Kunst-prikker - Art Dots

I går var jeg på Louisiana og så udstillingen med Yayoi Kusama. Det var virkelig en oplevelse. Damen er helt klart meget speciel, og hun er meget alvorlig, og alligevel gik jeg rundt og smilede hele aftenen. Måske var det ikke meningen, men det var en fantastisk oplevelse, og det er vel, hvad det drejer sig om: At kunst sætter noget i gang i en.

 En figur, der forestiller kunsteneren selv -

A doll looking the the artist herself

Der er kun 5 mennesker i rummet -

There are only 5 persons in the room

 Et rum, som publikun selv har dekoreret - jeg satte også et par prikker!

A room which the audience has decorated themselves - I also put on some dots!

Yesterday I was at Louisiana Art Museum, where I saw Yayoi Kusama. It was really an experience. The lady is obviously very special, and she is very serious, but no matter I went around smiling all night. Maybe that wasn't the meaning, but it was great, and I guess that it is, what art is about: To make something happen inside of you.

Pladsproblemer? - Problems with Space?

Næste år ved denne tid er jeg sikkert blevet genhuset! Den ejendom, som jeg bor i, skal renoveres fra top til tå, og min lejlighed er en af dem, der bliver totalt ombygget. Jeg glæder mig.
I den forbindelse har alle beboere deltaget i møder, hvor vi har fået oplyst, hvordan det hele kommer til at foregå.
Vi skal bl.a. have et luftrensningsanlæg, hvilket betyder, at der skal 'ofres' et skab i entreen i hver lejlighed. Det har forårsaget stor panik! "Skal jeg undvære et overskab?"
Der er kun en besked: Du har ikke for lidt plads - du har bare for mange ting!

Nu er tiden kommet til at nye skumringen -

Now the time has come to enjoy the twilight.

Next year at this time I am probably being re-housed! The building, I live in, is going to be renovated from top to floor, and my apartment is one of the ones, which will undergo a total transformation. I am really looking forward to that.
Therefore we have been attending some meetings for all tenants, where we were told, how the whole thing is going to take place.
We are among other things going to have a air cleaning system, which means that we all have to 'sacrifice' a top cabinet in the hallway. That has caused great anxiety! "Am I going to let go of a  top cabinet?"
There is only one answer to that: You don't have too little space - you just have too many things!

Den ekstra stol - The Extra Chair

Mange har en stol stående i soveværelset til at sidde på, når man klæder sig på - eller det er i hvert fald meningen fra start, og pludselig er den blevet opbevaringssted for tøj, der ikke 'lige' er blevet hængt op eller lagt til vask.
Disse møbler giver ekstra arbejde, får et værelse til at se rodet ud og har ingen reel funktion.
Prøv at gå igennem dit hjem og se, om du har små borde, der bare ligger ting på, stole der har fået nye funktioner, aviskurve som bare er ophobningssteder for blade, du aldrig får læst og så videre.
Ryd dem væk! og du vil se, at rummet virker meget mere luftigt og rent.

 

Many people have a chair at the bedside meant to sit on, when they dress - or at least that was the purpose from start, but all of a sudden it has become the storage for clothes, which haven't been put back into the closet or in the laundry bag.
These pieces of furniture only gives extra work, make the room look cluttered, and have no real function. Go through your home and see, if you have small tables with 'stuff' on, chairs which have have become storage areas, newspaper baskets with old magazines and newspapers you never get around to read and so on.
Remove them and (re-)create the feeling of serenity and order.

Frankrig - France

Hvordan kan man gå i seng og lægge sig til at sove i nat? Jeg har slet ikke ord for, hvad der er sket.

Udover at terror må aldrig må dræbe demokratiet!

How can you go to bed and go to sleep tonight? I don't have words for what has happened.

Except that terror must never kill democracy!

Alt er godt igen - All is well again

Endelig en normal dag med den lille favorit-person, der igen kunne drøne rundt og lege hele dagen, og som sov så dejligt til middag. Når han har det godt, har vi det alle sammen godt.
Så i morgen - tilbage til hverdagen - og det føles godt på alle måder!

Finally a normal day with the small favorite person, who again was able to roam around playing all day and had a really nice nap in the afternoon. When he is fine, we are all fine.
So tomorrow - back to everyday life - and that feels great in every way!

Første prioritet - First Priority

Der bliver ikke lavet noget kreativt i disse dage, fordi min første prioritet altid vil være mennesker. Den mindste favorit-person er syg, og det trækker i langdrag. Han er sådan en lille tapper sjæl, der ikke klager sig meget, og der er ikke rigtig noget, man kan gøre for ham, Det må bare rase ud.
Det får mig til at føle mig ret hjælpeløs.

Nothing creative is done these days, because my first priority always will be people.
The smallest favorite person is ill, and it is dragging on. He is such a little brave person, who doesn't complain a lot, and there is not really anything, you can do for him, but be there. It has to burn out.
It makes me feel rather helpless.

Vinter-shopping - Winter Shopping

Så er jeg klar til 2 ting: Vinter og mit nye projekt.
Jeg har været på udkig efter en blå kabelstrik sweater, og hvor finder man sådan en? Jeg fandt min i H&M her lige efter Balmain-hysteriet, så nu kan kulden bare komme an!
Det andet køb er 2 tusser (elsker tusser!) og en skitseblok, hvor jeg skal lave andet udkast til min nye bog.
Men det er weekend, folkens! Nyd den!

Now I am ready for 2 things: Winter and my new project.
I have been looking around for a blue sweater, and where do you find the right one? I found mine at H&M right after the Balmain hysteria, so now winter can come.
The other purchase is 2 markers (love markers!) and a new sketch pad, in which I will work with the 2nd draft for my new book.
But it is weekend, Guys and Girls! Enjoy it!

Must-have Bag

Kender I det at slæbe rundt på en kæmpetaske og finde ud af, at man egentlig kun bruger 10% af indholdet?
På en tur til Nice blev jeg træt af at slæbe og købte en lille bæltetaske. Ikke noget mærke, ikke noget at tale om, men den har hængt på mig siden.  Jeg bruger den som en cross-body, så jeg har hænderne fri, den hænger ikke og dingler, og den er aldrig i vejen,.
Efter dagligt brug siden 2009 gav lynlåsen til det store rum endelig op, så man må sige, at den har holdt til mosten, men nu kan jeg ikke klare mig uden.
Der er mange lækre (og dyre) bæltetasker, men de er for store, så jeg har ledt og ledt. Endelig fandt jeg en (næsten) magen til. Så farvel og tak til den gamle og velkommen til den nye.
Det er min must-have bag.

Are you the one like me, who is carrying a gigantic bag with lots of stuff around only using 10% of the contents?
On a trip to Nice, France, I got tired of the heavy load and bought a small bum-bag. Not a brand, nothing to talk about, but it has been with me ever since. I carry it as a cross-body bag, my hands are free, it doesn't 'dangle', and it is never in the way.
Daily use since 2009 and the zipper finally gave up, so you can say, that it has really made the distance, but now I cannot do without one.
There is a lot of nice (and expensive) bumbags, but they are all very big, so I have really been looking around, and finally I found one almost the same. So thanks and goodbye to the old one, and hello to the new one.
This is my must-have bag.

Overforbrug - Excess Consumption

I lørdags åbnede et nyt shoppingcenter i den by, jeg bor i. Mega-stort! Og mega-grimt! Faktisk så grimt, at det skulle forbydes at bygge noget så visionsløst! En sort/grå beton-bunker.
Der bor ca. 28.100 mennesker i byen, og jeg læste i avisen, at man forventede, at der ville komme 100.000 kunder første dag, så Hjemmeværnet var på pletten sammen med politiet for at undgå for store trafikale problemer.
Jeg ved ikke, hvordan det har set ud i løbet af dagen, for jeg holdt mig væk indtil kl. ca. 19.30, hvor jeg cyklede forbi. Der var stadig en 30 meter lang kø uden for en stor elektronikforretning, og der kom mennesker med indkøbsvogne fyldt til randen. Flere vogne pr. familie.
Jeg forstår godt, at man gerne vil have gode tilbud. Jeg forstår godt, at man gerne vil spare penge. Men jeg tvivler på, om hovedparten af kunderne har sparet noget, når det kommer til stykket. Mange har sikkert købt væsentlig mere, end de havde tænkt sig, da de tog hjemme fra. For sådan fungerer 'god' markedsføring'. Vi falder for gode tilbud. De har måske også købt noget andet end det, de havde tænkt sig, når tilbuddene viste sig at være udsolgte. Og ting, som de reelt ikke har brug for.
Forbrug burde starte med forstavelsen 'over-'(forbrug).

Saturday a new shopping center opened in the city I live in. Giga-big! And giga-ugly! Actually so ugly that it should be forbidden to build anything with so little sense for vision. It is a grey/black concrete bunker.
Approx. 28.100 people live in my city, and it was expected that 100.000 customers would come the first day, so the home guard and the police were there to prevent to much traffic chaos.
I don't know, how it looked earlier in the day, but I biked by at 7.30 at night, and there was still a 30 meter long queue outside a big shop with electronics, and lots of people with big shopping carts filled to the top. Several carts per family.
I understand that you want a good bargain. I understand that you want to save money. But I doubt, whether most people have saved anything at all. Many has probably bought a lot more than they had anticipated, before they left home. Because that is how 'good advertising' works. They might also have bought something different from their original intention, when the offers were gone. And things, which they don't need at all.
Consumption should start with the prefix 'over-'(consumption).

Besøg og weekendens blomster - A Visit and the Weekend Flowers

Buketten kom sammen med en kær ven, som jeg har kendt i mange, mange år. Der kan gå år og dag mellem, at vi ses, men det er ikke noget problem, for når vi mødes, er det, som om vi ikke har set hinanden i 14 dage. Så det blev sent i går!
Hav en rigtig god weekend!

The bouquet came together with a dear friend, whom I have known for years. We hadn't seen each other for a very long time, but that's no problem, because when we meet, it is like we had been together only 2 weeks ago. So it was became a late night yesterday.
Have a very nice weekend!

Nyt porcelæn - New Porcelain

Jeg har en del krus, som jeg bruger til både te og kaffe  men på det seneste har lysten til at drikke kaffe af en kop trængt sig på. Det, jeg faldt for, blev en højhankskop fra Royal Copenhagen. Det er smukt håndarbejde, og den er dejlig at drikke af.
Så nu bliver jeg nødt til at spare sammen til et par sæt mere.

I have some mugs, which I use for tea as well as coffee, but lately the desire for drinking coffee of a coffee cup has popped up. The one I fell for is a high handle cup from Royal Copenhagen. It is beautiful craftsmanship - and it is so nice to drink out of.
So now I have to save some money for a couple of more sets.

Venskab - Friendship

I går, mens jeg var i byen, stod jeg på en rulletrappe mellem fire kvinder. De to bag mig var venner, og det var de to foran mig også. Jeg hørte lidt af deres samtaler. Den ene spurgte, hvordan det gik med den andens søster, og den ene part af det andet par sagde, at hun synes, at veninden så meget bedre ud nu. Begge par kendte helt klart hinanden godt.
Jeg har en veninde, som jeg har kendt, siden jeg var ni år. Man kan sige alt, og man kan sige lidt, og det bliver altid forstået. Det er uvurderligt.
Hvis du har sådan en ven, så er du heldig. Ring eller skriv og fortæl hende/ham, hvor meget du værdsætter jeres venskab. Selvom vi ved det, så er det dejligt at høre.
Venskaber er som blomster. De skal passes og plejes.
Hav en fantastisk weekend.

Yesterday, when I was in the city, I was standing on an escalator between four women. The ones behind me were friends, and so were the ones in front. I overheard a bit of their conversations. One asked the other, how her sister was doing, and one from the other couple told her friend, that she could see, that she was looking much better now. Both couples obviously knew each other very well.
I have a friend, whom I have known, since I was nine years old. We can say anything, and we can say a little, and it will always be understood. That is priceless.
So if you have a friend like that, you are lucky. Call or mail her and tell her/him, how much you appreciate your friendship. Even though she/she might know it, it is always good to hear.
Friendships are like flowers. They need nourishment and care.
Have a great weekend.

Make-up

Det har været gråt og regnet lidt i dag. Den slags pudder-regn, hvor man egentlig ikke bliver våd, men hvor ens hår begynder at leve sit eget liv!

Og den var den dag, hvor jeg havde bestemt, at jeg skulle til byen og shoppe lidt ny make-up. Den gamle øjenskygge og blush var slidt helt ned, så jeg måtte skrabe i hjørnerne, så det var på tide.

Jeg elsker MAC for deres rå attitude og deres søde farverige ansatte. Det er altid en god oplevelse.

It has been grey day and has been raining a bit. The kind of powder rain, where you don't actually feel wet, but your hair starts livings it's own life!

And it was the day, when I had decided that I should go shopping for some new make-up. The old eye shadow and blush was almost gone, and I had to scrape the corners to get something out, so it was on time.

I love MAC for their raw attitude and their nice flamboyant employees. It is always a good experience.

Talent eller hårdt arbejde - Talent or Hard Work

I dag er det hårdt arbejde! Op ad bakke. Tørke. Men når Picasso mente, at inspirationen kommer, mens man arbejder, så kan jeg vel slå mig til tåls med, at tingene ikke altid glider, som man ønsker sig. I morgen finder jeg ud af, om det, jeg har lavet i dag, er en ommer.

Today is hard work. Up hill. Drought. But when Picasso said, that inspiration comes, while you work, I guess, that I can resign myself to, that things do not always go as smooth, as you could wish.
Tomorrow I will know, if the stuff I made today, is of any value - or if it goes to the trash box.

Hylder - Shelves

I går kom en af mine favoritpersoner og hjalp mig med at sætte en reol op. Eller rettere han satte en reol op! Jeg kan godt selv, men der er mennesker, der er bedre til det end mig!

Jeg fik udnyttet et 'dødt' hjørne mellem to døre, og min lille undulat, Elvis, fik et sikkert og godt sted at stå.

Hylderne skal ikke dækkes med ting - jeg har heller ikke så mange - men nu skal jeg gå og eksperimentere med, hvad der fungerer. Jeg har tænkt mig, at min Ipad og laptop får en fast plads der.

Systemet er købt i et byggemarked og er ganske billigt, og jeg synes, at det ser godt ud.

Yesterday one of my favorite persons came and helped me putting up some shelves. Or rather he was putting them up! I can do it myself, but there are persons, who are better at it than me!

Now a 'dead' corner between two doors has come to use, and my little budgie, Elvis, has a safe and warm place to live.

The shelves will not be covered with things - not that I have that many anyway - but now I will take some time experimenting with what will give the best use. I imagine that my Ipad and laptop will have a place there, when not in use.

The system is bought in a store for building materials and DIY, and is quite cheap. And I thinks that it looks good.

Et liv i succes - A Successful Life

At have travlt og have en totalt booked kalender bliver ofte taget som et tegn på et succesfyldt liv. Et liv med 'gang i'. De, der har det sådan, er efterspurgte og vigtige personer.
Eller er de?
Måske er de bare dem, som ikke kan sige nej. Dem, som føler sig vigtige i andres øjne, fordi nogen 'behøver' deres assistance. Eller fordi de tror, at alt er vigtigt. Hver lille ide eller projekt.
Det er måske på tide at tage en anden vej. Tid til at rydde ud i aktiviteter, som vi af god vilje har påtaget os, men som ikke for alvor betyder noget for os.
Tid til at arbejde med det projekt - ja, det ene projekt - vi brænder for uden skelen til alle de ting, som distraherer os, eller som andre vil have os til. Tid til at leve et liv sammen med familie og venner. Tid til at samle os - og holde op med at sprede os.
Fokuser på, hvad der er vigtigt for DIG! Prioriter! Det vil give dig de åndehuller, du behøver.
Hav en rigtig god weekend.

To be busy and having a totally booked calendar is often seen as a sign of a successful life. A life with action. The ones, who live like that, are important persons.
Or are they?
Maybe they are just the ones, who cannot say no. The ones, who feel important in life of others, who 'need' their assistance. Or because they believe, that everything is important. Every little thought or task.
Maybe it is time to try another path. Time to skip activities, which we have committed to with the best at heart, but which not really is that important to us.
Time to work with that project - yes, that one project - which really makes us spark without glancing to all the things, which are distracting us, or others want us to do. Take time to live a life with family and friends. Time to focus - and stop spreading us thin.
Focus on what is important to YOU! Look at your priority! That will give you the breaks, you need.
Have a great weekend.

Analog - Digital

Så er jeg næsten oppe i omdrejninger igen, og jeg er startet på et nyt projekt. Meget nyt og helt råt. Denne gang er jeg ikke begyndt ved computeren, men 'analogt'. Med en tusse og en blok fra Tiger! Det er langsommere, meget mere kreativt og føles rigtig dejligt. Det er også temmelig rodet, men jeg kan godt lide den hands-on følelse, som det giver.

Now I am almost back on track again, and I have started a new project. Very new and totally raw. This time I haven't started at the computer, but have gone 'analog'. With a marker and a cheap drawing pad. It is slower, a lot more creative and feels really good. It is also rather messy, but I like the hands-on feeling it gives.

Min smukke diamant! - My Beautiful Diamond!

Jeg har ikke mange smykker, men dem, jeg har, har stor affektionsværdi. Og nu har jeg mistet stenen i min hvidguldsring! I går kiggede jeg ned på min hånd, og der var et hul, hvor der tidligere var en safirslebet diamant.
Det er præcis det smykke, som er ret mange penge værd, men det værste er, at det er en sten, der kan dateres tilbage til 1939, og den sad i min dejlige gudmors forlovelsesring.
Derfor er den værdifuld! Og nu er den væk! Intet kan erstatte den, og det er jeg rigtig ked af.

I don't have a lot of jewelry, but the pieces, I have, have great sentimental value. And now I have lost the stone in my white gold ring! Yesterday I looked down at my hand, and there was a hole, where a sapphire cut diamond used to be.
It is the most expensive piece I have, but the worst thing is, that the stone dates back to 1939, and it was the stone in my lovely Godmother's engagement ring.
That's why it is so valuable! And now it is gone! Nothing can replace it, and I am really sad.

En ny stak, der ryger ud - A new Stack that goes

Kender I det af at have blandede følelser for ting? Følelsen af at det egentlig er en god ting, men den giver en lidt dårlig samvittighed, eller følelsen af at man skal gøre 'noget' ved det.
Plasticæsker, som man egentlig ikke bruger. Hobbyting, som man aldrig får gjort noget ved - hvis man skal være ærlig - og bøger, som er købt i forventning om, at man skal sidde og hygge sige i stearinlysets skær.
De ting repræsenterer forventninger om, hvor godt vi vil føle os, når vi sætter tid af til dem. Og så ender de med at blive en belastning ekstra i vores travle liv.
Så ud med dem. Erkend at du ikke får det gjort og giv dem til venner eller genbrug - og føl lettelsen!

Do you know the mixed feelings for things? The feeling that it is actually a good thing, but it makes you feel a bit guilty, and that you should do 'something' about it.
Plastic boxes which you actually don't use. DIY stuff which you never get around to make - if you are honest about it - and books which have been bought in anticipation of you sitting curled up in your sofa with candle lights lit and a cup of tea.
These things represent how good we think that we would feel, when we get the time to deal with them. And they end up being a load extra in a busy day.
So out they go. Acknowledge that you don't get it done, and give them to friends or recycle - and feel the relief.

Jeg er taknemlig - I am Grateful

Der har ikke været så meget aktivitet her på bloggen de sidste 5 uger. Jeg fik pludselig fik en diagnose, som var lidt lammende. Efter en operation er jeg blevet erklæret rask, og jeg er dybt taknemlig.
Mere end nogen sinde fik jeg bekræftet, at det vigtigste i verden er vores forhold til familie og venner.
Det er ikke vigtigt at eje en de rigtige ting, eller om ens hus og bil er imponerende. Det er vigtigt at være i stand til at tegne i sand med et favoritmenneske!

There hasn't been a lot of activity here on the blog the past 5 weeks. I had a diagnose with something, which is quite paralyzing. After an operation I have been declared well, and I am deeply grateful.
More than ever I was confirmed that the most important thing in the world is our relationship to family and friends.
It is not important to own the right things, or if you house and car are impressive. It is important to be able to draw in sand with one of your favorite persons.