Thursday, August 2, 2012
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Haruki Murakami Reading Challenge
I'm going in this reading challenge, not sure which book to start with. Will keep you posted.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Furoshiki
I was reading on old copy of the World Vision Supporters Magazine (my daughter sponsors a child) and discovered Furoshiki. It is a Japanese tradition described in the article as similar to origami in that it uses "eco-friendly wrapping cloth." They suggest using it to wrap gifts and the fabric used is a gift in itself. They suggest a site furoshiki.com. I find the designs and colours of traditional fabrics and the manner in which it can be tied very aesthetically appealing.
However, if this description put out by the Japanese government of how to wrap furoshiki is any guide then it has developed out of practical considerations:
http://www.env.go.jp/en/focus/attach/060403-5.html
In terms of environmental credentials the 'savvy wrap' uses sustainable organic and biodegradable materials. This is on the furoshiki.com site. 'Chewing the cud' brand of San Francisco use 100% organic cotton with soy inks. They use some very funky designs. I have not found Australian sites as yet but really you don't need specially made furoshiki fabric or to buy cloth new, you could use old material such as a sheet some parts of which have worn through, for example.
There are also links on the aforementioned site to books you can buy or borrow.
Here is a you tube demo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bn6zdyCAwJs
So you can use it for carrying things instead of using plastic bags as well as for wrapping gifts and depending on what fabric it gets the 'Spice' tick for being environmentally friendly.
However, if this description put out by the Japanese government of how to wrap furoshiki is any guide then it has developed out of practical considerations:
http://www.env.go.jp/en/focus/attach/060403-5.html
In terms of environmental credentials the 'savvy wrap' uses sustainable organic and biodegradable materials. This is on the furoshiki.com site. 'Chewing the cud' brand of San Francisco use 100% organic cotton with soy inks. They use some very funky designs. I have not found Australian sites as yet but really you don't need specially made furoshiki fabric or to buy cloth new, you could use old material such as a sheet some parts of which have worn through, for example.
There are also links on the aforementioned site to books you can buy or borrow.
Here is a you tube demo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bn6zdyCAwJs
So you can use it for carrying things instead of using plastic bags as well as for wrapping gifts and depending on what fabric it gets the 'Spice' tick for being environmentally friendly.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Spelling error of the day.
Because I am so critical I decided to make a point of noting when I see misuse of words or spelling errors. The one for today is .... because the area is so "baron." Found in Mx mag.
I realise that I may be fighting a losing battle in this area but nevertheless I will keep plugging away.
I realise that I may be fighting a losing battle in this area but nevertheless I will keep plugging away.
Reading the dictionary- for the love of words.
This following is a response I sent to a native Spanish speaker who wanted to know what I meant by my post on the facebook dictionary.com saying that I would read the dictionary (did this from a quite young age):
"I would open the dictionary and read different pages and find words that I didn't know and try and use them. This would be in a piece of writing. Sometimes I would just look at them (words) and enjoy the learning. I would get excited about words new to me, and their meanings, and I still do. My parents had a fabulous dictionary- almost like and encyclopaedia at the same time.
I would also record words I didn't know as I was reading novels/fiction/anything written really. Also when I would hear words. Then I would sit down later with my note book of words, look them up and write the meaning in. Eventually I didn't seem to need to do this as once I had looked it up I seemed to recall the meaning later anyway.
I think it also accounts for why I am a good speller. Early on I probably memorised words but eventually, for some reason, I only really needed on look at a word to remember it's spelling. Crosswords are something good for people who can spell and have good knowledge of meanings - so naturally I enjoy them too.
So that's what I mean by reading the dictionary. I enjoyed it but I know it's not other people's idea of fun!"
"I would open the dictionary and read different pages and find words that I didn't know and try and use them. This would be in a piece of writing. Sometimes I would just look at them (words) and enjoy the learning. I would get excited about words new to me, and their meanings, and I still do. My parents had a fabulous dictionary- almost like and encyclopaedia at the same time.
I would also record words I didn't know as I was reading novels/fiction/anything written really. Also when I would hear words. Then I would sit down later with my note book of words, look them up and write the meaning in. Eventually I didn't seem to need to do this as once I had looked it up I seemed to recall the meaning later anyway.
I think it also accounts for why I am a good speller. Early on I probably memorised words but eventually, for some reason, I only really needed on look at a word to remember it's spelling. Crosswords are something good for people who can spell and have good knowledge of meanings - so naturally I enjoy them too.
So that's what I mean by reading the dictionary. I enjoyed it but I know it's not other people's idea of fun!"
Thursday, October 15, 2009
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