Here are just a few links I thought were interesting, amazing, or just fun. I hope you enjoy at least one of them.
These
paper mushrooms made by Ann Wood (of WoodLucker) are amazing. But don't confuse that Ann Wood with
Ann Wood Homemade who uses fabric to make amazing mushrooms.
Here's a
free way to improve grainy photos. I haven't tried it but when I begin scanning old family history photos again, I'll see if it can improve some of them. If you try it, I'd love to hear what you think of the results.
Petrichor is a word I read occasionally, forget what it means, then have to look up each time I see it.
Petrichor is the fragrance many people smell when rain falls on dry earth. I love the smell of rain! I wanted to post a video but none of them are accompanied by scents! I'm posting about petrichor because Lisa Waud created
an installation in a historic Detroit warehouse which she named "petrichor." She covered the ground floor of a warehouse with sod. I imagine it would have been a delight to visit. I understand that not everyone can smell petrichor and some people can smell it even before the rain starts. I'm one of the latter and love the fragrance. What about you? Do you smell petrichor?
Will
personalized cancer vaccines become a permanent cure for those who receive them? Trials are in progress. If successful, this is totally exciting to me!
--Nancy.
those fabric mushrooms are so beautiful!! Fascinating blog--thanks for the linky;))) hugs, Julierose
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, Julierose. Maybe one of these days I'll buy her pattern and make a mushroom or two.
DeleteI have always smelled the rain. Never realized there was a word for it. Learned something new. My Grandfather always used the phrase “it’s commencing to rain”, thought it was a peculiar expression, but now use it. Also can smell the newly mowed grass or wheat field.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know there was a word for the scent of rain, either, until recently. I like your grandfather's phrase and its old-fashioned simplicity. I don't know which I like the most: the smell of rain or of newly cut grass (and hay, in particular). Both are refreshing to me.
DeleteBoth mushroom artists do fabulous magical work. I've made airdry clay mushrooms that please me, but this is a whole different art form. There's a wonderful artist on IG who makes fabric mushrooms. She offered a kit and I forget, a Zoom class how to or a video. I couldn't afford the class but i looked so lovely and so fun.
ReplyDeleteI too always have to look up petrichor---I always think it is a tinkly, riplling musical aspect [like glissando?]. But no.
Cancer vaxx would either be a miracle or just another ways for pharmaceutical companies to amass billions. I can see my GP pushing every vaxx available, even tho my family has no cancer history.
I chickened out of the photo app, too many questions and "I accepts"...
PS we are waiting for green wool grab bag for your strawberry stem, but I didn't forget.
I wonder who the artist on Instagram is who offered a class to make the strawberries. It was Ann Wood Homemade, was it? I know she offers classes....
DeleteYes, petrichor does sound like it should be associated with music, Lizzy. Isn't "chor" the word for choir in some other language?
I think the cancer vaccine is created specifically for an individual for whatever cancer might appear based on ... what? Maybe family history? I should go read the article again. I think it would be a wonderful miracle unless it became another way for companies to make money.
I didn't get that far with the photo app. Maybe I won't try it.....