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"show me your fridge" and "julias innenwelten"

it is already a long time ago since jane from nearness of distance tagged me; she asked me and others to take a photograph of our fridge and describe things on it. so here i am.
dear jane:

my fridge is very puristic -in general there's only the old tin-plate sign on it saying türe zu (meaning "close the door!") guess why?.
but well there's one more little thing - a magnet made by interior designer julia mittmann (alias julia hölzel) showing one of her collages - happiness is a daily decision - it is good to have it around as a daily reminder ;)

julia is the queen of collages - she turns them into postcards, magnets, calenders and more. take a look at her blog and - happy shopping at julias innenwelten!

red red

this looks like a new article at annasusanna peter und hanna, right?
yes, this vintage mini-satchel would fit perfectly in my shop. but alas! i have to disappoint you - this is a gift from rike to anabel ;)

prieks

"prieks" means "joy" in latvian

and suddenly it is there - the joy.
like a blessing.
did you know the difference between joy and JOY?
the one - more rational (you are happy because you know you have all the reasons to be happy), and the other one - ... physical, sudden, spontaneous, overwhelming, filling your heart down to the bottom...

who wants a hug? ;)

bed time

spring...

... is finally there (and i have no time to enjoy it)

so you know what i did last friday

fotos and a review (in german)  from the opening of the exhibition last friday - here at fraenkisch, beautifully photographed and written by rike!

vieeeeeelen dank, liebe rike!!!!

photo: ulrike bickel 

PS: artikel in der augsburger allgemeine zeitung am 27.04.10

mr. postman look and see

handwritten mail makes me happy. especially if it is from my beloved niece rute marta.
i got a letter today, full with handmade treasures...

the envelope

the letter

and what is in these secret packages you can find out in my shop - here!

life books

news on my pinboard! a nice brown paper envelope with a couple of postcards and a hand-written note has just arrived from the south of france. they are  from mary gaudin, a wonderful photographer whom i learnt to know from her blog l'antipodeuse, and with whom i share the same passion for postcards, cinema, photography and interior.

life books is a special project of mary - you can give her the assignement to take photos of your appartment/house and you will get a book on it - a real interior photography book portraying YOUR living space!
mary says:

i liked the idea of photographing peoples home as a record and memory of their daily lives. people often only take photos of family and friends at important moments but rarely of the spaces and things in their lives.

isn't it a great idea?
next time mary happens to be in germany, i'll ask her to make a life book for me :)

sun-bathing

lost and FOUND

yeyyyyyy!! finda is there again!
a neighbour of anabel's grandparents brought the missed cat to them, it was found in their garden (anabel was there on a short visit at easter).
the poor poor thing was all alone there for so many days, without a shelter and without anabel....
anyway, thank you all who crossed your fingers, thank you for your compassion, - it helped!!

finda: home sweet home- this is the most typical way how anabel holds me!

and - in action again!

ps: pit, you were right: cats always come home again ;)

cat missing!

we're grieving: anabels beloved FINDA, her baby, her cat, is missing :(
it was lost possibly at anabel's grandparents' whilst taking a walk at easter.
it is very very unlikely that somebody from that village would be reading this post, ahh..
so i made an announcement - to be pinned on every tree in vilshofen:

finda portrayed by indre zetzsche

i really didn't think i could miss a soft toy like a little child, at least as much as anabel does (she wakes up middle in the night and looks for her finda)...

portrait

just found this in my archive looking for something else. had to laugh.
i guess the author was this girl as she was a child.

ostern

AND THIS IS EASTER

karfreitag

THIS IS GOOD FRIDAY

white wall

 and the third wall is white and empty (no furniture).

black wall

the other wall in my studio is black.

things on my pinboard

pinboards /inspiration boards /mood boards... whatever they're called, i love them, as well as sketch books, notebooks etc. ...

in front of my PC working place there's a huge magnet board which - similar as shelves and cupboards - has its "own" life. postcards (made by me or the ones i get sent, or pick up somewhere), drafts, notes, clippings... nothing is arranged and organized*. the things develop their own "relationship" to each other. for example, at the moment there are 3 pictures with people in motion which landed next to each other. they create quite a dynamic atmosphere here :)

this card i picked up yesterday in a little shop called SAMOBIE and run by two friends - sam and obie. they create wonderful clothes and accessoires, and are welcome newcomers to the "blogland". check out their new blog, as well as their beautifully made website/webshop samobie.
and i really love the collages (as this card, above) made by sam!!


* laurent and deborah, this time you can't say it looks tidy and organized ;))