While she sleeps

by rosedeniz September 5, 2009 reading

Tweet Is there anything wrong about eating potato chips, a fried egg, and plain rice for breakfast? Blame in on my flu, but in combination together, it just tasted wonderful. I was able to tolerate a cup of medium strength coffee (yesterday was weak, and may have accounted for my headache later), and feel much […]

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A Day of Rest

by rosedeniz September 4, 2009 drawing

Tweet  Big Sky, Little Hideaway, 2004 It shouldn’t surprise me that now that I’ve finally got time to work (baby sleeping, Topi at school), I’m indisposed.  The snails in our neighborhood have more energy than me right now, using it to bravely cross trecherous sidewalks, of which there are plenty (snails and trecherous sidewalks). The […]

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The calm and the storm

by rosedeniz September 1, 2009 nesting

Tweet The calm I’ve been back in Turkey for two weeks, and now that it is September 1st (my favorite month because psst… it’s my birthday month! and because I’ve never lost the thrill of fall and the start of school) I’m back in full swing after taking my sweet old time. Which means I’m […]

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Summer Break

by rosedeniz July 18, 2009 illustration + painting

Tweet I have one week to go before I go home for a dear friend’s wedding and spend some much-needed time with family. So why am I panicking about not having posted regularly the past few weeks instead of packing? Yesterday I caught up on my blog reading of Haus Maus, where Holly Becker muses […]

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A Happy First

by rosedeniz July 14, 2009 nesting

Tweet On Sunday we celebrated Lina’s first birthday with a chocolate brownie slathered in frosting (thanks Rebecca!) and sprinkles. Typically I post about my children on our Deniz Babies blog, but this time there is a little DIY in the birthday pics. The party was very last minute and thrown together in a couple hours […]

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Getting there

by rosedeniz July 3, 2009 illustration + painting

Tweet Lamp at night, photo by Barbara Heath One cup of coffee down, one to go. On ice. Because it is so hot and humid here that just sitting is unbearable today. I have some corners, floors, and counter tops to attend to, and forgive me if the thought makes me want to take a […]

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Colette Patterns

by rosedeniz June 29, 2009 illustration + painting

Tweet I have just discovered Colette sewing patterns through Pink Chalk Fabric. I’m in love with the ink and watercolor drawings of the clothes on their patterns and how the model has been painted in a wash of color. Completely lovely. The one below is called Parfait, and I’m determined, once and for all, to […]

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Happy Curtains

by rosedeniz June 24, 2009 nesting

Tweet On this hot, humid, and tiring day I need happy curtains, and nothing but happy curtains will do. So, dear friends, here are the curtains I hung a few days ago. It feels like I have a new living room. I just can’t get enough of magenta, orange and red.

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Luna Park

by rosedeniz June 18, 2009 design

Tweet This photo from LeCool Magazine Istanbul edition caught my eye. the aqua green color does it for me, that’s for sure. But also the vintage feel is great, and the way everyone’s suspended in air. I am making yogurt this morning (heat four kg of unpasteurized milk on the stove until boiling; let boil […]

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