November 2009
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March 2009
1 post
DIY play kitchen
Luka loves to pretend to cook. He carefully carries wooden blocks around on a spatula, asking “anyone care for eat?” Ivan had this great idea that I should turn Luka’s messy bookcase into a play kitchen.
It all started with the bookcase - we used an old wooden piece I painted years ago which has seen many lives, as everything from bedroom furniture to basement tool shed.
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January 2009
1 post
December 2008
17 posts
copycats:
“Manhattan Skyline” by Kings of...
WatchI am really enjoying this guy’s videos: http://vimeo.com/user367642
http://www.hardtofindafriend.blogspot.com/
newspeedwayboogie:
Bonnie Prince Billy - I See A...
copycats:
“I Turn My Camera On” by Rock Kills...
checking these great crafter blogs out
http://www.jesshutch.com/robotmain.html http://domesticali.typepad.com/domesticali/ http://weewonderfuls.typepad.com/wee_wonderfuls/ http://www.melaniefalickbooks.com/ http://rosylittlethings.typepad.com/
copycats:
“Do You Realize?” remixed by The...
good idea [interior design]
saw this in some fashion office in betaworks’ building.
4 or 5 mismatched doormats all in a row. different sizes and textures. different patterns. I think in this case they were all of similar color, but not sure that’s necessary.
September 2008
1 post
Wild Swans
Fascinating non-fiction which reads like a novel. I learned an amazing amount about the history of China.
May 2008
1 post
Nabokov - Tyrants Destroyed and other Stories
short stories. very beautiful and strange.
March 2008
14 posts
Nicholas and Alexandra - Robert K. Massie
Great telling of the life of the last Russian Czar, his family, and his downfall.
The Slave - Isaac Bashevis Singer
From Amazon: “Jacob, enslaved following a 1648 Polish uprising, and Wanda, a Christian with whom he falls in love. After being freed, Jacob returns to marry Wanda, and they face a life of complications created by their “unthinkable” union.”
A Dance to the Music of Time, movements 1 through...
Amazing set of books which take you through England just after the turn of the century up until the 60’s in striking detail. Very interesting technique - 1st person character is completely flat and all action is through this person’s retelling of other people’s lives.
Ghostwritten - David Mitchell
Another one I remember enjoying but can’t recall the plot very well.
Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell
Entertaining set of short interconnected stories. Highly recommended.
Number9Dream - David Mitchell
I remember loving this book but don’t recall very much about it.
Freddy and Fredericka - Mark Helprin
I think you have to really like Helprin to enjoy this one. Starts out wacky and ends wacky, and in the middle there’s classic Helprin beauty.
A Soldier of the Great War - Mark Helprin
Stunning description of World War 1.
Refiner's Fire - Mark Helprin
Another great Helprin book. Possibly my favorite. Story of a boy from birth through childhood in America and then on to the Israeli army.
World's End - T.C. Boyle
Loved this book. ‘Historical drama’ which spans centuries centered around a boy in a motorcycle accident.
The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger
Time travel plays a part but is surprisingly second stage to the love story.
Eclipse - John Banville
More pictures of Ireland. Actor coming to terms with his life. Ghosts.
Winter's Tale - Mark Helprin
Beautiful century-spanning tale about love and New York City. Fantasy. Classic Helprin style descriptions of America, landscape, seasons.
Birchwood - John Banville
Strange book about a strange family and circus. Picture of life in Ireland during famine.