Everyday : garden in April 2011, garden in Sept 2014

Food Art or Photography

mouth watering sushi... the sea urchin

becoming a novelist; "Back to Blood" by Tom Wolfe; "Bienvenue" by Marguerite Abouet.

She said yesterday on fb that her dream is to be novelist!  I was little bit surprised and I think, thats not such an unreachable dream, anybody could be novelist, as everyone has some stories to tell.  However, if you want to become timeless, famous, and valuable etc etc recognised by everyone who comes after you - then you need to spill some blood sweat and tears and maybe inflicting pain on yourself.  As for just becoming novelist, its one of the least expensive overhead incurring profession you could be in - just a pack of pencil and paper will be fine to begin with!  $2 at dollar store, one for pencil and one for paper, at maximum.

Haha, but i have an intuition that her novels - if she ever writes one/or have written one already in a secret drawer maybe - will not be v interesting to read - someone elses stories might be fine to re-tell, cinematically or verbally, but creating literary memorable stories and art of the text is not really for someone who is always politically correct - these poeple are sealed in their own correctness, never any word out of their guts.   Nothing stops anyone to becoming a fiction writer, you just have to go to any secondhand book stores , see for yourself, there are tons of books unread.  :)

Anyway, i read the comic books E bought yesterday, well told.  Fine comic graphic novels.  I really get a sense of local Parisians from all walks, age of life - and probably not limited to Parisians, they are probably also at any urbanised Western developed country.  Everyone has their own pt of view.  Title: "Bienvenue" by Marguerite Abouet, publ 2012, Gallimard, France.

The book, "Back to Blood" by Tom Wolfe is a quick paced, information ladden, well written, cynical story of many juicy details.  However, its once again,Tom Wolfe reporting under the cloak of fiction.   He has no sympathy for anyone, except, that Yale educated reporter who seemed to be a comic book sketch of a slim elegant young man who never gets the sharp tongue from the author.  A book you cant put down, but once you put it down.  No need to go back.  hahahahh

Giant bubbles receipe : ephemeral sculptures w air, DIY in the wind

Homemade Giant Bubble Recipe:

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• 6 cups water (distilled is best but tap water is fine)
• 1/2 cup blue Dawn dish detergent
  *I used the ultra concentrated, but NON ultra (original) is supposed to work even better.
• 1/2 cup corn starch (corn flour in the UK)
• 1 tbsp baking powder (not baking soda)
• 1 tbsp Glycerine
  (in place of design dazzle’s secret ingredient)

To make your bubble mixture:

Dissolve the cornstarch in the water, stirring really well.  Then gently stir in the remaining ingredients.  Avoid creating a lot of froth.  Allow your mixture to sit for at least an hour, stirring occasionally if you see the cornstarch settling to the bottom.  Some of ours continued to settle even while we played with it, but it was fine.

The more bubbles you make, the better the mixture gets! 

The first several bubbles popped immediately, and I was feeling deflated, but the more we played with the mixture, the silkier it got, and within a few minutes, we were creating HUGE bubbles.  Some would lift off, and float way above the houses and out of sight.  It was crazy-cool!   We found our groove – arms high and walking backwards worked best for us.

How to make a bubble wand for your homemade giant bubbles:

 I used two drinking straws, and a length of yarn that was 6 to 8 times longer than the length of one straw.  Thread the yarn through the straws, tie a knot, and you’re good to go!

This homemade giant bubble mix really does make the biggest bubbles ever.  It was a fabulous activity, and great for all ages;  my son and I had just as much fun with it as the little ones did.

New Media : archaelogy, crystal glass from the warring state

戰國水晶杯

 

Gem corn harvest 2013 - 2014

https://oliveloafdesign.wordpress.com/2013/11/



more pics
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/141652350753404307/
more pics
http://alanbishop.proboards.com/thread/5808/glass-gem-corn?page=4

Based on how it grew in my garden this year, and due to it's wide genetic diversity, and comparing to other cultivars, I'd call glass gem a 110 to 140 day corn. About 2/3 of my crop stayed in the field because it was too long season to be harvested. I can harvest 120 day popcorn.

Read more: http://alanbishop.proboards.com/thread/5808/glass-gem-corn?page=4#ixzz3Dnc3ePbH

 more
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/plantgoodseed/plant-good-seed-invest-in-your-future-with-our-see 

http://gardengates.info/glass-gem-corn-colorful-harvest/




more
 http://martinacross.wordpress.com/2014/09/05/glas-gem-corn-2014/

Japanese truck converted into Japanese style mobile house.

 http://b3-bond.com/innovative-mobile-house-with-japanese-style-zen-loft-space/

I saw a youtube of this truck w friends travelling, its one of the most charming home made mobile house i have seen.

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