insects pulling lazy loops
in the low languid light
ahh! summer evenings
Written by Mr Actor and Jazzy Jack
29 November 2015
28 November 2015
BeautyScope 269: Up periscope!
going against the crowd
going your own way
up periscope!
and see what you can see
24 November 2015
PNG childhood
Hi!
Thought you might like to see some old photos from PNG (Papua New Guinea) where I grew up. As a family we left in 1982, but Mum and Dad went back again in the 90s for a short while. These photos are from that time.
This is the house in Mt Hagen where I grew up. It is a duplex. We lived in the end close to the road for 10 years, then moved to the other end for a couple of years just for a change. There was no big fence then, just chainlink. Although we had an alarm system and were burgled a couple of times it was quite safe compared to now. We could walk the streets alone quite safely.
The views (of which we have no photos!) are to die for. Right across the valley to the mountains.
Mum at the markets...note the hairdo of the seller. Mum is carrying a bilum.
Woman wearing meri blouse and laplap...ubiquitous.
Firewood...very precious.
Towels and fabrics in bright colours.
Woman making a bilum and selling wool to make them. Very modern...in the past they used tree bark.
Bilums for sale at the airport. Extremely strong used for carrying everything from food and clothes to firewood and babies! I have a few and will do a post on them sometime.
PNG was a lovely place to grow up and we have so many happy memories. Nowadays things are a little more dangerous but the general population are still as friendly and welcoming as ever.
I am grateful to have grown up amongst poverty. We, who had nothing according to Western standards, were the rich people! It certainly puts our world into perspective.
It certainly isn't how much we have that makes us happy!
Keep creating and showing your beauty to the world,
Love,
Jazzy Jack
17 November 2015
BeautyScope 268: Wet beard
the pansy's chin drips
with beads of water
once it has guzzled
its fill of rain
16 November 2015
BeautyScope 267: Sharing knowledge
stand back!
knowledge is jumping
two generations!!
(mum and dad share with mr actor)
14 November 2015
BeautyScope 266: Kangaroo meditation
ruminating on its reflection
whilst munching reeds
at the water's edge
11 November 2015
Reducing a too large shirt and no sew poncho.
Greetings all.
I thought I would share the lazy way I made this lovely XL soft shirt fit me, and show you my no- sew poncho.
Here is the sleeve hanging off the shoulder and over my hand.
I liked the fit of the body, just needed to adjust the sleeves but was too lazy to remove them. What does a lazy person do? Take some small tucks in the shoulder of course!
And another tuck just above the sleeve cuff...
Ta da! You would never tell!
See my new boho skirt with embroidery and also the cute boho style belt as well!
(Shirt, skirt and belt all thrifted)
Just to round it all off and because I was a little chilly during this wet day, I grabbed a piece of knit fabric from my stash. It was a remnant and I've never found good use for it but I loved the velvet texture of the diamonds. Pinned a brooch and it became a poncho! (No sew poncho- knits don't need edge finishing) It's found its place.
Now isn't my owl just the sweetest little thing?
All made of wood.
Hope you are inspired to create and play. What do you think?
Love,
Jazzy Jack
Why not leave a three word impression (poem) or a smiley if you enjoyed your visit? :-D9 November 2015
BeautyScope 265: Microforest
a rock's microfilm
telling the stories of ages past
encrusted flank
of an ancient slow moving beast
7 November 2015
BeautyScope 264: Rootless
losing your grip?
feeling rootless?
you are in beautiful company
lie back
and waggle your toes in the air
5 November 2015
BeautyScope 263: Mt Stromlo
Stromlo scopes sit
lining the ridge
silent white stubs
like empty Lego knobs
waiting
in the rain
to connect
3 November 2015
Tablecloth and sheet shenanigans
One day I decided I needed some fabric...now!
Rats, I can't leave the house. I know! Ransack the linen closet!
The top was totally invented by me, by cutting around a shirt and making up the bottom cutaway.
I made five little pleats in the back waist to give it a swing, deliberately keeping it loose to allow for the cute bloomers. You can just see the massive pattern matching at the side seams!
And would you believe I had some matching ribbon from a parcel long ago to finish the hem and neck. I deliberately left it to fray...it's not just badly sewn!
The pants are made from an old sheet and Tina Givens Phoebe pants pattern.
So, I had fun.
Should I have left them in the cupboard?
The tablecloth was too small for our table and the sheet was old (I hope it doesn't rip as I bend over!)
Have I " added value", as they say?
Linking with Visible Monday. One more pink visible outfit!
Patti has a giveaway if you care to join in.
Love,
Jazzy Jack
1 November 2015
BeautyScope 262: Sunlit
sunlight stalks the garden
creeping up and shining so hard
you can see its innards
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