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Example 1 – Example 2 – Example 3 Can you believe that the upper pictures are not created by drawing but by a typewriter?? Incredible, isn’t it? They are made by Paul Smith (1921-2007), who was born with Cerebral Palsy. Despite his bodily limitations he had the inner drive to create art … and so he […]
Wow!! Typewriter Art by Paul Smith! Weiterlesen »
Pic by Franzi. Pumpkin time! Now I prepare all the pumpkin recipes I love: Pumpkin lasagna, pumpkin onion tart and more! But what to do with the seeds? Roast & spice them! Recipe: Serves 4. Ingredients: Seeds of one pumpkin (I used hokkaido), spices (I used an arabic mixture), salt, pepper, 2 TblSps olive oil.
Spiced Pumpkin Seeds! Weiterlesen »
I’m in a hurry today… So, let’s just grab some pretty (eco) accessories and let’s go! Oh, now I can’t decide for the most beautiful items. Maybe I will take them all 😉 I – II – III – IV – V – VI – VII – VIII Like always: All credits appear after clicking
Eco Accessories! Weiterlesen »
Some days just need some 80s sound. The tunes by the celtic punk rock band The Pogues fit very good to my recent mood: Grumpy-happy-grumpy. Have fun while listening! Like always: All credits appear after clicking the links. If you are interested in putting ads on My so-called Luck feel free to email me for details.
80s Punk: The Pogues! Weiterlesen »
My grandpa and me 1983 in Oberwiesental. On new year’s eve of the year 1929/30, with the ring of the midnight bells, Alfred Ahnert was born. It was decided that his official birthday would be January, 1st 1930. So, every new year Fred had (at least) two reasons to celebrate. He grew up and became
Alfred Ahnert OR: Grandpa! Weiterlesen »
„Water is a manifestation of the multitude of wave energies that surround us, a formless, colorless, tasteless, odorless “billowing solid” (Wallace Stevens), visible to our eye only with the addition of light. A single drop potentially mirrors everything that surrounds it. Water embodies the concept of endlessness, of complexities repeated fractally from one drop to
Pic by Franzi. Fall! …And again, we have tons of apples in our allotment garden. So what shall I do with all of them? Oh yeah, of course: Apple Pie! Recipe: Makes app. 12 pieces. Ingredients: Dough: 500 g flour, 35 g yeast, 75 g sugar, 125 g butter, 250 ml milk, 1 egg, salt
Fall = Apple Pie! Weiterlesen »
It already feels like fall since a few weeks right now. So, it’s really time to go through the wardrobe and dig out the fall/winter pieces. Mmmh, maybe I will add some new (eco) items for a fresh breeze and to update my outfits for the current season… Here are some eco fall pieces I
Coming back from an (obviously wonderful) Iceland trip, a colleague of mine recommended me to listen to the Icelandic singer-songwriter Ásgeir. He sings in Icelandic (What a funny language!) as well as in English. His tender but also slightly rough voice exited me from the start. Oh well, I have a soft spot for singer-songwriters
The Sound of Iceand: Ásgeir! Weiterlesen »
My so-called Luck’s header wears sunflowers. – For me, they are the personification of happiness. They are bright yellow, they spread their petals as if they’d like to say: „Oh, hi there. How do you do? I am feeling faaantastic, dude.“ (Okay, that may only happen in my blooming mind.) Since the original picture of
Sunflower Summer 2014! Weiterlesen »