjust- denoise, slight crop, original in comment below
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My 25th secret is this: I have a very unhealthy fixation / obsession with journals and notebooks.
Recently, as you may note from my day 232 I've been decluttering my bedroom. I have come to realise I have more notebooks and journals than a stationery store [well, or nearly].
Sure my fixations aren't normal, as shown on day 221, but no fixations are normal, surely?
I have spent the majority of my life marveling at new note books and journals. And hours debating about which to buy. Sometimes I go crazy. Especially during the "Sales" time.
Loads aren't used, mainly because I don't want to ruin them. But then I love love LOVE the feeling of starting a new notebook :) hence why loads of these notebooks I have started, yet have not finished!!!! about 5 pages in and I've forgotten about them!
Read the notes. Some were given to me. Some were sale purchases. Some I just had to buy. Some are brand new (too good, and I don't want to ruin them and use them!) and some are full of words! Go read the notes!
For the rest of this month of May, I have decided to take this opportunity to do the
30 SECRETS IN 30 DAYS challenge! I will tell you my secrets. Day-by-day :) Ok, some may seem like facts, but they're still things not many people know about, thus qualifying them to BE secrets. Heh.
Insert the boys whining about me spending too much time decluttering and getting ready for Turkey day to take a "proper" picture.
I could counter that BOTH dogs have ear infections and BOTH dogs have that greasy goo running down their cheeks - not exactly photogenic - but I'll take the high road.
Now - where did I put the swiffer?
Enjoy taking pictures of your dog? Consider joining the Daily Dog Challenge, with a new topic every day, such as...
Daily Dog Challenge - #5448. 11/13 “Metal”
(Shhh - sneaking this in a few days late. Been soooo busy and I somehow missed this one. Wait - I make the rules. How about... you get three late pictures per calendar year? Done!)
365:2025 - #327
Oh, the joy of Swedish Death Cleaning!
DEFINITION: 'Döstädning' means 'death cleaning' and it's what Swedish people do to save their relatives from sorting out their personal belongings after they die.
This is Sarb. She is taking away a boxful of things I don't need/want anymore. As you can see removing my longtime possessions not a depressing and the results actually feel GREAT.
Project 365, 2022: Day 240/365
Our ideas of how to live in this house have evolved a lot since we moved here in 2015. We originally intended to use the living room as a craft and project room with Danny's office in the far corner. By 2019 the room had evolved into a big storage area with a path through it, not good. We undertook a major de-stashing and de-cluttering, partly with the purpose of being able to invite friends over. We achieved some space by February 2020 -- and we all know what happened then. Over the next two years, more clutter collected. We made enough room so that in January 2021 I could realize a long, long dream of buying a piano. Much of the room remained a disorganized no-man's land. For all this time, the basement had contained a small man-cave where we could hang out together and watch TV while eating dinner. This summer we decluttered the basement space so Danny could move his office down there. We had to move the two hutches, the smaller one going into an unused corner of the kitchen, the big antique one moving across the room. The armchairs, coffee table and flat screen came upstairs to recreate our sitting space with more elbow room. Finally this afternoon, I removed the last of the clutter. Now there's enough space to bring more chairs if we want to have friends over. Or we can set up spinning wheels and spin while listening to music. Ok, the stash on the hutch still needs attention but at least it's out of the way. The pile of music books on the piano signifies happiness. It's a cheerful room with afternoon sunlight and a tropical garden in the window, a comfortable place to spend time.
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When I was a little girl, the "charm bracelet" was a very popular accessory. Charms were given at special occasions. I can barely still fit this bracelet on my wrist (luckily I have really small wrists). This is probably the equivalent to a "10 things" for my childhood.
I am posting it for the No Flower Challenge Group I host. This weeks challenge is to post a picture of something PRICELESS to you; something that its sentimental value greatly outweighs the actual monetary worth of the object.
I hope that it will also work for Ms. Cheeky's Week 2 Assignment to focus on the decluttering of a photograph. The background I used here was a hardbound book, placed on a shelf under a window for natural light.
Not how I wanted to start the photo year for the boys, but it's raining outside, the dogs are soggy, and the "studio" is still cluttered from decluttering.
I had hoped to get the "studio" back in order for today's shoot - but as the dogs keep running outside to get wet, there isn't much point. Dirty paws and photo mat don't go well together.
So here's Toby, waiting impatiently for me to open the slider (again) so he can go outside and get wet (again).
Enjoy taking pictures of your dog? Consider joining the Daily Dog Challenge, with a new topic every day, such as...
Daily Dog Challenge - #5494. 12/29 “Tick Tock”
And re-posting my favorite Mommy Quote:
"Motherhood brings as much joy as ever, but it still brings boredom, exhaustion, and sorrow too. Nothing else ever will make you as happy or as sad, as proud or as tired, for nothing is quite as hard as helping a person develop his own individuality especially while you struggle to keep your own." -- Marguerite Kelly and Elia Parsons
Haven't had much inspiration to take photos lately. The energy has been in organizing, cleaning, decluttering...getting the family routines together. The results are very encouraging and I am all happy-happy about it. There's nothing like having a household home having rhythm and rhyme. (and yes, clean helps, too.) Everything else pales in comparison. Yes, even one's flickr addiction. :p No, no, I haven't forgotten about flickr friends and family. Just a little hiatus from this hibernating mama...
And OH!OH!OH! Spring is here in Toronto! Yes, yes, yes!!! Maybe that will bring the photo-bug back a-bitin'!
And re-posting my favorite Mommy Quote:
"Motherhood brings as much joy as ever, but it still brings boredom, exhaustion, and sorrow too. Nothing else ever will make you as happy or as sad, as proud or as tired, for nothing is quite as hard as helping a person develop his own individuality especially while you struggle to keep your own." -- Marguerite Kelly and Elia Parsons
A friend's impressive wall of books, very nicely organized and taking up little floor space.
Blogged:
yuriartibise.com/blog/reading-week-aka-spring-break-nerds/
www.ceoglobalnetwork.com/blog/2011/03/31/the-75-must-read...
blog.rafaelporto.com/2011/05/compartilhando-conteudo.html
www.yourweeklytutor.com/2011/05/lessons-from-eran-katz-an...
www.princeofpetworth.com/2011/08/friday-question-of-the-d...
vrypan.net/weblog/2011/08/21/6393/
online-english-lessons.eu/wordpress/2011/09/phrasal-verb-...
www.christiandroid.com/2011/09/christian-droid-giveaway-w...
schnikism.com/2011/12/15/school-updatewinter-break/
underthetikihut.blogspot.com/2012/04/call-to-adventure.html
blog.emergingscholars.org/2012/07/bielo-the-textual-econo...
www.anavaro.com/blog/weapon-of-choice/
www.zetcho.com/blog/2012/10/23/books-on-writing/
www.popville.com/2015/05/from-the-forum-twentythirtysomet...
www.popville.com/2023/03/friday-question-of-the-day-curre...
My bookcase that's holding some of my favorite books, dvds and photos.
I often wonder if I should declutter this space but I've reread all the books, watched the dvds again, and love the photos. So I guess, at least for the time being, no decluttering of this bookcase will take place.
Not how I wanted to start the photo year for the boys, but it's raining outside, the dogs are soggy, and the "studio" is still cluttered from decluttering.
I had hoped to get the "studio" back in order for today's shoot - but as the dogs keep running outside to get wet, there isn't much point. Dirty paws and photo mat don't go well together.
So here's Riley, waiting impatiently for me to open the slider (again) so he can go outside and get wet (again).
Enjoy taking pictures of your dog? Consider joining the Daily Dog Challenge, with a new topic every day, such as...
Daily Dog Challenge - #5494. 12/29 “Tick Tock”
As a food photographer I usually spend much of my time taking pictures in restaurants however currently there are very few opportunities to take my usual photographs! In my case things are all the more acute in that I have to endure my own personal 3 month lockdown following open heart surgery at the start of March. So, what to photograph? I could take some shots of my culinary creations and I may in the end be reduced to that but for now I thought that I would start sharing some of the details of my kitchen. You will quickly begin to realise that I am not an advocate of decluttering and instead positively revel in clutter with each piece having its own story and frequently a fishy or a Portuguese theme and sometimes both as is the case here - cans of sardines mounted in a deep IKEA picture frame.
A couple more samples from the chaotic stamp accumulation in our house - all bound for the Oxfam shop in Bristol where they have begun to deal in stamps.
Decluttering - an ongoing activity this Vernal Equinox, 20 March 2016.
I spent most of the day decluttering, dusting, cleaning, reorganizing my creative space, it's almost done now. Then I suddenly felt the urge to add happy lights.
happy lights .... checked.
The white/grey/black colour scheme happened by accident!
The desk is a Fredrik Workstation from Ikea.
Most cables are attached to the desk with cable ties to keep them out of the way and there's a USB hub attached to the back of the panel under the desk.
The panel is also supposed to act as a cable shelf but British plugs are too big to fit inside it properly!
Also in this picture:
Canon MP210 printer/scanner/copier, Griffin laptop stand, Huså Work Lamp, Ageing Logitech MX1000 mouse, Sennheiser HD210 headphones (handy when my wife is watching TV at the other end of the room), Dymo labelling machine, some Uni-ball Jetstream pens from jetpens.com (I bought one in Japan last year and haven't been able to find them in the UK), fresh mug of coffee.
Still to do:
Find a decent bluetooth mouse to replace the MX1000. Partly because the batteries don't hold their charge like they used to and partly so I can lose the cradle.
Buy a pair of Logitech Z-10 speakers.
Find a replacement light - it's nice to have some bias lighting but the lamp is too big and the bulb too close to the wall. I'm thinking about getting some cheap cold cathode lights and attaching them to the back of the desk instead.
Get an Aeron chair :)
I found this old owl in a thrift store over 25 years ago. Purchased it for $1. I've decluttered my house a lot and this owl always makes the cut to stay as a keeper in my house. I really don't know why because it's not like it's gorgeous, but I seem to have a sentimental attachment to it. Perhaps it reminds me of my early professional days just starting out in my career and the thrift store I used to visit during my lunch breaks.
My modernist Eugenia has excessively rooted hair, that makes her head look like a hot-air balloon, I just hate it.
the outer contour and the central line part are full of hair, so it was not necessary to fill the head so much on the sides, for this reason I decided to eliminate all the hair strands that I think are superfluous.
A lot of strands!!!
in the picture you can see the hair that I removed only on the half of the head, still missing the second half
I wanted to use "decluttering" word for this action, but I think isn't correct, english speaker any suggestion?
Amongst the regrettable items of litter found around the Blaise Estate, the pages of a book torn up. The irony is that the pages come from a book about decluttering
Those poor shoes that have been kicked out of the closet will be burned tomorrow in a garbage incinerator!
As a food photographer I usually spend much of my time taking pictures in restaurants however currently there are very few opportunities to take my usual photographs! In my case things are all the more acute in that I have to endure my own personal 3 month lockdown following open heart surgery at the start of March. So, what to photograph? I could take some shots of my culinary creations and I may in the end be reduced to that but for now I thought that I would start sharing some of the details of my kitchen. You will quickly begin to realise that I am not an advocate of decluttering and instead positively revel in clutter with each piece having its own story and frequently a fishy or a Portuguese theme and sometimes both as is the case here - cans of sardines mounted in a deep IKEA picture frame.
Its been ages since I uploaded anything. I began to question- what drives the need to create?
Inspiration is like wispy clouds on a breezy day. They are there for a passing moment and then poof, the wind has taken them forever. Somehow, if you can harness that moment, distill it and add to it, that essence becomes a place that can creatively seed.
My best work has always come from despair. Of experiencing something that I needed more than words to express. Something that bridges the ability of words and can be represented in an image.
Emotionally and spiritually I'm very focused at the moment, but physically I'm highly critical of myself and unhappy with how I look and present, my skin is kicking back and I'm left with a general overall feeling of fatigue.
Ordinarily in the normal world I would buy something new, bleach and/or shave my head and go shopping but at the moment none of those options hold any appeal. I've been blessed with employment throughout the pandemic and probably earned more this year than I ever have, but by contrast I have decluttered my home, and reduced where I can, but my body feels the weight of the working from home groundhog day, the lack of exercise and the homecooked meals or food on the go.
Instead the options available are to wear the wigs, the heels and the tutus and dance around the kitchen on a Sunday night. You have to reach for those wispy clouds however you can.
How cleaning and decluttering can make you happier! t.co/TBu0t6ZnOD (via Twitter twitter.com/PaulRubbish/status/825555048746807296)
21st February 2019 Home Stafford UK
Decluttering the house. Two bags of stuff for the charity shop and a bagful in the bin Gone!
...im in the middle of packing to move from my place... sooo im decluttering. gawd i got a lot of crap! good but a tiring process, and painful too. brings back a lot of memories. people i've forgotten, pictures i've forgotten, past that took me months to forget all of a sudden was there in front of me again, the good, the bad and the ugly. tho it's interesting how life seems to fit in boxes, put away, out of sight out of mind. moving on towards the light...
Those poor shoes that have been kicked out of the closet will be burned tomorrow in a garbage incinerator!
After having taken a series of photographs - see the story below - inside the dead brother's little house, the departed man's brother gave me his card so I could contact him later on if I so wanted.I, in return, noted down my name and mobile phone number on a piece of paper torn from a dirty notebook that was lying there somewhere.
"I'll call you, or, you call me" he said. "But don't expect a call anytime soon because we're gonna be busy clearing out my departed brother's house the coming week" "Not to worry" I said.
We talked for a little while and I said goodbye to the older man and his girlfriend.
I needed a rest and a think.
The story is gonna be a long one.Please bear with me.
As almost every thursday, for the past few months, I've participated in the Utata.org "Thursday Walk" project.This thursday I decided to pay the birth village of my late father and consequently, my grandparents, a visit.After roaming around on the few streets of this small village (which lies in the province of Antwerp, Belgium, and is called "Hingene") and having taken some shots, it started to rain.I went for a coffee in a brown pub and waited for the rain to end or at least diminish slightly.It got dryer again and I packed up my camerabag and decided to hit the streets again.I didn't have much hope of shooting anything decent any more and was in fact heading back to my mountainbike.Now the village has some quaint little (uninhabited, or so I thought ) houses that date back maybe 150 years and on one of these little houses the door was open and I saw two people, an elderly man and woman, doing things inside this house.The man noticed me from inside and I said hello and asked him what they where doing.I asked the man if he was from this village or was born here and mentioned that my late father was also from this village and the man had known my late father well.In fact, they had gone out (partying) together when they where both young men (somewhere in the mid-fifties I presume) So the man came to know that I was in fact the son of my father and we started talking.The man's younger brother, age 55, had just passed away and he and his girlfriend where busy clearing out the little house where the departed brother had lived all his life.He (the departed brother of 55) had, I found out, had once lived there with a woman ( she to had previously, a couple of years before, been found dead in the house) that was well known in our community for her weirdness and awkwardness ; the woman's name was "Zotte Betty" (translated as "Crazy Betty" ) and one of her sons.The son of Betty, the crazy woman, had lived with the brother till the day they found him dead.
At that point I had to just ask if I could take some photos of the inside.This had to be a one time opportunity.A once in a lifetime chance.I appologized several times if I was being impolite or intruding ( after all, this man's younger brother had just died ! ) but the man and his girlfriend saw no objections.So I stepped through the little door and was immediatly struck by the ackwardnes of the place.How in earth people could have lived in such circomstances was beyond me.It most resembled the home of some horder who never in his live decluttered !
I will save you a detailed description of the state the place was in ; look at the photos and let your mind do the work.
On the other hand, the house was full of memories of a man who must have lived the live of a recluse and now his things, his memories where about to be thrown away, to dissapear.
The more I photographed the interior, the wallpaper with this frail golden color, the odd trinkets and old objects, the more the man and his girlfriend became at their ease and they let me share their thoughts and insights in the life of their brother( in law).The woman even let me take a couple of shots where she was on inspite of her being very wary in the beginning.
I am deeply indebted to these people who have let me in in their personal lives whilst in the midst of a beriefment.
I express my gratitude.
These photos where taken with love.Be so kind as to threat them that way.
copyright Ange Soleil ( a.k.a Tweng) 2008
A short two mile run before the fan gets covered! This is going to be a busy weekend! The house is being washed today, yes you heard correctly, the old virginia creeper is being prised of the walls and roof, gutters and soffits cleaned and any damage repaired, tomorrow I have to take out the old fridge freezer and washing machine ready for our new kitchen thats going in on Monday. Franky our doggy house guest arrives and we are decluttering the remaining stuff in our garage. Saturday is decorating the inside the beach hut day ready to sell and Sunday is Fathers Day! And then a well earned trip to Norfolk ready for all hands on deck on our return, the whole house is to be carpeted and lino'd! So, a leg stretcher before the extended weekend kicks off. All good new's coming out, went to the Physio yesterday who tied me in knots and more, at the end of the session, discharged! So, discharged from General Medicine, Orthopaedics and my Alpha-1 consultant who has handed me back to my fabulous GP so no more hospital visits! One last telephone call with the neurologist and hopefully I will be free.........