Every week I will be writing about the things that I’m most interested in that week. I’m constantly inspired by things I find on the internet, and always researching everything, so I wanted to have a place to share and document my interests over time. I’ll be calling this bits & pieces, cause it’s a collection of all the bits and pieces of stuff that’s floating around in my brain from week to week.
Now on to the good stuff. I’m still playing around with exactly how I’m going to lay out these posts, but the usual format will be to link to other websites and provide pictures of the things I find that I think you’ll like too. We’ll see how it goes. It’s sort of an adventure through the internet, and I get to pick where we go.
- Dandelions
I have an unusual obsession with dandelions. I’ve always loved these flowers. In my mind, they are truly the most simple and beautiful flower that exists in this world. Most people call them weeds, but that’s really not nice to say about a wildflower that can be so useful. I found this article about them recently that explains a bit about how each part of the flower can be used medicinally or herbally. I especially love dandelion tea.
- Benedict
I admire Benedict Cumberbatch and everything that he does. He photographs well, is well-read, has great acting talent, and seems to be a very nice person all around. And he’s British. And so here is a nice little photo of him. You’re welcome.
- One Sheepish Girl
While reading one of my knitting magazines I ran across the website for this blog, One Sheepish Girl. It’s a really pretty blog, simple yet informative, full of interesting things. One of the projects that she has involves embroidery in journals, which I think I would like to do. One of these day, when I have time.
- Spoon River Anthology
My sister is a dancer, and she is currently a member of the Neoteric Dance Collaborative, in the Portsmouth, NH area. They’ve started a series of dance performances called “Caffeine + Choreography,” where the group breaks down the choreography process, showing you how they create the dances and what inspires them, and you get to have coffee or tea as part of the admission price. It’s fabulous, and I’m not just saying that cause it’s my sister.
Anyway, the performance they did on the day I went involved turning poetry from the book “Spoon River Anthology,” by Edgar Lee Masters into a dance. They looked at the poems, and then looked at the words, and then created movement based on the words. I’ve actually never read this poetry book before. All the poems are about people who have died in a fictional town, written by each one. I went out and got my own copy on the way home from the show, and started reading them. It’s quite interesting.
It fascinated me how they could combine words, literature, and dance. In this instance, the inspiration is not set to music or any specific style of dance, but more in tune with what the words mean.
That’s all I have for this week. I’m sure I’ll find even more things to share by next week.