Everyday objects – Blue Moment

Day 28: Music or not

March 4, 2026March 4, 2026Posted in 365 Project, Activities, Everyday objects, HomeTagged 365 Project, Activities, Everyday objects, HomeLeave a comment

I’m not big on music. I occassionally listen to something in the background, but more often I listen to books or (much more rarely) podcasts. The only exception is during exercise. You really need rythm to motivate yourself to run or lift weights.

Stuart plays guitar and I’m glad girls have inherited some of his enthusiasm. At this stage (with no training at all) it is too early to judge talent. But they play every music instrument they have with gusto!

Kiara especially likes to listen to music while she draws or does crafts. I’ve been surprised to realize she enjoys classical music too – and for one whole summer her favourite song was a Swedish choir rendition of Santa Lucia (a reference that probably makes more sense to anyone from Scandinavia).

Day 27: Long Night

March 3, 2026March 3, 2026Posted in 365 Project, Everyday objects, TravellingTagged 365 Project, Everyday objects, TravelLeave a comment

South Africa and Finland are in the same time zone (+/- an hour). It’s 20h+ travel, but it is basically one badly slept night…

Telling this to myself was much easier, when I did not have to keep peace between two 7-year olds who have both slept less than 4 hours the night before.

Worth it, tho.

Day 13: Not in the itinerary

February 13, 2026February 13, 2026Posted in 365 Project, Everyday objects, TravellingTagged 365 Project, Everyday objects, Travel2 Comments

Things don’t always go as planned. I, for one, wasn’t planning to spend the first three days of my vacation in hospital. Luckily, it’s all treatable, and I hope to get out of here soon. I’m fairly convinced I would have more beautiful things to photograph almost anywhere else.

Day 6: Every Day Drama

February 5, 2026February 6, 2026Posted in 365 Project, Everyday objects, Home, MakroTagged 365 Project, Everyday objects, HomeLeave a comment

Big emotions are standard in a household with two seven-year-olds. At least the reasons for those emotions are (mostly)valid these days. I still remember the days when our girls could have a one-hour meltdown because their imaginary soup had carrots in it. And they did not want carrots.

And in case it’s not immediately obvious: the image is a heavily dramatized close-up of a kitchen grater.

Day 5: Water Habit

February 4, 2026February 4, 2026Posted in 365 Project, Alanna, Everyday objects, Home, WaterTagged 365 Project, Alanna, Children, Everyday objects, family, HomeLeave a comment

No one in our household is big on drinking water. We all drink at mealtimes, but between meals we just… don’t. I keep making vows to improve and often carry a water bottle around for a week or two. But nothing sticks. The girls are a little better, but not by much.

At night, however, they wake up to drink – and to alert me the moment their bedside bottle runs dry.

Day 167 – Card tricks

September 4, 2017October 15, 2017Posted in 365 Project, Everyday objects, FriendsLeave a comment

When I was a teenager, I played a lot of cards. We played a lot with my family, but also with friends – someone always had a deck of cards in their backpack. Somehere along the way, I learned to shuffle cards in a ‘fancy’ way. After that, it really did not matter if I won or lost – I was always considered a great card player.

Day 159 – Colours

August 27, 2017September 21, 2017Posted in 365 Project, Everyday objects, Home, MakroLeave a comment

I am a huge fan of bright colours. Our house, for example, has a lot of dark red, including our couch. In fact, I was very excited to finally get a chance to paint a wall in our bedroom rich, brownish red. Luckily Stuart shares my taste – or is indifferent enough to tolerate it.

Day 154 – Dolsot Bibimbab

August 22, 2017September 14, 2017Posted in 365 Project, Asia, Cooking, Everyday objects, HomeLeave a comment

I have mentioned before how both Stuart and myself are partial to Asian food. We have a very good Korean grocery store in the neighbourhood, so we have a possibility to often cook Korean. There is a lot of variety in Korean kitchen, but we are specifically fond of street food. It is simple, tasty and quick. Bibimbab – a rice pot with vegetables, beef and chili sauce – is one of our every-day favourites. Some months ago we even invested in the ‘proper’ Dolsot Bibimbab bowls. Layering the meal in these hot clay pots makes rice nice and crunchy. Our kind of food.

Day 153 – Too Sweet for Words

August 21, 2017September 14, 2017Posted in 365 Project, Cooking, Everyday objects, MerlinLeave a comment

Merlin – our little schnauzer – loves vegetables and fruit. I use cucumber as his training treat, but he is also a huge fan of snap peas, apple and broccoli. Once, when he was a smaller puppy he was (accidentally) left alone with some braaied ribs and corn cobs. He chose the corn and left the ribs untouched.

Maybe I should not have been surprised when he took a big liking to strawberry. However, he gets it without the sugar.

Day 149 – Play with Shadows

August 17, 2017September 4, 2017Posted in 365 Project, Cooking, Everyday objects, Makro1 Comment

Due to a number of late evenings at work, my recent photography has been limited to small, home-bound photos of everyday objects. And what could more every-day than eggs and a whisk? However, it turns out you can do some pretty interesting stuff even with such simple items.