Today, I’m thankful for the sunshine, and having a fun time with my friends at lunch. I’m also thankful for being able to get together with a friend this afternoon to play with our cameras, and for the season of fall. PS. And I’m thankful that it’s only 5 more days until the heat will be turned on.
Another one of my favorite dishes here is crispy rice with meat and mixed vegetables. It comes braised in a delicious sauce, and is a wonderful addition to any Chinese meal.
Here are a couple more pics of Europe Day when I was having quite some fun with some students.
It’s been a long while since I talked about principles of design the last time. So, today I want to discuss something that I’ve meant to share for a long time, and that is the Composition Principle of Active Space. Generally speaking, this rule applies to composition in photography and art, but today I’ll show you how it is useful to know about this principle in scrapbooking as well. What Do I Mean With “Active Space?” Active space is the space “in front” of the person/object; the space a person/object is moving or looking towards. When you look at a photography, your eye usually will be lead through the image. If the composition is bad, your eye doesn’t actually know where to look, or what exactly to focus on, but if you have some understanding of composition, you can determine where you want the observer to look first, and how you want their eyes to move over your picture. This is where the principle of active space becomes important. Example If the subject in your …
It used to be a lot better looking. And it even used to have a compass on top – before the compass decided to have a divorce (and it never even asked for my permission – ungrateful thing!). Now it’s just a simple, compassless bike bell. But it’s a good one. And I need it. Almost as desperately as I need the breaks on my bike. Because without my bike bell, trying to get to class with my bike would be an almost hopeless case. There are just too many students on the road when I’m on my way to class. And even with the bell it’s quite the challenge to weave through the crowds of students. So, my bike bell turns out to be a life-saver, both for myself, and for any student that would inadvertently run into my bike if it wasn’t for the bell. What a lucky thing to have that bell. Even if it’s a divorced, compassless bell! Saying Thanks … And, since we’re talking about bikes and bells already today, …
Culture week is over, and I’m sure most of us are very relieved – despite of all the fun it brings. Now, we can focus back on the simple things of life. Like taking a shower. If you remember, just a couple of weeks ago, I posted about my hot water heater, and how it makes me really happy. And that’s exactly the reason why showering takes me twice as long these days. Well, or at least it’s half the reason. Next to making me really happy, my hot water heater also has another big bonus: It makes me feel warm and cozy each time I shower. After all, our heat hasn’t been turned on yet, and my little Mr. Electric Heater – with all his hard work – just can’t keep up fighting the cold that’s been creeping in from all around. So, I am cold; my apartment is cold; outside it’s cold – only my water heater is really, really hot! And that’s why I love spending all that time with my shower …
Credits: You Give Me A Reason to Smile by Lauren Grier SAL of Small Packages
DSD is over, and I hope you had a lot of fun shopping and scrapping this weekend. With all the DSD craziness, I decided to take a break yesterday, but today I’m back, and with some exciting news for you, too – at least I hope you’ll think so! I decided to make another slight change to my Digiscrap Corner. Don’t worry, it’ll be for your benefit. In the past, I’ve posted journaling prompts every once in a while in my “Enable Me/Inspire Me” section on Wednesdays. But I also have lots of other goodies and inspiration to share with you on Wednesdays, so most of the time, the journaling part kinda comes too short. So, I decided to shift things a bit, and turn the Monday Highlight into a Journaling Café. How’s that for a change? In other words, from now on every Monday I’ll post new journaling prompts to inspire you. Now, I’m hoping for your participation, too, and that you’ll link us up and share the pages you create with these prompts …
Today, I am thankful that culture week is over, and that life can get back to normal. Also, I’m thankful for the memories I have with my friends and family.
