Feeling so inspired as always after reading your post! Thank you for introducing me to Paula Modersohn-Becker - I mean, wow!! Loved reading your thoughts about the Rainer poems in particular. I think about this too - the graveyard of meaning as a result of translation. And the book you made is so charming, I am fascinated by the horse-mermaid!
Let me know if you ever need suggestions for sourdough or sourdough discard recipes. There are so may things you can make and it is really not as complicated as it may seem as I'm sure you have realized already. Some of my favorites are crackers and English muffins.
That makes me so happy! Oh my gosh yes, Paula's paintings are fantastic. She was friends with Rilke and his wife Clara who was a sculptor and reading about them all in that biography was so fascinating to me. Gotta love a group of artist friends.
And thank you! I definitely will, I made chocolate chip cookies with discard which turned out really good and I can't wait to try other stuff- crackers would be amazing.
Loved so many things about these reflections, but especially the dangling "e" in "strange".... *chef's kiss*
ps - sourdough is wonderful, and also really forgiving. People act like it is this huge and complicated responsibility, and it's true that there can be a big learning curve at the beginning, but it is VERY hard to kill a starter. So please don't forget you can always pop it in the fridge and take a break if you need to, because... To Live Is Important. :)
Be sure to give your starter a name though! It makes a difference in the bread (~*science*~). Mine is called Lucinda 🌞
Thank you Erin!!! That is so good to know, I've definitely been noticing that it's more forgiving than advertised but I'm still in that cautious stage of not wanting to do it wrong. Hahaha I was asked the other day if I had named it- I wasn't aware of the tradition of naming a starter XD I wonder if the name you choose affects the flavor. I'm feeling Edmund for mine, not sure why.
So beautiful!!! Love your perspective on all of these things and the book and movie recommendations I always come away with. So many treasures in Paintings, Dreams, and Poetry.
I know the frustration of words getting lost in translation! I do understand German and have hunted in vain for good English translations of Rilke to share - but haven't been able to do any better myself! I love all your images - so refreshing to see "real things" and not some AI weirdness. Thank you for taking the time to put them together.
It must be a wonderful experience to be able to read those poems in the original tongue! Thanks for reading and taking the time to comment, it is so nice to have a little corner of the internet free of AI weirdness and full of human talk of real things <3
Books, baking and blabbering on - I love it. Loved all the blabbering, cosy and inspiring.
Books..... of all mentioned I'll follow up on the Chaim Potok one, which I've meant to read for years but kept forgetting. Here's a recommendation in return - A Month in the Country by JL Carr. A slender book, about an artist and his summer job in the English countryside, and so much more. Set just after WWI.
Your mention of The Book (et moi) brought a little smile. Happy it's more widely shared now and thank you for your little mention.
Translations? Splendour is perfect, although I prefer splendeur. French seems so much more expressive, and English feels stodgy. Perhaps because it's so familiar to me.
Sourdough bread. I liked hearing your enthusiasm and enjoyment, so am sorry to say I don't love sourdough bread (having sampled quite a bit) nor want to make it. I know that friends see this a peculiar idiosyncrasy and I can live with that.
To make bread is important! Happy sourdough baking!
Reading your comments always feels like reading a letter, a well-written and very cheerful look into your thoughts and perspectives which always brings me a smile as well! Thanks so much for the book recommendation. I have never heard of it and the edition that I found online when I searched it has, if I'm not mistaken, a Bonnard painting as the cover art. So to judge by its cover and it's recommender, I already love it. La vie est un cadeau, et l'amitié aussi <3
Feeling so inspired as always after reading your post! Thank you for introducing me to Paula Modersohn-Becker - I mean, wow!! Loved reading your thoughts about the Rainer poems in particular. I think about this too - the graveyard of meaning as a result of translation. And the book you made is so charming, I am fascinated by the horse-mermaid!
Let me know if you ever need suggestions for sourdough or sourdough discard recipes. There are so may things you can make and it is really not as complicated as it may seem as I'm sure you have realized already. Some of my favorites are crackers and English muffins.
That makes me so happy! Oh my gosh yes, Paula's paintings are fantastic. She was friends with Rilke and his wife Clara who was a sculptor and reading about them all in that biography was so fascinating to me. Gotta love a group of artist friends.
And thank you! I definitely will, I made chocolate chip cookies with discard which turned out really good and I can't wait to try other stuff- crackers would be amazing.
Loved so many things about these reflections, but especially the dangling "e" in "strange".... *chef's kiss*
ps - sourdough is wonderful, and also really forgiving. People act like it is this huge and complicated responsibility, and it's true that there can be a big learning curve at the beginning, but it is VERY hard to kill a starter. So please don't forget you can always pop it in the fridge and take a break if you need to, because... To Live Is Important. :)
Be sure to give your starter a name though! It makes a difference in the bread (~*science*~). Mine is called Lucinda 🌞
Thank you Erin!!! That is so good to know, I've definitely been noticing that it's more forgiving than advertised but I'm still in that cautious stage of not wanting to do it wrong. Hahaha I was asked the other day if I had named it- I wasn't aware of the tradition of naming a starter XD I wonder if the name you choose affects the flavor. I'm feeling Edmund for mine, not sure why.
So beautiful!!! Love your perspective on all of these things and the book and movie recommendations I always come away with. So many treasures in Paintings, Dreams, and Poetry.
Thank you thank you!!! And for the book que tu m'as donné <3
I know the frustration of words getting lost in translation! I do understand German and have hunted in vain for good English translations of Rilke to share - but haven't been able to do any better myself! I love all your images - so refreshing to see "real things" and not some AI weirdness. Thank you for taking the time to put them together.
It must be a wonderful experience to be able to read those poems in the original tongue! Thanks for reading and taking the time to comment, it is so nice to have a little corner of the internet free of AI weirdness and full of human talk of real things <3
Books, baking and blabbering on - I love it. Loved all the blabbering, cosy and inspiring.
Books..... of all mentioned I'll follow up on the Chaim Potok one, which I've meant to read for years but kept forgetting. Here's a recommendation in return - A Month in the Country by JL Carr. A slender book, about an artist and his summer job in the English countryside, and so much more. Set just after WWI.
Your mention of The Book (et moi) brought a little smile. Happy it's more widely shared now and thank you for your little mention.
Translations? Splendour is perfect, although I prefer splendeur. French seems so much more expressive, and English feels stodgy. Perhaps because it's so familiar to me.
Sourdough bread. I liked hearing your enthusiasm and enjoyment, so am sorry to say I don't love sourdough bread (having sampled quite a bit) nor want to make it. I know that friends see this a peculiar idiosyncrasy and I can live with that.
To make bread is important! Happy sourdough baking!
To live is important, and life is truly a gift.
Reading your comments always feels like reading a letter, a well-written and very cheerful look into your thoughts and perspectives which always brings me a smile as well! Thanks so much for the book recommendation. I have never heard of it and the edition that I found online when I searched it has, if I'm not mistaken, a Bonnard painting as the cover art. So to judge by its cover and it's recommender, I already love it. La vie est un cadeau, et l'amitié aussi <3