There were two things that captured my eye at a recent visit at the Jaffa flea market. The store sign is nothing but a flea market finding, obviously designed recently, but I love how it blends with the old and rustic surroundings. The silverware remind me of the days when my grandmother would lay all our silver stuff on the big table, and would spend the whole day scrubbing them with a special cloth and strong smelly gel. Should I be glad I don’t have such duties?

This cracked me… from my daily calendar.

“For father’s Day, I’m giving my dad an hour of free tech support.”

This is just when the talk of death, inspires you for a new life. Happy Weekend!
More poems by Pablo Neruda 

You start dying slowly
if you do not travel,
if you do not read,
If you do not listen to the sounds of life,
If you do not appreciate yourself.

You start dying slowly
When you kill your self-esteem;
When you do not let others help you.

You start dying slowly
If you become a slave of your habits,
Walking everyday on the same paths…
If you do not change your routine,
If you do not wear different colours
Or you do not speak to those you don’t know.

You start dying slowly
If you avoid to feel passion
And their turbulent emotions;
Those which make your eyes glisten
And your heart beat fast.

You start dying slowly
If you do not change your life when you are not satisfied with your job, or with your love,
If you do not risk what is safe for the uncertain,
If you do not go after a dream,
If you do not allow yourself,
At least once in your lifetime,
To run away from sensible advice…

Pablo Neruda

Just got this in the mail (the mass-forward kind), and had to post it here. Truly breath taking looking nature we have. Unfortunately, I don’t know who took these pictures. (If anyone knows please let me know so I can add credit and say thank you.) All the below text is quoted from the mail:

Icebergs in the Antarctic area sometimes have stripes, formed by layers of snow that react to different conditions.
Blue stripes are often created when a crevice in the ice sheet fills up with meltwater and freezes so quickly that no bubbles form. When an iceberg falls into the sea, a layer of salty seawater can freeze to the underside. If this is rich in algae, it can form a green stripe. Brown, black and yellow lines are caused by sediment, picked up when the ice sheet grinds downhill towards the sea.

Having the Internet means that we get to see something that we never imagined! Pass it on for others to enjoy!

Misprinted Type is the personal portfolio of Eduardo Recife form Brazil - the kind of stuff that blends concept, design and illustration (and pencil, retro images, scrapbook elements and what not), all by the same hand. My favorite thing! Besides some great images and the pure realization that this artist is having fun doing what he does, you can also find there some fonts and other goodies.

Make sure to check out his commercial portfolio as well, which is a straightforward navigation of bold and beautiful images.

I just love the art of Pepa Prieto from Spain. Looking at her work makes me want to meet her.

As she writes in her bio:” Her inspiration comes from traveling, mountains, the sea, smells, snow, people, strawberry ice-cream, ginger, coriander, scissors, cakes, books, pens, plants, music, ……………………. ………………………………………………………. among a million of other things.”

This is her blog: http://pepaprietomoreno.blogspot.com/

OCULART - Here is some art which I find very moving, both for my eyes and heart (for my ears too, actually). You’ll find some quirky names too.

When I first “stepped” into this artist’s world, I wasn’t sure where I am, or what **else** this site does, and I’m still not sure. The only thing I’m sure of, is that I can’t wait for explore it further and to find out!

while you are there, check out this too: http://www.entity.be/entity/

This is an ABC book I made long ago. Each sweet is for one of the abc letters… Made with all sorts of construction papers, scissors and glue - which not always lasts the test of time. I now feel nostalgic and I crave some cake too!

Another visit to my “storage paradise” ended up with this finding: an Indonesian shadow puppet which is as beautiful under the light as it is against it. Made of leather and beautifully decorated with colors. Hand Made-Quite a treasure. Do kids still play these days with these? I remember that in Greece, Shadow Puppet Theaters were a big thing. Maybe I should come up with a shadow puppet playstation…

There is nothing more powerful than an open blue sky together with the sight of a wide sea. A sailing march and a flying show add the fun! [independance day in Hertzelia harbour!]