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beach artSo my eldest turned 14 – wow how did that happen. The next weekend while the youngest was at Soccer trials Jakob and I went for an hour and half walk to the beach and back. Even though it is summer it was cool. Jakob picked handfuls of tiny ti… Continue reading
Wolfram Eberhard and the willow tree
My Dad was bilingual. He told me a story involving a non bilingual person who named his house something like the Willow Villa. Dad said the Chinese educated people laughed until their teeth dropped.
In the Chinese beliefs,a house of willow means a brothel. I finally found out the following.
https://www.amazon.com/Dictionary-Chinese-Symbols-Routledge-Dictionaries/dp/0415002281
Dictionary of Chinese Symbols: Hidden Symbols in Chinese Life and Thought (Routledge Dictionaries) Revised ed. Edition
by Wolfram Eberhard
Wolfgang Eberhard’s Dictionary of Chinese Symbols:
The willow, much valued as firewood, is a symbol of spring. As spring is the season
of erotic awakenings, the phrase ‘willow feelings and flower wishes’ means sexual
desire; ‘looking for flowers and buying willows’ means visiting a prostitute, ‘flowers and
willows by the wayside’ are prostitutes, and ‘sleeping among flowers and reposing
beneath willows’ is a term for visiting a brothel.
The waist of a beautiful woman is compared to the willow, her eyebrows to
the curve of willow leaves. A young girl is a ‘tender willow and fresh flower’ while
a woman who can no longer claim virginal freshness is described as ‘faded willow and
withered flower’. A woman’s pubic hair is ‘in the depths of willow shade’. Continue reading
Get fit in 2017 – Win your own PINK Treadmill!
The golden days of summer are over and if the thought of hitting the streets in the cold and dark this winter just doesn’t fill your #Fitspo tank, then I’ve…
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Dog Zoo (or “what was I thinking?”)
It started as most adventures do – with the kids nagging. This time it was for a second dog. They had all the reasons, all the well-thought out arguments, all the reasons why: Clyde the not-so-puppy could really do with a friend to play with during the… Continue reading
How to cope with night terrors
A loud scream wakes me from a deep sleep. Knowing that it has come from my 3 year old I jump out of bed and run to her room to see what is wrong. As I sit next to her on the bed, she kicks out at me, thrashing her arms around and not wanting […] Read more…
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Pickled Garlic
Pickled Garlic
- 8-10 garlic bulbs
- 500mls white wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar
- 90g sugar
- 1 teaspoon plain salt
- 1 teaspoon per jar of either mustard seed or fennel seeds (optional)
- 2 x 250-300ml jars with good lids
Shop Small, Support Local featuring Silverstone Jewellery
Happy Friday Friends! Today is the start of something new! A fortnightly series showcasing some of the awesome Mum’s who are not just raising fab families but who are also in business for themselves. Every fortnight I’ll share a cuppa (so to speak) with an awesome Mum and learn a bit more about the face behind the business. Personally I […]
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FRIDAY FRIDAY FRIDAY Copycats and social media.
Inspiration vs imitation. Most people would probably agree that it is unlikely any of us will reinvent the blogger wheel. We are all surrounded by other creatives and their work, and they will influence our own creative process. I myself have been inspired by others writing style and it’s encouraged me to, at times experimentRead more
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#instastitchwithsue – Sue Spargo mystery quilt
For the past 12 months Sue Spargo has been running a free mystery quilt along on Instagram. She called it #instastitchwithsue and released a pattern each month. Here’s my version:I love Sue Spargo’s designs – I have her calendar on my office wall… Continue reading
March 2017, already?!
The beach out at Birdlings Flat, New Zealand. Photography by me.Hi, March! I love the way you’re here, but I don’t love that only two days ago it was February. Maybe it’s you, February. You’re the one that ends abruptly. It’s Ma… Continue reading
Friday Favourites: The One About Emily
© Maria Foy | Happy Mum Happy Child Friday Favourites: The One About Emily This week was particularly rough. Second week without my husband, and I got a wicked stomach bug. The two saving graces were my kids, and the fact that I got to go and see Emily Writes speak at her book launch. It always […]
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should we have seen the signs?
It was the eve of my tenth birthday, I had hopped into bed excited for the morning to come when something started to happen. In such a small amount of time I was crying in pain, begging for help when my parents threw me into the car with an hours drive… Continue reading
floating debris
A picture taken on Jan 13 of a log jam at Sungai Paran, a tributary of Balui River where communication is almost impossible. — Photo by Chimon Upon
It would take millions of ringgit to try to remove the floating debris of over 30km long on the river surface,”
In 2010, this occured in the same Rejang River, and I wrote, “Look what they have done to my river.”
something to seriously think and act.
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http://rubytuesdaytoo.blogspot.co.nz
7 Common Myths About Meditation
Written by: Angie Noll I think most people understand the need for meditation, and many actually feel drawn to the practise, but they don’t know how to meditate and so it falls into that vague group of things that they will get to “one day”. The two most common reasons for not meditating Lack of … More 7 Common Myths About Meditation Continue reading
100 Biscuit Recipe
I say 100, but its really dependent on the size you make yours, mine are about the size of a tablespoon when baked and we have gotten about 100 already, and I still have one roll of the batch in the freezer.
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