…just when we are about to catch the bus…One of the poorest areas of Hong Kong. But the best place to buy fabric and any materials for any type of craft.
27 January 2012, 06:01
Another new year, yet in the same one! This time it˙s Chinese New Year. And here in Hong Kong that˙s a very big celebration. It means little red envelopes with money, new clothes, clean houses, lots of flowers, kumquat trees, dragon dances to ward off bad characters, fireworks and of course the cherry blossom. So Happy New Chinese Lunar Dragon Year to all! Or Gong Hey Fat Choy (in Cantonese)!
22 January 2012, 08:49
I know we˙re already 10 days into 2012, but it˙s been so busy lately that it has taken me this long to get here. The image says it all – so will just say Happy New Year and hope your year will be…
10 January 2012, 06:33
It´s getting closer. Christmas. This year, as last year and the ones before that, will be a quiet one. I like that. No fuss. No presents – except for our 13 year old. Good food, time off for my busy husband , some trips to the cinema maybe and hopefully tons of reading. Just the way I like it.
18 December 2011, 08:54
Well, then I would love one of these! Stylish utility suitcases from Rimowa . Ok, maybe I˙d want one with wheels…but the same design!
9 December 2011, 06:34
We˙ve been watching the documentary from BBC called the Human Planet recently. It´s a fascinating and amazing look into how our species all around the world interacts with our planet. Amongst the people filmed for the series was the Mursi Tribe from Ethiopia , like the beautiful girls in this photo.
22 November 2011, 08:13
A couple of weeks ago the view from the ferry pier looked like this. My husband called me and said “You have to take a photo today”. So I did.
19 November 2011, 05:59
I think I have posted a photo of these before, but they deserve another posting. They really are the most beautiful axes I have ever seen. (And I know someone who would love one!) They are indeed the best made by Best Made Company.
11 November 2011, 09:28
There is much excitement here at our house today. The decorations are up, a party is planned and we will have sleepover guests tonight to make sure that the fun can go on and on and on… Obviously (!) we have pumpkins, because what would Halloween be without pumkins! Unfortunately no pumpkin patches here in Hong Kong – all the pumpkins were bought at the supermarket. This photo though is from a lovely pumpkin patch we visited before Halloween in 2009 in the Hamptons, New York.
31 October 2011, 05:15
Tivoli iPal. I really want one. It´s almost like the old music system playing cd’s is a relic now. The cats use it to sleep on and to get a better view of the outside. The cd’s are in the cupboard and are hardly ever brought out. Music nowadays seem to come directly from the computer or the iPod/iPhone. I kind of miss the old days though…hence the iPal – a combination of new and old.
30 October 2011, 08:07
That bright yellow together with the clear blue is just so energetic. Don´t think I´d wear it myself, but I do like looking at it! Not sure who to credit this photo to. Sorry.
28 October 2011, 11:53
Last week I finally watched the documentary on Bill Cunningham. (One of the first to photograph street fashion.) And how lovely that was! I have been following him in the New York Times for years, and have just loved his photos. But getting a glimpse behind the scenes was just…well…in Bill’s words “mah’velous”! He is one cool dude. Here’s a guy who frequently mingles with fashion celebrities, yet completely shuns celebrity-ism (or what you may call it); he lives a simple life and absolutely loves what he does. He’s funny, smart, talented, charming, energetic. Just watch it if you can!
27 October 2011, 04:23
Just the fact that the name includes my surname is reason enough, don’t you think (I’ve been Petterson Stubbs since I got married in 1997)! But the message is what really got me though… Sassy slippers from Stubbs and Wootton . Hereby added to the wishlist.
18 October 2011, 06:00
Berenson, wearing a white dress by Valentino, sitting with a parrot in the Roman apartment of Cy Twombly. Vogue.
13 October 2011, 12:29
American Nobel laureate scientist Richard Feynman 1918 – 1988: “There are all kinds of interesting questions that come from a knowledge of science, which only adds to the excitement and mystery and awe of a flower. It only adds. I don’t understand how it subtracts.”
Ps. Keep watching…there are 3 videos in the Feynman Series, as well as The Sagan Series. All worthwhile!
10 October 2011, 12:58
Waking up to very sad news this morning. Steve Jobs is dead . How he influenced us with his computers, iPhones, iPads, iPods is just mind-boggling. He´s changed everything for me. Thinking back to when my husband had a boring grey computer that I refused to touch or be interested in… Then one day in 1999 he brought home an iMac! Oh yeah – show me how to use that one!!!! Please!!! Now!!! Yes, it changed everything.
My Mac greets me every morning with a welcoming deep ding and is what is helping me right now. My iPhone travels with me far and near, takes photos for me, plays music for me, helps me keep in touch with friends and shows me the way when I don´t know how to get somewhere. The iPad lets me carry many many books without being burdened by the physical weight of them.
He spoke of way of living that I think is important for all… I just love this quote from one of his speeches at Stanford University , so I will end with that. “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”
Thank you, thank you, thank you Steve Jobs. You changed my life. May you rest in peace.
South Africa, 1972. That´s me on the right with my yellow teddybear, Nalle. My mum carrying my newborn baby brother, Ole, is wearing some serious flares. And I have no idea what conversation my grandmother is having with the chief…
3 October 2011, 09:57
Typhoon Nesat has made an impact on Hong Kong. We´re stuck here at home today as there are no ferries running. Fine with me! It´s cozy inside and it´s pretty exciting to watch the winds and the waves do what they do. Nesat´s been bad to the Philippines, but so far we´ve been spared. Interestingly, tropical cyclone Nalgae might come for a visit early next week. It´s the season.
29 September 2011, 08:06
Just love this quote! Apparently the author is unknown, but one of my favourite physisists, Neil DeGrasse Tyson (Director of the Hayden Planetarium at The Natural History Museum in NYC ) mentioned this quote at the end of his interview here .
26 September 2011, 10:40
I could never get away with wearing a dress like this, but this lovely girl certainly can! The combination of the flat shoes, determined walk and the colour of her dress make for a very stylish profile. Photo from The Sartorialist .
26 September 2011, 05:17
In actress/designer Monet Mazur´s home – a photograph taken by the director Mike Figgis of Bar Italia in London. Used to hang out there all the time when I lived in London. It´s changed a bit since then, kind of become hip…not sure if the Italian mafioso still go there after midnight???!!! Via The Coveteur .
18 September 2011, 12:08
The leaning tower of Pisa of course. Had to go. What an amazing place. After walking through town from the train station you turn to the left….and there it is. In all it´s leaning glory!
9 September 2011, 13:22
