these pictures seem grey

but that´s just because of this sometimes quite foggy weather

actually they´re kind of really happy

also my last post wasn´t meant to be sad

but about something not so good turning into something really nice

(i did forget to mention that it never seemed to be dangerous

three inflamated vertebras causing all kinds of trouble)

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if you´re looking really closely you´ll see were this shipment is going

Nina, also known as FRÄULEIN TEXT came up with the wonderful ZIERRAT UND GOLD

and a few things from WSAKE are part of it

her SPACE is so beautiful and we´re so very happy about it

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two cats - heartshaped with a tail

on the hunt for their favorite treat

they are both neutered now

caught in the trap without noticing, being very brave

little girl was ruffled the first time by a human being in her life yesterday

purring like a tiny engine standing on tiptoes

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TINY BOUQUET #26 LAST BLOOM looks a bit eastery

picked those flowers right before they were crushed by the first snow

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some amazing jewellery finds over at MISS MOSS - amongst them WSAKE

thank you so much, Diana

actually next to really loving designing and working on jewellery and all things metal

and being really stubborn and therefor preferring working on my own

pain was a big reason for coming up with WSAKE

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i know out there people suffer from far more excruciating pain

and probably most of them don´t get any help

i don´t wail, but pain was a really big part of my life a few years back and it still is

pain is a sucker

it really is

sucks quite a bit right out of you

very tiring for body and mind

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i don´t need any help now putting on socks and tights and underpants

cutting food or getting out of the bath tub

i don´t spend hours lying face down on a sitting ball where the only things you can do is cross stitch and read

i don´t try to sleep kneeling or don´t sit down ever

i don´t need to breath and struggle through huge fit, constantly moving to not feel so much

i don´t need heavy pain killers anymore

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a lot of people told me i had to fight this

and i know that there are a lot of diseases where you have to turn your body into a war zone

i totally respect that

but i can´t fight a body that tries its best to function and just can´t

you don´t work against the pain you breath with it

and also you should sometimes act quickly to avoid recording too many pain memories

this is nothing to rush, you don´t jump out of it that easily

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actually i felt kind of strong during the peek of the pain

when it started to get easier due to medication

tiredness hit from being so brave and not crying all the time

and there came pressure to really get going now

with whatever

now that it´s better, almost good

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i still can´t do a "regular" job and that is okay

i don´t mourne for time lost or opportunities missed out

never did

somehow it still happens for a reason - it´s still my way

and i´ve learned so much

about what might be good for my body, about getting help

about the miracles of physiotheraphy (really, those guys are my heros - i wrote so quite often but i happily do so every day)

 and - of course - medication

i feel like i´ve grown, don´t know where, don´t know what

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and i know i should do something that makes me happy

and for me that is making jewellery with my father right now

and somehow it will work out

i really try to be sure

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TINY BOUQUET #25 SWEET DECAY

my neighbour likes decorating her house 

but compared to quite hideous santas climbing the walls come christmas time

this illuminated goose is actually kind of pretty

even my grandmother looked forward to its appereance at the end of each october

look how beautiful SLIDE BRACELETS, RIBBON BRACELETS, BEATEN BRACELETS

and DANCING BOWLS look at ATELIER SOLARSHOP in Antwerp, Belgium

we are so happy to have found such a nice place for them

amongst so many great artists and designers

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the actually really delicate FAKE CRYSTAL RING looking quite bombastic

in the new BRIGITTE - he´s very happy there

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planning on adding a few christmassy things to the shop at the beginning of November

cards, garlands and merry little pendants (for little money, too)

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hope you all hab a lovely weekend

mine was full of fog, QUINCE JAM and brass dust

thought i was done with the cold

but the cold wasn´t done with me

almost got a bit panicky thinking this is never going to end

still coughing and sneezing along

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read a nice interview with florist Thierry Boutemy in the new edition of THE PLANT

he says he is inspired by cuckoo clocks

there are a few in this house and i´m going to look very closely at them now

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vintage twine and heart shaped cookie cutters from the flea market

and quince making the apartment smell wonderful

and a nice compote

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went out a bit to get some fresh air to get healthy soon

took a walk by the river and made the TINY BOUQUET #24 PRETTY SICK (added some redundant pictures of it)

turnes out everything down there is covered in dog poo

so i took a few steps down into the river to get my rain boots clean again

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W made me a flower storing device

now you can´t see it anymore

to many geraniums on it wintering in my hallway

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made PUMPKIN BREAD

it turned out way to sweet for me 

(so sweet i had to lay down after having a slice, but maybe that was the old again)

even though i had already halved the sugar

so in case you want to give it a try to, use even less

was a bit under the weather the last days

but i wasn´t too sick to read a bit
eating cold grapes from the fridge enjoying the autumn sun on my bed

Sorrows of an American by Siri Hustvedt - for my English Reading group

i really like it and found a few lines that went great with my angora sweater:

On one of our dates, Marit wore a shaggy pink sweater that shed like a collie in Spring. 

I must have held her close when we said good bye, because on the following morning, 

I discovered taht my jacket was all but pink from clinging fibers.

that is when he realises he is in love with her

nice

i would be able to recreate that exact moment

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TINY BOUQUET #23 NEEDLES

using the SMALL CAN VASE

this is for a very lovely girl

TINY BOUQUET #22 FOR OLGA

i used the tiniest vase - inspired by her equally TINY WOODEN CUPS

to thank her for the most beautiful things coming all the way from Russia

look at these beautiful drawings

making it easier to say good bye to blackberry season

(K called my consumption beyond all measure)

last thing i made with them was spelt flat bread with cream cheese covered with blackberries, sprinkled with brown sugar

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there were many more of HER BEAUTIFUL LITTLE THINGS in the envelop

finding their place all over the flat now

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playing around with a CAN VASE and some pink fall leaves

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watching one of those evil looking little kittens have his daily dose of milk

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tiny striped cucumbers

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apropriate sneakers for a silver smiths daughter