December – a new Page on the Wall Calendar

I am a calendar freak, and today, while I am writing this post, 1 December 2009 has arrived. So it is time to change from November to December on all my wall calendars.
I really like to do this, because I usually like to see the next photo on the wall. But now, in December, it [...]

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A Greeting Card and Precious Memories

Winter in Berlin by ullahennig
This greeting card is very precious to me. No, it is not because it is the first one I made and I am offering at Zazzle. I am a bit proud of that, but it is not the reason why it is precious to me.
The original photo was shot by my [...]

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Work

The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work.
(Richard Bach, * 1936 in Oak Park, Illinois)
I have been thinking a bit about work the last days. Or to say it in another way – about play and work, or fun and work.
For a long time work was considered as something [...]

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Autumn

“If winter is slumber and spring is birth, and summer is life, then autumn rounds out to be reflection. It’s a time of year when the leaves are down and the harvest is in and the perennials are gone. Mother Earth just closed up the drapes on another year and it’s time to reflect on [...]

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Pink Rose

“God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December”
James Matthew Barrie, Scottish Dramatist and Novelist, creator of Peter Pan, 1860-1937
In addition to that we could say today “God gave us the digital camera so that we can look at roses in December”.
But maybe we will like to look at

colorful candles
white snow
yellow, blue, [...]

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October Musings

It is the last quarter of the year 2009. In a few days the trees will change their color (they are still green here in Berlin). It is the time of harvesting and harvest festivals. Then November will come–and with it what we in Germany call here a “quiet time”. After that we will celebrate [...]

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Accountability – And a Shout Out for Barbara Ling

Some time ago I wrote a blog post about the Forums over at Income Fitness, managed by Barbara Ling. I can repeat every word I wrote in that post.
My point today is somewhat different. As you can see in the screenshot above, Barbara Ling, the owner of the forums has installed a new thread – [...]

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Graffitti – City Art II

Art in general is something you can have discussions about, especially Modern Art. But regarding the paintings on the sculpture above most of you will say “No, that’s definitely not art, that’s simply smearing paint on something”. But here is the definition of Art written in Wikipedia:
“Art is the process or product of deliberately arranging [...]

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One Week and three Baltic States – A kind of Conclusion

This post is the last post of my “Travel to the Baltic States” series.
What you can see on the above photo is a wonderfully made door which caught my attention somewhere in the city of Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia. We went there on the last day of our one week travel. From there [...]

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What I learned from the Death of my Bonsai

One of my colleagues and friends owns a Bonsai shop. You know what Bonsais are – those little trees, planted in decorative basins. Some of them are only for your garden, but some of them – so it is said – can be happy inside your flat.
Last September Melanie (that’s her name) gave to me [...]

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