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It’s easy to fall in love with Bali. The beaches are beautiful, the food is wonderful, the people are friendly, and the culture is unique and richly rewarding.
This little Indonesian island was doubly blessed: firstly, with abundantly productive fields, and secondly, with people who were cooperative, rather than overly competitive, and who therefore shared the products of those fields - allowing them to spend time on creating art and beautiful things.
One area of creative endeavour is textile production, much of it using traditional methods.
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..was yesterday - Q4 done!
"The only time I ever enjoyed ironing was the day I accidentally got gin in the steam iron." Phyllis Diller
I'm struggling again. Photographing whatever I can get my hands on and hoping that an idea will emerge. I like the commitment to delivering daily regardless. At least you get to try out various techniques for lighting and shooting all kinds of things and subjects you wouldn't otherwise consider and/or get around to.
Strobist: Elichrom Dlite1 with gridded beauty dish from above. Two Yongnuo YN460-II on top of each other behind the iron.
The Favorite Shirt
HDR 7 scatti
Fotocamera: Nikon D700
Aperture: f/11
Shutter Speed: 1/10 s
Lente: 24 mm
ISO: 200
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire
Lens: Nikkor AF-S FX 24-70mm f/2.8 G ED
REMEMBER WHEN MONDAY WAS LAUNDRY DAY?
You spent the entire day washing the clothes and bedding, carrying the heavy, wet stuff out to the clothesline in bushel baskets made of thin wooden slats with metal handles that cut into your fingers. If you were lucky, it would be a sunny, breezy day so the laundry would dry quickly but not blow off the clothesline. Then you could rotate the dried things off as you hung out more wet things and not have to worry about running out of clothespins. It was HARD work.
Now you can do laundry 24/7. It's no longer a big deal--you can do it as an afterthought. Don't you just love it?
I remembered a song from my youth about Monday being washday, Tuesday ironing etc.
On 6 May 1966, the record "2 Day's Monday" (ref R5443) was released in the UK on the Parlophone label. This was the first single from The Scaffold, and it was produced by George Martin of Beatles production fame.
The Scaffold were 3 Liverpudlian artists who came together in the height of sixties Liverpool-mania to write and/or record a variety of off-the-wall material, including a lot of children's stuff, "Thank U Very Much" and their famous anthem, "Lily The Pink", featuring Jack Bruce (Cream), Graham Nash (Hollies and Crosby Stills & Nash), and the pre-Elton John, Reg Dwight.
The trio consisted of:
- John Gorman, who subsequently continued in British TV, most notably with Christ Tarrant and Sally James in the groundbreaking children's Saturday morning show "Tiswas";
- Roger McGough, the true poet of the group, who continues to write, publish and perform his own material;
- Mike McGear, who changed his name to avoid accusations of trading on his brother's fame. His real name is McCartney, and yes, he is Paul's brother. He pursued a subsequent career as a photographer.
Monday's Wash Day
Today is Monday, Today is Monday,
Monday's wash day, Everybody happy?
Well, I should say!
Today is Tuesday, Today is Tuesday,
Tuesday Ironing, Monday washday
Everybody happy? Well, I should say.
Today is Wednesday, Today is Wednesday,
Wednesday Cleaning, Tuesday Ironing, Monday washday,
Everybody happy? Well, I should say.
Today is Thursday, Today is Thursday,
Thursday baking, (a little faster) Wednesday cleaning, Tuesday ironing, Monday washday,
Everybody happy? Well, I should say.
Today is Friday, Today is Friday,
Friday fiii-sh, (a little faster) Thursday baking, Wednesday cleaning, Tuesday ironing, Monday washday,
Everybody happy? Well, I should say.
Today is Saturday, Today is Saturday,
Saturday shopping, Friday fiii-sh, (faster) Thursday baking, Wednesday cleaning, Tuesday ironing, Monday washday,
Everybody happy? Well, I should say.
(Hushed and reverent voice) Today is Sunday, Today is Sunday,
(very hushed) Sunday church,
(Louder) Saturday shopping, Friday fiii-sh, Thursday baking, Wednesday cleaning,
Tuesday ironing, Monday washday, Everybody happy?
Well I should Say!
For MacroMonday, Imperfection
I somehow got a bleach spot on my University of Kentucky shirt. (It needs ironing too) I hope it's not a bad omen for the NCAA basketball tournament. Go Big Blue!
I can´t decide which one I like most, colour or bw or a proper name. What do you think? By the way, please do not post icons ;)
Angie is too nervous to eat much, so she irons the outfit she plans to wear on her first date (again).
Good luck, Angie! Hope all goes well.
Angie: flea market doll, Dawn's friend, early 1970s ($8)
1:12 Plastic kitchen set: recent bargain flea market find ($10)
Most chrome minis, silverware, OJ, green dishes: Michael's
Chrome kettle, breakfast plate and fruit basket: Ebay
Walls and floor: scrapbook paper
As you can see, Lucy is (as always) very helpful on ironing day. She also keeps a very close eye on things.
Well, I ironed my shirt and trousers for my Christmas do tomorrow night. can't say I am looking forward to it. a bunch of lads getting drunk isn't my idea of fun, especially if I get involved.
much rather be wearing a dress having a lovely quiet meal.
next to makeup tonight and hair just been washed so a bit flat .
Me ironing my new aprons in my new housekeeping dress from Dinetra.
Hier bügele ich die Schürzen in meinem neuen Dienstmädchenkleid von Dinetra.